Test Automation Engineer

Test Automation Engineer — Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Test automation strategy: define automation scope, select frameworks/tools, and plan test coverage (unit, integration, API, E2E, UI).
• Framework & tool development: design and maintain robust, reusable test frameworks, libraries, and helpers.
• Test implementation: write automated tests (unit, integration, API, UI) and maintain test data, mocks, and fixtures.
• CI/CD integration: integrate tests into pipelines to run on pull requests, builds, and scheduled jobs; manage test environments.
• Test maintenance & reliability: triage flaky tests, stabilize suites, and improve test execution speed and determinism.
• Test design & quality: define test cases from requirements/acceptance criteria, create test plans, and ensure traceability.
• Performance & non-functional testing: implement load, stress, security, and reliability tests where applicable.
• Collaboration: work closely with developers, QA, SREs, and product managers to drive quality early in the lifecycle.
• Metrics & reporting: track test coverage, pass rates, flakiness, and test runtime; report quality KPIs.
• Test data & environment management: provision test fixtures, sandbox data, and manage test infrastructure (containers, VMs).
• Automation best practices: promote TDD/BDD patterns, code review of test code, and CI pipeline improvements.
• Documentation: maintain test plans, framework docs, runbooks, and onboarding materials.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Experience: 3+ years in test automation, QA engineering, or software development with automation focus.
• Technical skills:
• Proficient in at least one programming language used for tests (Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, C#, Ruby, Go).
• Experience with test frameworks (pytest, JUnit/TestNG, Mocha/Jest, NUnit) and UI automation tools (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress).
• API testing tools and frameworks (Postman, REST-assured, HTTP client libraries).
• CI/CD integration experience (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins).
• Familiarity with mocking, stubbing, contract testing, and test doubles.
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration for test environments (Docker, Kubernetes) is helpful.
• Experience with test reporting and observability tools (Allure, TestRail, JUnit XML, Grafana).
• Familiarity with performance/security testing tools (JMeter, k6, OWASP ZAP) is a plus.
• Soft skills: attention to detail, communication, ability to prioritize, and collaborative mindset.

Nice-To-Have

• Experience implementing shift-left testing, TDD/BDD, and pair-programming with developers.
• Familiarity with cloud testing platforms and device farms for cross-browser/mobile testing.
• Scripting for test data generation and SQL/NoSQL knowledge for data validation.
• Experience with test case management tools and quality metrics dashboards.
• Pay: QAR12,753.30 - QAR18,743.94 per month