QA Automation Engineer
Full-time
Company Description
We believe the power of risk-driven investing can help anyone achieve a better life. And we’re here to make this potential a reality for an emerging global generation.
We provide individuals in the world’s fast-developing economies with guidance, tools, and easy market access so they can trade and invest with confidence. We aim to make our clients their own wealth manager: empowered to create investment strategies and make investment decisions effortlessly, in their own time, on their own terms, in their own way.
Our story goes back to the first days of online Forex trading - a pioneer of the Metatrader platform, Alpari, expanded rapidly in the world’s emerging markets and was joined in 2011 by our sister brand, FXTM. Now, we are adding further brands to our portfolio. Together, both brands have built a leading global presence in online trading serving over two million clients in 150 countries from regulated centres across four continents.
Exinity is an energetic and diverse company with offices across Europe, Asia and Africa, and we’re always looking for talented individuals to join us. ‘Freedom to Succeed’ is not just a promise we make to our clients and partners, but to our people too. We’ll help you develop a range of skills, take on early responsibility, and enjoy a rewarding and fulfilling career with a fast-growing, dynamic company.
Job Description
We are looking for an amazing individual to join our dynamic team as Mid QA Automation Engineer with a strong focus in automation to drive the development of cutting-edge solutions and shape the future of our products. You will mentor QA and software engineers, playing an integral role to ensure the delivery of high-quality solutions. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of quality assurance methodologies, strong technical skills in test automation, and strong communication skills. This role is based in Dubai.
Lead the charge in maintaining and enhancing software quality. This involves driving the quality assurance lifecycle within Agile frameworks, establishing testing strategies in collaboration with development and product teams, and implementing comprehensive test plans and cases.
Mentor and guide QA team members, contributing to the development and execution of automated tests for mobile and web applications, and ensuring continuous integration flows are maintained.
Along with Agile teams, develop and manage test strategies that will include approaches for test data, regression testing and automation methodologies to ensure higher quality delivery and test coverage.
Promoting QA standards and best practices across Agile teams.
Work with Scrum teams to complete root cause analysis and corrective action plans to ensure higher quality test coverage throughout the development and UAT development life cycles and promote continuous improvement practices.
Drive and contribute to the Manual and Automation test strategy, scripts, and framework focusing on test architecture, re-usability, stability, performance, scalability, and related Quality/team metrics.
Provide hands-on test support when necessary to verify front-end and back-end changes, user workflows, security, performance across platforms (e.g. mobile devices, browsers).
Qualifications
Essential:
BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
Proven experience (5 years minimum) working as a QA lead or similar role, preferably in the development of mission critical systems or financial applications.
Solid understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies, including Agile, Scrum, or Kanban.
Proficiency in both front end (mobile or web application) and backend (API) application testing.
Experience in programming languages such as Golang, Python, JavaScript, Dard, or similar.
Extensive experience with testing frameworks like TestNG, JUnit, k6, Cucumber or similar.
Familiarity with Flutter's testing tools, such as flutter\_test, and other testing frameworks like Mockito for mocking.
Comfortable with Git, and CI processes using tools like Gitlab, GitHub, JIRA.
Good knowledge of SQL/NoSQL databases.
Good understanding of native mobile testing frameworks and micro-services architecture.
Ability to multi-task, manage multiple priorities effectively, and proactive in project planning and requirements gathering.
Possess the ability to work in a fast-paced environment that supports production and maintenance level changes.
Possess the ability to do high level impact analysis and test approaches for production and maintenance level software changes.
Excellent communication skills in English, with the ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality solutions.
Ability to diagnose complex issues in application testing.
Desirable:
Experience working on a B2C application is a strong plus
Experience working in FinTech (e.g. trading, payments) is a plus
Additional Information
Benefits & Perks: We believe in fairly compensating all our people by providing them with a world-class health insurance plan and a range of both core benefits and flex benefits for individual preferences. You will receive:
Hybrid Working Policy Discretionary performance related bonus Personalized Flex-Benefits A focus on your wellbeing, including talks and access to self-development tools. Medical insurance for employee and dependents
WHAT YOU WILL LOVE ABOUT THIS ROLE
“Freedom to succeed” is our core belief. It’s not just a promise we make to our clients and partners, but to our people too. We want our people to LEAP and so in this role you will…
[Learn] (e.g., from each other/from new projects). [Exchange] (e.g., information and best practices in an open-minded environment). [Advance] (e.g., by developing skills and accepting greater responsibilities/ your career progression and diversification). [Prosper] (e.g., by acquiring skills/ by nurturing a team of x people).
Exinity is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.
QA Automation Engineer
Dubai, United Arab Emirates * Full-time
