Senior QA Automation Engineer - Node.js / TypeScript

We are hiring a Node.js Software Engineer – Testing for one of the leading banks in the UAE, offering an exciting opportunity to work on scalable, enterprise-grade applications within a fast-paced Agile environment.

Education:

• Bachelor's or Postgraduate degree in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent industry experience)

Experience:

• Minimum of5 years of experience inJavaScript with a strong focus onautomation testing
• At least1 year of hands-on experience with TypeScript
• Solid experience inAutomation Testing Techniques and Tools such as:
• • Playwright
  • Cucumber
  • Appium
  • Selenium

Technical Skills:

• Proven expertise in developing and testingscalable, highly available RESTful APIs and microservices using JavaScript technologies
• Ability to createend-to-end automation test suites usingPlaywright/Selenium, preferably following theBDD approach
• Practical experience withGraphQL
• Familiarity withCI/CD principles and hands-on troubleshooting indistributed services
• Working knowledge ofcontainerization usingDocker andKubernetes
• Exposure toAPI Gateway integrations (e.g., 3Scale)
• Understanding ofSingle Sign-On (SSO) andtoken-based authentication (e.g., REST, JWT, OAuth)
• Experience withtask/message queues such asAWS SQS,Microsoft Azure Service Bus,Pushpin, orKafka

Functional Skills:

• Follows best practices incoding,unit testing,security, anddocumentation
• Experience working inAgile development environments
• Strong ability toresearch and benchmark tools and technologies against industry standards

Soft Skills:

• Ability toinfluence cross-functional teams on technical decisions, enhancing productivity through deep technical knowledge
• Aself-starter who can take ownership and drive results without direct supervision
• Stronginterpersonal and communication skills, capable of presenting ideas tosenior and executive management