Automation Test Engineer – Airline(Disruption)

HTC Global Services; Abu Dhabi Emirate; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

HTC Global Services is seeking an Automation Test Engineer in Abu Dhabi to drive automated testing for airline disruption applications. This onsite role focuses on IROPS, recovery planning, and end-to-end validation across flight operations, crew management, and reservation systems.

The candidate will design and execute automated test scripts, perform API testing and data validation with SQL, and integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines while collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in test automation for web applications and APIs.
• Experience testing airline disruption and recovery workflows is a plus.
• Proficient in designing, developing, and executing automated test scripts and regression suites.
• Strong knowledge of end-to-end testing, integration, and data validation using SQL.

Responsibilities

• Analyse requirements, user stories and specs for airline IROPS workflows.
• Design, develop and maintain automated test scripts for web apps, APIs and enterprise systems.
• Perform functional, integration, system, regression and end-to-end testing for disruption scenarios.
• Validate end-to-end data flow across Flight Ops, Crew, Reservation, and Ground Ops systems.
• Collaborate with Developers, BA, Product Owner and Ops teams; support UAT and post-release checks.

Skills

Test Automation

SQL

API testing

Git

CI/CD

Jira

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Cypress

Postman

Rest Assured

Karate

Job description

Exciting Opportunity Alert! HTC Global Services is hiring Automation Test Engineer – Airline(Disruption) for an 1-year extendable contract in Abu Dhabi, UAE (Onsite).

HTC Global Services - a leading CMM level 5 global provider of innovative IT and Business Process Services and Solutions since 1990 with headquarters in Troy, Michigan, USA.

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Automation Test Engineer with strong hands-on experience in the Airline/Aviation domain, particularly in IROPS (Irregular Operations), Disruption Management, or Operational Recovery applications.

The ideal candidate should have expertise in test automation and end-to-end testing of complex airline applications that manage operational disruptions and recovery activities, including flight delays and cancellations, aircraft and crew disruptions, passenger reaccommodation, and recovery planning.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyse business requirements, user stories, functional specifications, and airline IROPS workflows.
• Design, develop, maintain, and execute automated test scripts for web applications, APIs, and integrated enterprise systems.
• Perform functional, integration, system, regression, and end-to-end testing.
• Design and execute test scenarios for airline disruption events, including:
• Flight delays and cancellations
• Flight diversions and schedule changes
• Aircraft technical issues and aircraft swaps
• Crew unavailability and crew reassignment
• Passenger rebooking and reaccommodation
• Flight rescheduling and recovery planning
• Airport and other operational constraints
• Downstream impact on connecting flights and passengers
• Validate disruption management workflows, business rules, and recovery actions.
• Test automated recovery recommendations and decision-support capabilities where applicable.
• Validate end-to-end integration and data flow between airline systems, including:
• Flight Operations Systems
• Crew Management Systems
• Reservation and Ticketing Systems
• Airport and Ground Operations Systems
• Perform API testing and automation for microservices and system integrations.
• Test real-time or near-real-time event processing and validate the propagation of disruption information across integrated systems.
• Validate event-driven architectures, message queues, and streaming data where applicable.
• Perform backend and database validation using SQL.
• Develop, maintain, and execute automated regression test suites.
• Integrate automated tests with CI/CD pipelines.
• Identify, document, track, and manage defects using Jira or similar tools.
• Collaborate with Developers, Business Analysts, Product Owners, Data Engineers, and Airline Operations teams.
• Support UAT, production validation, and post-release verification activities.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of automation frameworks and QA processes.

Mandatory Technical Skills

• Strong hands-on experience in Test Automation.
• Experience with automation tools/frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or similar.
• Strong experience in API testing and automation using tools such as Postman, Rest Assured, Karate, or similar.
• Experience in SQL and database/data validation.
• Strong understanding of functional, integration, regression, system, and end-to-end testing.
• Experience testing microservices and complex system integrations.
• Experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience using Jira or similar defect management tools.