QA Engineer – Manual & Automation Testing (Frontend)

Salt Digital Recruitment; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Salt Digital Recruitment is looking for a QA Engineer to enhance their Angular-based SaaS frontend. This role contributes to a greenfield environment, improving QA practices for reliable delivery.

Key responsibilities include manual and automated testing, collaborating with teams, and performance testing. Ideal candidates possess experience with automation tools like Playwright and Cypress, along with excellent communication skills and a proactive mindset.

Your residency in the UAE is essential for this opportunity.

Qualifications

• Experience with frontend UI automation tools like Playwright or Cypress.
• Strong understanding of manual testing procedures.
• Hands-on experience with BDD and Gherkin.
• Experience in performance testing.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and execute manual test cases for the Angular-based SaaS frontend.
• Introduce and expand UI automation frameworks to improve testing efficiency.
• Contribute to BDD-based testing using Gherkin.
• Document test results, defects, and QA processes in Jira & Confluence.

Skills

Frontend UI automation tools (Playwright, Cypress)

Manual testing procedures

Communication and collaboration

Performance testing

Education

ISTQB certification or equivalent experience

Tools

Jira

Confluence

SQL (foundational understanding)

Job description

My client is looking for a QA Engineer with expertise in manual and automation testing to join their growing team and help ensure their Angular-based SaaS frontend continues to exceed customer expectations. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute in a greenfield environment and help shape the future of their QA team.

Your Goals

• Build and enhance QA practices to support reliable, efficient software delivery.
• Drive the adoption of manual and automated testing methodologies across the frontend development pipeline.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and execute manual test cases for our Angular-based SaaS frontend (Typescript, Angular, NPM/NX).
• Introduce and expand UI automation frameworks (e.g., Playwright, Cypress) to improve testing efficiency and coverage.
• Contribute to BDD-based testing using Gherkin and establish consistent acceptance criteria.
• Drive continuous improvements in frontend quality and testing strategy.
• Support performance testing initiatives.
• Document test results, defects, and QA processes in Jira & Confluence.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, product, and UX teams to ensure high-quality UI/UX delivery.

Your Profile

• Experience with frontend UI automation tools (Playwright, Cypress, or similar).
• Strong understanding of manual testing procedures and test management processes.
• Hands‑on experience with BDD and Gherkin.
• Experience in performance testing.
• ISTQB certification or equivalent experience (preferred).
• Knowledge of Jira & Confluence; foundational SQL understanding preferred.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Self‑organized, structured, proactive, and curious, with an ownership mindset.
• UAE residency required.

Please apply to be contacted with further information. Salt is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.