QA Lead

SYSCORT FINTECH PRIVATE LIMITED; Dubai; On-site; AED 320,000 - 460,000; Full time

Job summary

SYSCORT FINTECH PRIVATE LIMITED is seeking an experienced QA Lead – Automation in the UAE with 8–10 years of QA expertise. You will lead hands-on automation efforts, design robust frameworks, and mentor a growing team of QA engineers across projects.

The role requires Java + Selenium mastery, API testing, and strong CI/CD knowledge to ensure high-quality releases in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of overall QA/testing experience.
• Strong hands-on experience in Java + Selenium automation.
• Experience designing and maintaining automation frameworks.
• 2+ years of QA team leadership / technical leadership experience.
• Experience mentoring and managing QA engineers.
• Experience working in Agile development environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain Java + Selenium automation frameworks.
• Write and maintain automated test scripts for functional, regression and integration tests.
• Define automation strategy, standards and best practices.
• Lead and mentor QA engineers and automation testers.
• Collaborate with Developers, Business Analysts, Product Owners and Project Managers.
• Coordinate with CI/CD pipelines and monitor test execution.

Skills

Java

Selenium

Automation framework development

API testing

CI/CD

Mentoring QA engineers

SQL / Database testing

TestNG / JUnit

Git

Jenkins

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Postman

REST Assured

Maven / Gradle

Git

Jenkins

Job description

About this position

About SYSCORT

Syscortis a global consulting and technology services firm based in the UAE, delivering business transformation solutions across MENA, APAC, UK, US, and Europe. We specialize in Treasury & Risk Consulting, Financial Transformation, Data & Analytics, AI & Automation, and TechnologyConsulting, helping organizationsoptimizeoperations, unlock insights, and build future-ready enterprises.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced QA Lead – Automation with 8–10 years of experience who can lead a QA team while remaining highly hands-on technically .

The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Java, Selenium, automation framework development, API testing and CI/CD , along with proven experience managing and mentoring QA engineers.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role , not a pure people-management position. The candidate should be comfortable designing frameworks, writing automation scripts, reviewing code, debugging failures and supporting the team technically.

Key Responsibilities

QA Automation & Technical Leadership

• Design, develop and maintain robust Java + Selenium automation frameworks .
• Write and maintain automated test scripts for functional, regression and integration testing.
• Define automation strategy, standards and best practices.
• Review and improve existing automation frameworks and test coverage.
• Perform hands-on coding, debugging and troubleshooting.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure automation quality and maintainability.
• Identify opportunities to improve automation coverage and reduce manual testing effort.
• Lead, mentor and manage a team of QA engineers and automation testers.
• Allocate tasks, review deliverables and monitor team performance.
• Provide technical guidance and support to QA engineers.
• Establish QA processes, standards and development practices.
• Conduct knowledge-sharing and mentoring sessions.
• Support recruitment and onboarding of QA resources.

Test Strategy & Quality Management

• Define test strategy, test plans and overall QA approach for projects.
• Review requirements and identify testing risks and gaps.
• Plan and execute functional, regression, integration and system testing.
• Manage defect lifecycle and coordinate with development teams for resolution.
• Ensure adequate test coverage and release readiness.
• Track QA metrics including automation coverage, defect leakage and test execution.

API & Database Testing

• Perform API testing using Postman and/or REST Assured .
• Develop automated API test cases.
• Validate integrations and backend processes.

CI/CD & DevOps

• Work with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI or Azure DevOps .
• Monitor automated test execution and troubleshoot pipeline failures.
• Support continuous testing practices within the development lifecycle.

Stakeholder & Project Collaboration

• Work closely with Developers, Business Analysts, Product Owners, Project Managers and Architects.
• Provide QA estimates, status reports and release-readiness updates.
• Communicate testing risks, quality issues and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Support multiple projects when required.

Mandatory Technical Skills

• Java – Strong hands-on experience
• TestNG / JUnit
• Maven / Gradle
• Automation framework design and development
• API testing – Postman / REST Assured
• SQL / Database testing
• Git
• Jenkins or equivalent CI/CD tools

Good to Have

• Cucumber / BDD
• Docker
• Appium
• Performance testing
• Microservices and REST API architecture
• Cloud-based testing
• Experience with enterprise applications

Experience Requirements

• 8–10 years of overall QA/testing experience
• Strong hands-on experience in Java + Selenium automation
• Experience designing and maintaining automation frameworks
• 2+ years of QA team leadership / technical leadership experience
• Experience mentoring and managing QA engineers
• Experience working in Agile development environments
• Experience handling enterprise applications and complex integrations

Ideal Candidate

We are looking for someone who can operate at three levels :

1. Hands-on Engineer
Can personally write Java/Selenium automation, debug issues and improve frameworks.

2. QA Technical Lead
Can define automation architecture, testing strategy, standards and CI/CD integration.

3. Team Lead
Can manage, mentor and develop QA engineers while coordinating with development and business teams.

Key Performance Indicators

• Automation coverage and stability
• Automation execution success rate
• Defect detection and defect leakage
• Release quality and readiness
• QA delivery timelines
• Framework maintainability and scalability
• Team productivity and capability development
• Overall improvement in QA processes

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related discipline preferred.