Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

LionHires Recruitment; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Job summary

LionHires Recruitment in Dubai seeks a QA Automation Engineer to own quality within the product team and collaborate across Backend, Frontend, and DevOps for scalable delivery.

You will design and maintain end-to-end tests in TypeScript, integrate with CI/CD, and contribute to test strategies and framework evolution. Relocation support is provided to assist with transition.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of experience in test automation within product or platform teams.
• Experience writing end-to-end tests alongside application code (near-code / monorepo approach)
• Proven experience working in cross-functional teams with close collaboration with Backend, Frontend, and DevOps engineers
• Practical experience with modern E2E testing frameworks (Playwright or equivalent)
• Strong understanding of testing principles and strategies, including the test pyramid, shift-left approach, and contract testing
• Experience with REST API testing, data validation, and system-level testing
• Ability to design and implement mocks, stubs, and other test doubles to ensure stable and isolated tests
• Solid understanding of object-oriented and/or functional programming concepts as applied to test code and frameworks
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar)
• Familiarity with test observability and reporting tools (e.g., Allure, TestOps, CI-based reporting)
• Strong communication skills with the ability to actively participate in technical discussions and challenge requirements constructively
• English proficiency at Intermediate level or higher, both written and spoken

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain end-to-end automated tests in TypeScript, developed and maintained alongside the application code
• Collaborate closely with developers throughout the feature lifecycle, including design, implementation, and defect resolution
• Participate in defining test strategies at both feature and system levels
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of the automation testing framework
• Make informed decisions on the appropriate use of mocks, stubs, or real integrations depending on testing goals
• Ensure automated tests are reliable, maintainable, and suitable for execution in CI/CD pipelines
• Participate in code reviews for test code and, when appropriate, application code
• Provide fast, clear, and actionable feedback on quality and defects to the development team
• Promote a built-in quality mindset and continuous improvement of testing practices across the team

Skills

Test automation

End-to-end testing

Cross-functional collaboration

Testing principles

Shift-left testing

Contract testing

REST API testing

Mocks and test doubles

OOP/FP in test code

CI/CD collaboration

Test observability

Tools

Playwright

Docker

GitLab CI

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Allure

TestOps

GraphQL testing

Job description

This role is part of the engineering organization and focuses on quality ownership within the product team. It is not a standalone or siloed QA position, but a collaborative role contributing directly to product delivery, stability, and scalability.

*all support with relocation and documents will be provided.

Main Requirements

• 3–5+ years of experience in test automation within product or platform teams
• Experience writing end-to-end tests alongside application code (near-code / monorepo approach)
• Proven experience working in cross-functional teams with close collaboration with Backend, Frontend, and DevOps engineers
• Practical experience with modern E2E testing frameworks (Playwright or equivalent)
• Strong understanding of testing principles and strategies, including the test pyramid, shift-left approach, and contract testing
• Experience with REST API testing, data validation, and system-level testing
• Ability to design and implement mocks, stubs, and other test doubles to ensure stable and isolated tests
• Solid understanding of object-oriented and/or functional programming concepts as applied to test code and frameworks
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar)
• Familiarity with test observability and reporting tools (e.g., Allure, TestOps, CI-based reporting)
• Strong communication skills with the ability to actively participate in technical discussions and challenge requirements constructively
• English proficiency at Intermediate level or higher, both written and spoken

Nice to Have

• Experience writing and maintaining integration tests (service-to-service, contract-based testing)
• Experience contributing to the design and evolution of test automation frameworks
• Practical knowledge of Docker and test environment configuration
• Experience testing GraphQL APIs
• Experience with distributed systems or high-load platforms
• Experience in non-functional testing, including performance, reliability, and resilience testing

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain end-to-end automated tests in TypeScript, developed and maintained alongside the application code
• Collaborate closely with developers throughout the feature lifecycle, including design, implementation, and defect resolution
• Participate in defining test strategies at both feature and system levels
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of the automation testing framework
• Make informed decisions on the appropriate use of mocks, stubs, or real integrations depending on testing goals
• Ensure automated tests are reliable, maintainable, and suitable for execution in CI/CD pipelines
• Participate in code reviews for test code and, when appropriate, application code
• Provide fast, clear, and actionable feedback on quality and defects to the development team
• Promote a built-in quality mindset and continuous improvement of testing practices across the team