Senior Engineer, QA Automation

First Abu Dhabi Bank; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

First Abu Dhabi Bank seeks a Senior Automation Engineer to lead test automation and DevOps practices across Group IT, defining and enhancing automation frameworks and CI/CD pipelines. The role includes AI-enabled validation, RPA, and tool evaluation to support shift-left quality and secure, efficient delivery.

Ideal candidates bring 14+ years in test automation, Selenium/Java with BDD, cloud readiness, and experience coordinating multi-vendor, on/offshore projects within a banking environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in test automation, DevOps and CICD pipelines.
• Hands-on with Selenium, Cucumber, Java, VB and IBM tooling.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD in Kubernetes environments.

Responsibilities

• Define, design, and implement enterprise-grade test automation frameworks and CI/CD pipelines.
• Embed AI-enabled validation, intelligent test generation, and failure analysis.
• Develop automation, RPA and AI-driven solutions across service lines.
• Evaluate and adopt automation tools including UiPath and AI components.
• Lead automation platforms supporting scalable, data-driven automation.
• Coordinate between offshore/onshore teams and multiple vendors.

Skills

Selenium Java

Cucumber

CI/CD

AI testing

DevOps

GIT/GitLab

Kubernetes

UiPath

RPA

Test automation

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab CI/CD

IBM RFT

BrowserStack

Helm

Job description

JOB SUMMARY / INTRODUCTION:

The Senior Automation Engineering manages test automation, engineering and devops practice across group IT which includes define, design and enhancements of test automation frameworks, design devops CICD pipeline solution, managing proof of concept for any new test automation tools into FAB landscape.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Define, design, and implement enterprise grade test automation frameworks, maintaining and enhancing them for new requirements, and augmenting automation with AI-driven capabilities such as intelligent test generation, failure analysis, and test optimisation.
• Develop and embed best practices in Test Automation, DevOps, and CI/CD, incorporating AI-enabled validation and decisioning to support shift-left quality, security, and performance controls.
• Implement and support test automation, RPA, and AI-driven automation solutions across service lines, enabling scalable, reusable, and data-driven automation adoption across Group IT.
• Define and build automation platforms and tools to support Group IT automation initiatives, leveraging UiPath RPA and AI components (e.g., Document
• Understanding, OCR, machine-learning models) for intelligent process and test automation.
• Design and implement DevOps CI/CD solutions, integrating automated testing, RPA workflows, and AI-assisted validation into pipelines to enable end-to-end, touchless delivery.
• Identify, evaluate, and implement test automation, RPA, and AI-based tools, ensuring responsible and governed use of AI to enhance automation effectiveness, accuracy, and efficiency.
• Champion an automation-first and AI-enabled approach, embedding intelligent automation into delivery standards and GIT policies to reduce manual effort, improve quality, accelerate time-to-market, and drive measurable cost efficiencies.
• Define and design Test Automation framework which can be adopted by test automation teams.
• POCs for new automation tool and solutions.
• Support to test automation teams across testing Group IT.
• Design and implement Test Automation solutions that will support the quick time to market and reduction in manual test efforts.
• Design and implement Test Automation solutions.
• Experience in developing Automation tools using open-source technology like Selenium (BDD, Appium, Rest Assured, Karate framework, adoption of cloud-based mobile device farms).
• Proven experience in building automation solution that can be easily adopted by business and non-technical teams.

Addressing and implementing solution for complex issues involving (PDF automation, recording of test execution etc.) to ensure latest technology adoption and continuous improvement.

REQUIREMENTS / QUALIFICATIONS

• A seasoned IT professional with 14+ years of diversified experience in Test Automation, Functional Testing and DevOps including GitLab CICD with core competencies in Selenium, Cucumber, Core Java, VB, Docker, Kubernetes, UFT, IBM tool and service Virtualization.
• Specialist in designing Test Automation framework in Selenium Java using BDD Cucumber for web mobile application.
• Comprehensive experience in creation and maintenance of GitLab repository, creating end-to-end pipeline architecture, setting up GitLab CI/CD and deployment to Kubernetes platform using helm chart, and on-premise deployment.
• Possesses strong hands-on experience in Web, Mobile, API and Desktop application development using VB and Java.
• Expertise with cloud platform providing mobile test solution like BrowserStack.
• Possesses strong hands-on experience in Service Virtualization using IBM RIT.
• Experience in co-ordination between Offshore and Onshore, multiple vendors in larger projects.
• In-depth business knowledge of Corporate Banking, Operations and Payment Systems.
• Strong decision-making capability under complex and strenuous conditions of large critical initiatives (e.g., merger, UAE workday changes, DR testing of bank merger).
• Highly adept at multi-tasking on several projects, mentoring team members and possessing excellent decision-making ability. Proactively evaluated risks and provided impact analysis along with alternate solutions to mitigate risks.
• Expert in identifying, developing and implementing QA processes & procedures.
• Specialized in building competent teams and successful timely delivery of enterprise-level projects.
• Good experience in handling multiple projects simultaneously and interacting with different stakeholders.
• Good experience in handling large automation teams and expertise in delivering complex projects.
• Ensures data usage is always compliant with PCI/DDS regulation.
• Excellent communication skills with a capacity to present, discuss, and explain issues coherently and logically, in writing and verbally.
  Preferred / Beneficial
  
• Certified in AWS Cloud Practitioner, HashiCorp Terraform and IBM RFT tool.
  

About Us:
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) is the largest bank in the UAE and one of the world's largest and safest financial institutions. We offer a comprehensive range of personal and private banking services, including credit cards, Islamic banking, investments, loans, and mortgages. Our commitment to excellence and innovation drives us to provide top-tier financial solutions to our clients.
Life at FAB:
Working at FAB means being part of a team of talented and passionate individuals with a shared vision to support the ambitions of our stakeholders to "Grow Stronger." We embrace the needs of our customers across the globe with a sense of responsibility and confidence driven by extensive expertise that can only be delivered by an ambitious world-class organization
Career Development:
FAB offers unique career choices, a chance to innovate, craft solutions for the future, and express yourself in a performance-based culture that will unleash the best in you. Whether you are an experienced professional or just starting your career, FAB provides a range of learning and development initiatives to support all employees through training and skill development.
Our Values:
At FAB, we place our customers at the core of our activities, live our values each day in every way, celebrate achievements, and empower each other to deliver leading solutions. We have structured plans for the recruitment and career progression of Emirati talent to enable them to make a mark in the financial and banking sector both regionally and globaly that rewards your hard work and dedication.
Join our team and be part of a journey to shape the future of banking.