Software Engineer - QA

Atribs Metscon Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Atribs Metscon Group in Dubai, UAE is seeking an experienced QA engineer specializing in manual, API, and automation testing for digital banking platforms. You will design test strategies, validate REST APIs and microservices, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines to ensure high-quality releases.

The role requires 5+ years in QA, familiarity with Postman, Swagger, Selenium/Cypress/Playwright, and security/regulatory compliance. English is mandatory, Arabic preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of QA experience with at least 3 years testing enterprise applications and APIs.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute test strategies for digital banking apps and APIs.

Skills

QA engineering

Manual Testing

API Testing

Integration Testing

Automation Testing

APIs & Microservices

Agile / Scrum

CI/CD knowledge

Tools

Postman

Swagger/OpenAPI

SoapUI

Selenium

Cypress

Playwright

Rest Assured

Karate

SQL

Oracle

PostgreSQL

GitHub

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

SonarQube

Gherkin

Cucumber

Job description

Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Posted on 08/14/2026

Mainduties and day-to-day tasks expected from the resource

• Design, develop, and execute comprehensive test strategies,test plans, and test cases for digital banking applications, APIs,microservices, and web/mobile channels.
• Perform functional, integration, system, regression, API, UAT,and end-to-end testing across banking platforms.
• Develop and maintain automated test suites to improve testcoverage and release quality.
• Validate REST APIs, microservices, event-driven integrations,and backend services.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers,Architects, and DevOps teams throughout the SDLC.
• Participate in requirement reviews, sprint planning, defecttriage, and release readiness assessments.
• Execute test automation within CI/CD pipelines and supportshift-left quality practices.
• Ensure compliance with banking security, audit, performance,and regulatory requirements.
• Track, report, and manage defects through to resolution whileensuring quality gates are met.

Required Skills*

Primarytechnical and functional skills

Strong experience in Manual Testing, API Testing, IntegrationTesting, and Automation Testing.

• Hands-on experience with Postman, Swagger/OpenAPI, SoapUI, andAPI validation tools.
• Experience in automation frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress,Playwright, Rest Assured, or Karate.
• Strong understanding of REST APIs, JSON, XML, OAuth 2.0, OpenIDConnect, JWT, and Microservices Architecture.
• Experience with SQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and databasevalidation techniques.
• Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, DevOps, and CI/CD methodologies.
• Familiarity with GitHub, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, and SonarQubequality processes.
• Proficient in BDD/SDD practices, leveraging Gherkin andCucumber to create executable specifications, automate acceptance tests, andimprove collaboration between business and technical teams.

RequiredExperience / Knowledge Areas *

Specificdomain or industry knowledge required

• 5+ years of QA experience with at least 3 years testingenterprise applications and APIs.
• Experience in Banking, Financial Services, Corporate Banking,Digital Banking, Payments, Lending, or FinTech domains.
• Strong understanding of API-driven architectures andmicroservices ecosystems.
• Experience in testing customer-facing applications with highavailability and security requirements.
• Understanding of software quality assurance methodologies,defect management, and test automation best practices.
• Experience working in regulated and compliance-drivenenvironments.

Good-to-HaveSkills

Additionalskills that are an advantage but not mandatory

• Performance testing experience using JMeter, LoadRunner, orNeoLoad.
• Security testing experience including OWASP, API Security, andvulnerability assessment.
• Experience testing cloud-native applications deployed on Azureor AWS.
• Mobile application testing experience for Android and iOSplatforms.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, Kafka, Event Hub, or messagingplatforms.
• Exposure to AI-assisted testing, test data management, andsynthetic monitoring.

Expectedoutputs and outcomes from the resource

• Comprehensive test strategy, test plans, and test executionreports.
• Automated functional and API test suites integrated into CI/CDpipelines.
• API validation and quality assurance for banking services andintegrations.
• Defect tracking, root cause analysis, and quality metricsreporting.
• Successful SIT, UAT, Regression, and Production Readinesssign-offs.
• Test evidence, compliance documentation, and audit-readyquality artefacts.
• Delivery of applications meeting agreed functional andnon-functional requirements.

LanguageRequirements

e.g.English only / Arabic preferred / Bilingual

Englishmandatory; Arabic is preferred.

SECTION3 – CERTIFICATIONS & TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

CertificationsRequired

• Certified Scrum Professional or Agile Certification Preferred

Preferred TechStack

Tools /Platforms

e.g.JIRA, Confluence, GitHub, ServiceNow, Postman