Head of Test Automation & QA Strategy

FINEXUS Group; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Finexus Group is seeking an experienced Lead Test Automation Engineer to set the pace of release confidence and operational stability across the department. You will own automation roadmaps, QA processes, and standards, translating platform-wide practices into department-level execution and coordinating cross-product tradeoffs.

You will contribute hands-on to framework implementation, make architecture decisions, and mentor the next generation of QA engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 7+ years in Quality Assurance with at least 5 years in Test Automation or software engineering with a testing focus.
• Proven ability to design and build automation frameworks for complex, large-scale systems, with current hands-on coding capability.
• Proven track record leading automation roadmap and standards enforcement across more than one product or platform.
• Experience defining QA process - coverage strategy, entry and exit criteria, defect governance - for more than one product or team.
• Experience in fintech, banking, or payment technologies is a strong advantage.

Responsibilities

• Own the automation roadmap, QA process, and standards for the department.
• Act as technical approver on automation design and framework-extension proposals from product teams within the department.
• Identify formal training needs and coordinate upskilling paths for TAEs across products.
• Partner with Platform Tech leads to defining the department's automation tech stack direction.
• Own hiring involvement for TAE roles department-wide: interviews, take-home review calibration, and leveling decisions.
• Consult and advise on automation initiatives for any product in the department - reviewing compliance with QA Platform standards and flagging gaps for the product team to close.
• Champion continuous improvement and knowledge sharing at organization and department level.

Skills

Technical leadership

Automation roadmap

QA process design

Mentoring

Cross-product coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT, or related field

Tools

Playwright

Cypress

Katalon

Selenium

Appium

Postman

Karate

Job description

Finexus Group is seeking an experienced Lead Test Automation Engineer to set the pace of release confidence and operational stability across the department. You will own automation roadmaps, QA processes, and standards, translating platform-wide practices into department-level execution and coordinating cross-product tradeoffs.

You will contribute hands-on to framework implementation, make architecture decisions, and mentor the next generation of QA engineers.