Lead Automation Test Engineer

Billennium; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EPF

Health insurance

Optical reimbursement

Annual leave increase

Job summary

Billennium in Malaysia invites a senior automation tester to own test automation strategy across our software products. You will lead a team of automation and manual QA engineers, set technical direction, and drive quality standards in collaboration with developers, PMs, and cross-functional teams.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in software testing, deep Selenium and Java expertise, strong CI/CD experience, and hands-on leadership.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software testing experience.
• 3+ years leading automation efforts or teams.
• Deep proficiency with Selenium and framework design.
• Strong Java programming and scripting skills.
• Experience with CI/CD (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps).
• Knowledge of performance testing tools (JMeter, LoadRunner).
• ISTQB or similar QA certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of automation and manual QA engineers.
• Define test strategies, environments, coverage, test data, and automation roadmap.
• Design, build, and evolve scalable automation frameworks using Selenium.
• Oversee API testing with Postman and Rest Assured; integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitor test environments, report defects, and drive quality improvements.
• Collaborate with developers, PMs, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software.

Skills

Selenium

Java

CI/CD

Team Leadership

Automation Frameworks

Postman

Rest Assured

Performance Testing

Docker

Git

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT

ISTQB certification

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

JMeter

LoadRunner

Postman

Rest Assured

Docker

Job description

Billennium is a Polish IT Company that has been developing innovative services and products for over 20 years and provides first-class IT Services and Solutions.

We implement IT projects and services in Poland and other European Union countries. We currently hire over 1600 Specialists in the field of the latest business support solutions and have offices in Poland, Malaysia, India, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands and Canada.

Join a constantly growing team that works on projects for clients in many industries, including a global leader in the pharmaceuticals industry.

You will work in an international, innovative, and engaging environment. You will be part of a highly motivated, dynamic, and fun-loving team that is never afraid of taking on new challenges.

Job Description

As our senior automation tester, you will own the test automation strategy, framework, and delivery across our software products, ensuring their reliability, functionality, and performance at scale. You will lead a team of automation and manual QA engineers — setting technical direction, mentoring, reviewing code, and driving quality standards — while working closely with developers, project managers, and other cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate is a hands‑on technical leader with deep expertise in automated testing frameworks, a keen eye for detail, and a proven track record of building and scaling automation practices that deliver high‑quality software solutions meeting or exceeding customer expectations.

Responsibilities

Team Leadership and Mentoring:

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of automation and manual QA engineers, setting clear goals, conducting reviews, and building capability.
• Provide technical direction, review automation code, and enforce coding and quality standards across the team.
• Allocate work, manage the testing pipeline, and remove blockers to keep delivery on track.

Test Strategy and Planning:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand project requirements and own the overall test plan and automation roadmap.
• Define test strategies and scope, including test objectives, environments, coverage, test cases, and test data.
• Set the automation vision — what to automate, tooling choices, and ROI — and align it with delivery timelines.

Automation Framework and Architecture:

• Design, build, and evolve scalable, maintainable automation frameworks using Selenium and related tooling.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance automated test suites across functional, regression, performance, and smoke testing for web applications.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and automate the provisioning of test environments as needed.

Test Execution and Oversight:

• Oversee execution of automated and manual test suites, analyze results, and categorize, triage, and report defects.
• Monitor and manage test environments and configurations across the team.
• Own API testing strategy and execution using tools such as Postman, Rest Assured, etc.

Test Data Management:

• Establish standards for creating and maintaining test data sets for automated and manual testing.
• Ensure data consistency and isolation across test environments.
• Drive the defect lifecycle using issue tracking systems (e.g., JIRA, Zephyr).
• Work closely with development teams to prioritize, accelerate and resolve defects.

Performance Testing:

• Lead performance testing and analyze system behavior under varying load conditions.
• Identify performance bottlenecks and drive improvements with engineering.

Documentation and Reporting:

• Maintain comprehensive documentation of test cases, scripts, results, processes, and procedures.
• Communicate test progress, coverage, quality metrics, and risks to relevant stakeholders.

Best Practices and Continuous Improvement:

• Stay current with industry trends and best practices in test automation.
• Define, implement, and champion automation best practices across the testing team.

Skills

• Proven experience (min 8+ years) in software testing, with 3+ years leading automation efforts or teams.
• Deep proficiency in test automation tools and frameworks using Selenium, including framework design and architecture.
• Strong programming and scripting skills (e.g., Java).
• Experience with BDD tools like Cucumber or SpecFlow.
• Hands‑on experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps).
• Knowledge of performance testing tools like JMeter or LoadRunner.
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS) and containerization (Docker).
• Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Proven ability to mentor engineers, review code, and set technical standards.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills.
• Solid knowledge of agile development methodologies is a must.

Education and Certification

• Bachelor’s or associate degree in an IT discipline.
• ISTQB or similar QA certification is a plus.

What we need to see from you

• Report to the QA / Engineering Manager and lead the automation function.
• Lead an agile team to develop, test, and release applications.
• Design, develop, and oversee execution of manual and automated test cases in accordance with established standards.
• Guide and support developers in analyzing and resolving technical issues.
• Oversee preparation of manuals, specifications, and other technical documentation.
• Drive the collection and documentation of user requirements, bugs, development of user stories, and estimates.
• 15% company contribution to EPF (local candidates only)
• Health insurance coverage (including spouse and children)
• Integration activity
• Opportunities for promotion (reviewed every year)
• Optical coverage reimbursement
• Additional 2 days of annual leave upon completion every 1 year in Billennium