Lead QA Automation Engineer

Capcon; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading brokerage firm in Kuala Lumpur is seeking an experienced QA Automation Lead to design and implement QA automation architecture and processes. This role involves working closely with the Head of Engineering and mentoring junior QA staff. The ideal candidate has over 5 years in QA, strong skills in automation tools like Selenium and Cypress, and experience setting up QA frameworks. The position offers a hybrid working arrangement.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in QA, with at least 2 years in a lead role.
• Hands-on experience with automation tools and frameworks.
• Experience setting up QA automation frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Implement QA automation practices, tools, frameworks, and processes.
• Analyze business objectives and prepare action plans.
• Coach and mentor junior QA members.

Skills

QA automation

Selenium

Cypress

Playwright

API testing

Cloud testing

Job description

Why are they awesome?

• One of the top brokerages for the trading of Stocks, CFD, Forex, Global Futures and Commodities.

Project:

• You will be working closely with the Head of Engineering in KL
• Be the key driver in designing and implementing the entire QA automation architecture and process flow from the ground up your decisions will shape how the QA team ships, scales, and innovates.

Responsibilities

• Implement QA automation practices, tools, frameworks, architecture, automation, integrations and processes
• Analyse business objectives, preparing an action plan and identifying areas for improvement
• Coaching and mentor junior QA providing guidance on test design, automation scripting and troubleshooting.
• Drive innovation in testing processes, introducing tools or methods that improve test effectiveness and reduce cycle time.

Must Have:

• Experienced in a lead QA automation role.
• Hands-on with automation tools (Selenium, Cypress, Playwrite, etc.)
• Experience in testing APIs, micro-services and front-end applications
• Exposure to cloud testing environments (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.)
• Experience setting up a QA automation framework from the ground up

Nice to have / Bonus:

• Experience developing automated scripts for fintech products
• Prior experience as a software engineer

Team / Culture:

• Head of Engineering has 10+ years fintech experience
• Work with little supervision and contribute ideas / expertise and take ownership
• Work closely with the existing manual testers (KL & SG) and potentially build a team in the future

Location:

• Kuala Lumpur (hybrid working arrangement)

Level / Grade:

• 5+ years of experience in QA, with at least 2 years in a lead role

Encourage to apply:

• Worked in an established company that embraces startup like culture