Lead QA Automation Engineer

Capcon; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading brokerage firm in Kuala Lumpur is looking for a seasoned QA Automation Lead to drive the design and implementation of QA automation frameworks. The ideal candidate should have over 5 years in QA, with at least 2 years in a leadership role, and be proficient in automation tools such as Selenium and Cypress. You will collaborate closely with the Head of Engineering in a hybrid work setting, fostering innovation in testing methodologies and guiding junior testers. This is an excellent opportunity to influence QA processes in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experienced in a lead QA automation role.
• Hands-on with automation tools.
• Experience testing APIs and micro-services.

Responsibilities

• Implement QA automation practices, tools, and processes.
• Analyse business objectives and prepare action plans.
• Coaching junior QA on test design and automation.

Skills

QA automation practices

Automation tools (Selenium, Cypress, Playwrite)

Testing APIs, micro-services, front-end applications

Cloud testing environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Job description

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