Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

RHB Bank Berhad; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive employee benefits

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

RHB Bank Berhad in Malaysia seeks a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test to elevate quality engineering across the SDLC. You will drive SIT governance, test data strategy, and DevTestOps within an Agile delivery setup, partnering with Product Owners, Developers, and DevOps teams to ensure robust, scalable releases.

The role emphasizes hands-on automation with Selenium/Cucumber/Cypress/Playwright, CI/CD integration, and leadership of testing initiatives and external vendors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or related discipline.
• 5–8 years in Software Quality Assurance, Test Automation, or Quality Engineering roles.
• Strong experience with test automation frameworks and tools (Selenium, Cucumber, Cypress, Playwright, Jenkins, CircleCI).
• Hands-on in CI/CD pipelines and DevOps environments.
• Solid understanding of Agile methodologies and quality engineering principles.
• Experience with TDD, ATDD, BDD, XP, and related practices.
• Knowledge of software testing lifecycle, test strategy, governance, and defect management.
• Experience in test data management and environment coordination across apps/teams.
• Ability to lead testing initiatives and manage external vendors/partners.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication abilities.
• Banking/financial services or large-scale digital transformation exp is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Establish and govern SIT processes for high-quality releases before UAT.
• Design end-to-end test data strategy aligned with requirements.
• Drive DevTestOps adoption by integrating testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop and maintain automated testing frameworks and scripts.
• Collaborate with Dev and Ops to promote testable code and quality principles.
• Define testing methodologies and architectures for scalable delivery.
• Lead external vendors and SIT testing teams to ensure timely delivery.
• Identify test requirements and ensure coverage across functional and non-functional areas.
• Perform exploratory, functional, regression, and integration testing as needed.
• Develop and execute test cases, data, and validation artefacts.
• Monitor progress and implement dashboard-driven reporting to reduce manual effort.
• Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve defects with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Selenium

Cucumber

Cypress

Playwright

Jenkins

CircleCI

CI/CD

DevOps

TDD

ATDD

BDD

XP

FDD

Test governance

Test data management

Quality engineering

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or related discipline

Tools

Selenium

Cucumber

Cypress

Playwright

Jenkins

CircleCI

Job description

About the Role

We are looking for a highly driven Senior Software Development Engineer in Test to establish and elevate quality engineering practices across our software delivery lifecycle. This role will be responsible for driving end-to-end testing governance, test automation, test data management, and DevTestOps practices to ensure high-quality, reliable, and scalable software releases. As a key member of our Agile delivery team, you will work closely with Product Owners, Developers, DevOps Engineers, and business stakeholders to embed quality throughout the development process while championing testing best practices across Scrum teams.

What You Will Be Doing

• Establish and govern Software Integration Testing (SIT) processes to ensure predictable and high-quality releases prior to User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Design and implement an end-to-end test data strategy, ensuring efficient and proactive test data preparation aligned with business requirements and application design.
• Drive the adoption of DevTestOps practices by integrating testing activities into CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop and maintain automated testing frameworks and scripts using industry-standard tools such as Selenium, Cucumber, Jenkins, CircleCI, and similar technologies.
• Collaborate with development teams to promote testable code and quality engineering principles, leveraging Agile practices such as TDD, ATDD, XP, and FDD.
• Work closely with DevOps teams to integrate automated tests into deployment pipelines and streamline quality gates.
• Define testing methodologies, frameworks, and test architectures that support scalable software delivery.
• Lead or manage external development vendors and SIT testing teams to ensure timely and quality deliverables.
• Identify test requirements, create comprehensive test strategies, and ensure adequate test coverage across functional and non-functional requirements.
• Perform exploratory, functional, regression, integration, and manual testing where automation is not feasible.
• Develop, maintain, and execute test cases, test scripts, test data, validation mechanisms, and supporting test artefacts.
• Monitor test execution progress and implement dashboard-driven reporting to improve visibility and reduce manual effort.
• Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve defects, working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure successful product releases.
• Track, manage, and report software defects and quality metrics to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Act as a quality advocate and champion testing best practices across Agile Scrum teams.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5–8 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance, Test Automation, or Quality Engineering roles.
• Strong experience in test automation frameworks and tools such as Selenium, Cucumber, Cypress, Playwright, Jenkins, CircleCI, or equivalent technologies.
• Hands-on experience implementing testing practices within CI/CD pipelines and DevOps environments.
• Solid understanding of Agile methodologies, Scrum practices, and quality engineering principles.
• Experience with Agile testing approaches including TDD, ATDD, BDD, XP, and related software engineering practices.
• Strong knowledge of software testing lifecycle, test strategy development, test governance, and defect management.
• Experience in test data management and environment coordination across multiple applications and teams.
• Proven ability to lead testing initiatives and manage third-party vendors or development partners.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Experience in banking, financial services, telecommunications, or large-scale digital transformation projects is an added advantage.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to shape and lead quality engineering transformation initiatives.
• Exposure to modern DevOps, DevTestOps, and cloud-native delivery practices.
• Collaborative Agile working environment with cross-functional teams.
• Continuous learning and professional development opportunities.
• Access to industry-leading tools, technologies, and automation platforms.
• Career growth opportunities within a dynamic and innovative organization.
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive employee benefits package.

A mantra for our clients, customers, partners and every member of the RHB family. Yes, you. Our employees are one of the reasons we are here today. Dynamic, forward-thinking and progressive, there is a reason why we are an award-winning financial institution. Join us today and be a part of a winning family. At RHB, we take pride in our people and our teams. Great relationships built on trust, a 'leading it right' environment, challenging assignments and a culture of excellence are the pillars to the dynamic and diversified workplace we call home.

As we grow towards realising our aspirations, we promise a workplace built on the five pillars – RHB Cares; RHB Leads; RHB Inspires; RHB Progresses; and RHB Rewards.