Principal Test Automation Engineer

Creative Chaos; Karachi Division; Hybrid; PKR 2,000,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Work From Home

Health Insurance

OPD

Training and Development

Life Insurance

Job summary

Creative Chaos in Karachi, Pakistan, is seeking an experienced QA Automation Lead to guide automation testing across software projects. You will develop robust test frameworks, review test artifacts, and ensure both manual and automated tests meet high standards.

The role requires 8-10 years in automation testing, strong knowledge of Selenium, Java, TestNG, CI/CD, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and English communication; you will lead QA activities, help recruit talent, and collaborate with

Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering or similar field.
• 8-10 years of automation testing experience.
• Experience with automation tools like Selenium, Cucumber, Java.
• Proficient with automation frameworks such as JUnit, TestNG, Xunit, or similar.
• Strong QA methodologies, tools and processes.
• Hands-on with white box and black box testing.
• Solid knowledge of SQL and scripting.
• Experience with CI/CD, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and REST APIs.
• Excellent English communication and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert guidance on business and quality parameters.
• Develop test automation framework and enhance per project needs.
• Review test cases, scripts, plans and procedures (manual and automated).
• Ensure manual and automation tests follow defined standards.
• Coordinate QA activities across software development.
• Develop automation scripts for user stories in sprints using Selenium, Java, TestNG, Appium, Jenkins, Maven.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure quality across SDLC.
• Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate testing.
• Help recruit software testing talent.

Skills

Automation testing

Selenium

TestNG

Cucumber

JUnit

SQL

REST API testing

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Java

Education

BS degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering

Tools

Selenium

Cucumber

Java

TestNG

JUnit

Appium

Jenkins

Maven

Job description

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide expert opinion and guidance on business & quality parameters
• Develop test automation framework, and continue to enhance and modify based on project needs
• Review test cases, scripts, plans and procedures (manual and automated)
• Ensure that manual and automation test execution are carried out as per the defined standards and procedures
• Manage, support and coordinate business and QA aspects of software development activities, including requirement analysis and QA of applications
• Develop automation scripts to cover the scenarios of the user stories committed for the sprint using diverse tools (Selenium, Java, TestNG, APPIUM, Jenkins, Maven etc.) for regression and performance testing of the various releases of the application
• Work with cross-functional teams to ensure quality throughout the software development lifecycle
• Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate testing activities
• Take initiative to learn new things, and grow rapidly from constant exposure to innovative ideas, concepts, and patterns as well as have the ability to share those findings effectively
• Help organization in recruiting software testing talent

Requirements:

• BS degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering or a similar relevant field
• 8-10 years of working experience in Automation testing
• Experience in Automation Testing tools (like Selenium, Cucumber, JAVA etc.), data structures, and algorithm design
• Proficient in frameworks for automation like Junit, TestNG, Xunit, CodedUI, SpecFlow, Pyunit, or custom in-house built frameworks
• Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools and processes
• Hands-on experience with both white box and black box testing
• Solid knowledge of SQL and scripting
• Expert knowledge of design patterns, multi-threaded systems, and automated unit testing
• Strong understanding in SQL and should have experience in writing SQL queries
• Strong Experience with CI/CD pipelines, AWS, and cloud technologies including Docker and Kubernetes
• Sound experience/knowledge of Web Service API/Rest API
• Experience in Agile development methodologies, including SCRUM
• Excellent verbal and written English Communication skills
• Excellent Problem-Solving and Analytical skills

Benefits:

• Paid Time Off
• Work From Home
• Health Insurance
• OPD
• Training and Development
• Life Insurance