Senior Automation QA Engineer: Web/Mobile/API Mastery

codeninja inc.; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 167,000 - 279,000; Full time

Job summary

CodeNinja is seeking an experienced Automation QA Engineer to join our Riyadh QA team. You will design, implement, and maintain automated test suites for Web, Mobile, and backend systems, using Java, Selenium, Appium, and REST Assured.

You will work across Agile and waterfall environments, analyze logs, and collaborate with DevOps to drive continuous testing. Ideal candidates have strong Java skills, hands-on automation with Selenium, Appium, REST Assured, and experience with CI/CD pipelines,

Qualifications

• Java programming proficiency.
• Selenium WebDriver expertise.
• Appium expertise for Android/iOS.
• REST Assured for API testing.
• Strong understanding of Agile (Scrum/Kanban).
• Knowledge of STLC/SDLC and manual testing.
• Experience testing mobile apps and versioning/build management.
• API validation (headers, payloads, schema, status codes, authentication).
• SQL queries for data validation.
• Familiarity with Kafka (topics, producers, consumers).
• Ability to analyze application and server logs (Kibana/Logcat/Splunk).
• Experience integrating automation with CI/CD pipelines.
• Git or other version control tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement automation frameworks for Web, Mobile, and API testing.
• Build and maintain UI test scripts using Selenium WebDriver and Appium for Android/iOS.
• Develop and execute API test automation using REST Assured, including schema validation and authentication.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in Agile ceremonies.
• Perform functional, regression, smoke, integration, and end-to-end automation testing.
• Analyze application and server logs to identify root causes and validate behavior.
• Work with developers to debug failures and stabilize automation suites.
• Integrate test automation into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Azure, GitLab CI) for continuous testing.
• Test and validate Kafka events and data flows for backend systems.
• Perform database validations using SQL queries to ensure data integrity.
• Manage test scripts and app versions in Git.

Skills

Java programming

Agile methodologies

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Tools

Selenium WebDriver

Appium

REST Assured

Git

Jenkins

Azure

GitLab CI

Kafka

SQL

Kibana/Logcat/Splunk

Job description

CodeNinja is seeking an experienced Automation QA Engineer to join our Riyadh QA team. You will design, implement, and maintain automated test suites for Web, Mobile, and backend systems, using Java, Selenium, Appium, and REST Assured.

You will work across Agile and waterfall environments, analyze logs, and collaborate with DevOps to drive continuous testing. Ideal candidates have strong Java skills, hands-on automation with Selenium, Appium, REST Assured, and experience with CI/CD pipelines,