Lead Automation Engineer

U3 SOLUTIONS PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology solutions company in Singapore seeks a skilled Quality Assurance and Test Automation specialist with over 8 years of experience. The ideal candidate will excel in designing automation frameworks, mentoring teams, and optimizing testing strategies within CI/CD environments. Your expertise in tools such as Cypress and TypeScript will drive the evolution of our testing approach, ensuring high-quality standards in our web applications.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of experience in Quality Assurance and Test Automation.
• Deep understanding of test automation architecture patterns.
• Experience with performance tuning and optimization.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement comprehensive automation strategies for web applications.
• Lead, mentor and technically guide a team of automation engineers.
• Oversee integration of automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Automation Framework Design

Cypress.io

TypeScript

API Testing

CI/CD Integration

Problem Solving

Analytical Thinking

Agile Methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field

Tools

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

AWS

Azure

Job description

Skills Required

• Must possess atleast 8+ years of progressive experience in Quality Assurance and Test Automation, with a significant focus on web application testing
• Must possess expertise and leadership in designing, building, and scaling test automation frameworks using Cypress.io and TypeScript
• Deep understanding of test automation architecture patterns, design principles, and performance optimization for test suites
• Extensive experience with API testing strategies and tools
• Must possess profound knowledge of software testing methodologies, quality assurance processes, and the full SDLC in agile environments
• Ability to integrate automation into complex CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)
• Experience with performance tuning and optimization of test suites
• Good to have Familiarity with other test automation frameworks (e.g., Playwright, Selenium) or programming languages (e.g., Python, Java)
• Experience with cloud-native testing strategies and platforms (AWS, Azure)
• Must possess problem solving, analytical and critical thinking skills, with an ability to anticipate and mitigate quality risks
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field

Responsibilities

• Define and implement comprehensive automation strategies for complex web applications and integrated systems, encompassing end-to-end, API, and potentially performance and security testing
• Architect and drive the evolution of our enterprise-level test automation frameworks and infrastructure, primarily using Cypress and TypeScript
• Lead, mentor and technically guide a team of automation engineers
• Oversee the integration of advanced automated tests into our CI/CD pipelines, optimise for rapid feedback and continuous deployment.
• Drive the adoption of automation best practices, coding standards, proactively identify and champion new tools, technologies and methodologies
• Lead efforts in defect analysis, root cause identification, and collaborate on preventative measures with development teams