Senior Automation Engineer

EAMES CONSULTING GROUP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global organization in Singapore is seeking a Senior Automation Engineer to drive automation across critical systems. The role involves designing test frameworks and collaborating closely with development and QA teams. Candidates should have significant experience in automation within enterprise environments, strong coding skills, and familiarity with various CI/CD tools and frameworks. This is an excellent opportunity to shape automation practices in a modernizing QA landscape.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of hands-on experience in test automation within enterprise environments.
• Proven experience building and maintaining automation frameworks from scratch.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across technical and business teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement test automation frameworks for UI, API, and end-to-end regression testing.
• Integrate test automation into CI/CD pipelines.
• Coach QA and manual testers to adopt automation practices.

Skills

Test automation

Java

JavaScript

Python

CI/CD tools

Collaboration

Tools

Cypress

Playwright

Selenium

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

GitLab

Azure DevOps

Job description

My client is a leading global organisation undergoing a major modernisation of their QA and automation function. They are looking for a hands‑on Senior Automation Engineer to drive automation across large‑scale, business‑critical systems that support their core operations.

This role sits within the QA team and reports to the QA Manager.

You will work closely with developers, DevOps, and business stakeholders to strengthen automation coverage, improve release reliability, and integrate testing into CI/CD workflows.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement test automation frameworks for UI, API, and end‑to‑end regression testing
• Build automation frameworks from scratch using open‑source tools such as Cypress, Playwright, or Selenium
• Integrate test automation into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps)
• Refactor and migrate legacy UFT automation into modern frameworks
• Collaborate with development and DevOps teams to embed testing within build and deployment pipelines
• Coach QA and manual testers to adopt automation practices and improve overall QA maturity

Requirements

• At least 8 years of hands‑on experience in test automation within enterprise environments
• Strong coding skills in Java, JavaScript, or Python
• Proven experience building and maintaining automation frameworks from scratch
• Practical exposure to CI/CD tools, containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes), and version control systems
• Experience testing across both UI and API layers
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across technical and business teams
• Exposure to UFT, SmartBear, LoadNinja, or TestComplete is an advantage

Why this role

You will be joining a team that is modernising its QA landscape, shifting from legacy tools to open‑source automation frameworks and DevOps‑driven testing practices. This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping how automation is implemented and scaled across a complex technology environment.