Senior Automation & Quality Engineer- 6 Month Project- Riyadh, KSA at DeepSource Technologies

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

14 Sep, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

16 Jun, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Yes

Skills

Playwright, Selenium, JMeter, GitLab CI/CD, Java, Python, Performance Testing, API Testing, Kubernetes, n8n, Unit Testing, E2E Automation, Load Testing, Cloud-native Workloads, Quality Governance, Test Automation Frameworks

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Description

We are seeking a Senior Automation & Quality Engineer to own and scale our automation and quality practices across web applications, APIs, and cloud-native workloads. This role is hands-on and production-focused—responsible for building reliable automated testing, performance/load testing, and quality gates integrated into GitLab CI/CD. You will work closely with developers and platform teams to improve release confidence, reduce regressions, and ensure performance readiness. This role requires proven hands-on capability in automation and performance testing at scale. If you do not have practical experience with Playwright/Selenium, JMeter, GitLab pipelines, and Java/Python automation, you are not the one. Key Responsibilities 1) Test Automation (UI, API, Integration) Design and maintain end-to-end (E2E) automation using Playwright and Selenium across critical user journeys. Develop maintainable automation frameworks and reusable test components in Java and Python. Implement robust test strategies: smoke tests, regression suites, integration tests, and API tests aligned with release workflows. Ensure stable execution in CI environments with proper test data handling, environment readiness checks, and reporting. 2) Performance & Load Testing Build and execute performance/load test plans using JMeter and k8s-based load testing approaches (distributed execution when needed). Define performance baselines and SLAs (response time, throughput, error rate) and validate against real-world scenarios. Analyze bottlenecks and provide actionable recommendations (application, database, infrastructure, or platform-related). 3) CI/CD Quality Gates (GitLab) Integrate automation suites into GitLab pipelines as enforceable quality gates (merge request validations, pre-release gates, scheduled regression). Implement pipeline best practices: parallelization, caching, artifact handling, test retries logic, and reliable reporting. Enforce standards for code quality and test readiness, ensuring “done” includes automation coverage and measurable quality signals. 4) Unit Testing & Developer Enablement Define and enforce unit test expectations with developers (coverage targets, critical module focus, fast feedback cycles). Support teams in improving testability and writing reliable unit tests (especially for high-risk components). Promote consistent test patterns and shift-left quality practices. 5) Workflow Automation (n8n) Build workflow automations using n8n to streamline quality operations (e.g., triggering tests, notifications, approvals, reporting dashboards). Automate repeatable QA processes to reduce manual effort and increase consistency. 6) Reporting, Documentation & Quality Governance Produce clear quality dashboards and reports: pass/fail trends, flakiness tracking, performance trends, release readiness indicators. Document test strategies, runbooks, and standard operating procedures. Participate in incident reviews/RCA and introduce preventive quality controls. 5+ years of experience in QA Automation / SDET / Quality Engineering (senior level, hands-on). Strong hands-on expertise with: Playwright and/or Selenium for E2E automation JMeter for performance and load testing GitLab CI/CD integration and pipeline-driven quality gates Automation development in Java and Python Unit test practices and supporting engineering teams with testing standards Experience running tests in containerized/cloud-native environments and handling CI reliability challenges (test stability, environment readiness, reporting). Strong Advantages (Nice to Have) Distributed load testing in Kubernetes (k8s execution patterns, scalability, reliability). Test reporting frameworks and dashboards (trend analysis, flakiness reduction). HRDF-Restricted-Internal API mocking/service virtualization strategies for reliable automated testing. Experience with release governance and quality sign-off frameworks. Medical Insurance Social Insurance Iqama Issuing Air tickets

Responsibilities

The role involves designing and scaling automation frameworks for web applications and APIs while integrating quality gates into GitLab CI/CD pipelines. Additionally, the engineer will conduct performance and load testing to ensure system stability and scalability.