
Senior Automation Engineer
geidea • Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Role & seniority: Senior Automation Engineer / QA Automation Lead (to guide Mid and Jr testers; 5+ years total experience with hands-on automation)
Stack/tools: Jira, Postman, Swagger, JMeter, mobile testing tools; programming required; frontend and backend testing; automation frameworks/tools; agile methodology
Top 3 responsibilities
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Define automation testing scope across squads; develop and execute automated test scripts; full automation of in-scope test cases
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Review PRs and automate/maintain test scripts; analyze results, resolve findings, and report defects
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Work with Automation Lead to maintain existing automation framework and ensure accurate testing estimates
Must-have skills
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5+ years overall experience, minimum 2 years hands-on automation
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Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science preferred
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Proficiency with Jira, Postman, Swagger, JMeter, mobile testing tools; programming; frontend/backend testing; strong automation tool experience
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Good knowledge of QA methodologies, tools, processes; familiarity with agile; fintech background preferred
Nice-to-haves
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Leadership/mentoring experience for mid and junior testers
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Prior experience maintaining automation frameworks in fintech/financial services
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Location & work type: Egypt; full-time role (location-based within Geidea Egypt)
Full Description
Established in 2008, Geidea epitomizes customer focused empowerment and commercial success through continuous innovation Geidea makes best in class digital payment solutions available for all by attracting and leveraging the best creative & entrepreneurial talent in the market Our solutions give any business the chance to get ahead and reach for more no matter their size or maturity. Our technology mirrors our people - Smart, Innovative & Forward Thinking www.geidea.net
Job purpose
- The purpose of this role is to build automated test cases, ensure implementation and maintenance of automation framework and provide technical guidance to Mid and Jr. testers within the squads to ensure testing coverage and delivery of high quality across Geidea Egypt
Key accountabilities
- Define automation testing scope across squads
- Full automation of applicable test cases in scope
- PR review and approval
- Develop and execute automated test scripts
- Analyse test results and resolve findings
- Review automated scripts created by Mid and Jr. Testers
- Report defects
- Work with the Automation lead to ensure maintenance of existing automation framework
- Ensure accuracy of testing estimates within the assigned squads for automation activities
- Must Have Technical / Professional Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience, with minimum of 2 hands on experience in automation
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or computer Science is preferred
- Experience in using Jira, Postman, swagger, JMeter, mobile testing tools is mandatory
- Experience in programming is a must
- Frontend, backend testing knowledge is a must
- Experience in Automation tools is mandatory
- Extensive hands on experience in Automation testing
- Good Knowledge of QA methodologies, tools and processes
- Familiar with agile methodology
- Fin-tech background is preferred
Our values guide how we think and act - They describe what we care about the most
- Customer first - It’s embedded in our design thinking and customer service approach
- Open - Openness allows us to constantly improve and evolve
- Real - No jargon and no excuses!
- Bold - Constantly challenging ourselves and our way of thinking
- Resilient – If we fail, we bounce back stronger than before
- Collaborative - We know that we can achieve a lot more as a team
- We are changing lives by constantly striving for a better solution
- Click apply below and become part of the Geidea story