QA Lead (Automation + Strong Coding + AI + Cloud)

Overview

Role Overview

• We are hiring a QA Lead who is a strong programmer first, tester second.
• This is not a manual testing coordination role.
• We expect:
• **Strong hands-on coding expertise**
• **Automation framework architecture capability**
• **AI-assisted automation practices**
• **Cloud-native testing exposure**
• **CI/CD-integrated validation**
• You should be capable of writing production-grade automation code and designing scalable test architecture.

Strong Coding & Framework Engineering (Critical)

• Must have strong programming expertise in at least one:
• **Java**
• **JavaScript / TypeScript**
• **Python**

Responsibilities Include

• **Design automation framework from scratch**
• **Build reusable test libraries**
• **Implement clean coding standards in automation**
• **Apply OOP principles in automation architecture**
• **Write modular, maintainable test code**
• **Implement error-handling strategies**
• **Create utility functions & helpers**
• **Review automation code for quality**
• Expected skills:
• **OOP & design patterns**
• **REST API handling**
• **JSON parsing**
• **Data-driven testing frameworks**
• **Test data management scripting**
• **Logging framework integration**
• **Git version control mastery**

2️ Automation Engineering

• Hands-on experience with:
• **Selenium / Cypress / Playwright**
• **REST API automation (RestAssured / Postman automation)**
• **Mobile automation (Appium)**
• **BDD frameworks (Cucumber preferred)**
• **Unit testing frameworks (JUnit / Jest / Mocha)**

Responsibilities

• **Achieve high automation coverage**
• **Parallel execution setup**
• **Build scalable regression suite**
• **Reduce flaky tests**
• **Implement reporting dashboards**

3️ AI-Driven QA Engineering

• Must demonstrate practical use of AI tools:
• **AI-assisted test case generation**
• **AI-generated test data**
• **Self-healing locators**
• **Using tools like Copilot / Claude / Cursor for code generation**
• **AI-driven log analysis**
• **AI-based regression prioritization**

Expectation

4️ Cloud-Native Application Testing

• Strong understanding of cloud fundamentals:
• **VM-based deployments**
• **Containerized apps (Docker)**
• **Kubernetes basics**
• **Microservices testing**
• **API gateway validation**
• **Environment configuration testing**
• **Load testing in distributed systems**
• Should understand:
• **How cloud scaling impacts performance**
• **Auto-scaling validation**
• **Failover testing**
• **Deployment verification**

5️ CI And CD & DevOps Integration

• **Integrate automation into pipelines**
• **Write scripts for pipeline triggers**
• **Validate builds automatically**
• **Debug pipeline failures**
• **Work closely with DevOps teams**
• Exposure to:
• **GitHub Actions / GitLab CI / Jenkins**
• **Docker basics**
• **Pipeline debugging**

6️ Performance & Reliability Engineering

• **Load testing using JMeter**
• **Concurrency validation**
• **Memory leak identification**
• **API stress testing**
• **Latency benchmarking**

7️ Leadership & Governance

• **Mentor QA engineers**
• **Conduct code reviews**
• **Define QA standards**
• **Improve test architecture maturity**
• **Implement defect root cause analysis**

Mandatory

Preferred

Success Metrics

• 80% automation coverage
• Reduced regression execution time
• Minimal flaky test cases
• High-quality automation codebase
• Stable cloud deployment validation
• Faster release cycles
• Measurable AI productivity gains

Ideal Candidate

• Writes automation like production code
• Comfortable debugging backend issues
• Understands system architecture
• Uses AI tools intelligently
• Thinks about scalability
• Strong logical and analytical thinker

Why Join Us?

• Work on real-time, scalable platforms
• Build AI-ready data systems
• Exposure to cloud-native architecture
• Opportunity to grow into Database Architect role
• Apply Now – Send your CV and portfolio to **[email protected]**
• About the Company:
• Welcome to the Future of Personal Mobility at Self Drive.
• A Mobility Tech Platform Established in 2016 in the Middle East with its Head Quarters in DUBAI and a team of over 140+ employees that operates across 10 countries around the world.
• Self Drive Mobility is backed by car manufacturers, dealers and the top leasing companies with managing assets worth over USD 1 Billion on its platform making it the fastest-growing Mobility Tech Company in the GCC Region.
• Self Drive Mobility operates across UAE, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Ireland, Scotland, United Kingdom and India with an fleet of over 25000+ units offering Daily \| Weekly \| Monthly car subscription rentals & Digital Leasing Solutions targeting D2C & B2B Clients.
• The company achieved a milestone by serving 1.5 million customers & reached 3 Million days of reservation & is currently the largest mobility platform across in the Middle East.

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent