Job Description

Our client is building a modern cross-border payments and financial infrastructure platform (exchange, clearing, messaging, digital currency) for banks and financial institutions. Were looking for a Senior QA / Test Automation Engineer (5+ years) to ensure the quality and reliability of our platform end-to-end.

Profile summary

• 5+ years of experience in QA / software testing, with a strong focus on test automation
• Solid experience designing and executing test strategies for complex, distributed back-end systems and web applications
• Strong hands-on experience with test automation frameworks and tools (e.g. Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, REST-assured, JUnit/TestNG)
• Experience testing RESTful APIs, microservices, and message-based integrations (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.)
• Good understanding of functional, regression, integration, performance, and security testing practices
• Hands-on with CI/CD integration for automated test suites (GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar)
• Comfortable working with Java (and ideally JavaScript/TypeScript) to build and maintain automation frameworks
• Strong skills in test case design, defect management, and clear documentation
• Leadership: ability to supervise and track progress of the QA / test automation team, plan and prioritize tasks, define test plans and coverage, review test assets, and mentor junior and mid-level QA engineers
• Experience working in Agile teams, collaborating closely with product managers, developers, and DevOps
• Bonus: experience in fintech/payments, cross-border transfers, ISO 20022/SWIFT flows, or high-availability, mission-critical systems

Languages and location

• Fluent English is a must (written and spoken)
• Location: strong preference for UAE, Dubai, with flexibility for remote candidates who are highly qualified

This role is ideal for someone who is detail-oriented, passionate about quality, and wants to lead the QA function in making a next-generation financial network stable, secure, and trustworthy.