Senior Software QA Automation Engineer - API, UI, Performance & CI/CD
LocationCairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
SenioritySenior
Experience5+ yrs
DepartmentEngineering
Company size1,001–5,000 people
PostedSep 17, 2026 · 3w ago
Verified live1d ago
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5+ years of professional QA/testing experience, with strong focus on automation
Proven experience building or significantly rebuilding automation frameworks, rather than only writing tests within an existing framework
Strong programming skills in at least one of: Python, Java, TypeScript
Strong hands-on experience with API automation using technologies such as REST Assured, Karate, pytest, or equivalent frameworks
Strong experience with UI automation using Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, or equivalent tools
Strong SQL skills for automated data validation and database testing
Practical experience with performance/load testing, using JMeter, k6, Gatling, or similar
Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
Strong understanding of test automation architecture, design patterns, maintainability, and scalability
Experience working in Agile/Scrum software development environments
Strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Experience testing streaming or event-driven data pipelines
Exposure to security testing or penetration testing
Experience owning or contributing to test strategy across multiple engineering teams
Experience with cloud environments and modern DevOps tooling
Experience with Docker/Kubernetes and distributed systems
Experience testing data-intensive or high-throughput platforms
Skills
REST Assured
Karate
pytest
Playwright
Cypress
Selenium
SQL
JMeter
k6
Gatling
Python
Java
TypeScript
Docker
Kubernetes
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
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Design, build, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks from the ground up.
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Develop automated tests across:
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API – REST Assured, Karate, pytest, or equivalent.
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UI – Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, or equivalent.
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Database/Data – SQL-based validation of data quality and integrity.
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Build reusable automation architecture, libraries, utilities, fixtures, and reporting.
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Validate data for:
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Completeness
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Correctness
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Consistency
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Duplicates
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Data integrity across systems
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Develop and execute performance and load tests using tools such as JMeter, k6, or Gatling.
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Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and ensure critical failures can prevent defective releases.
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Investigate automation failures, identify root causes, and work with developers to resolve defects.
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Define and maintain appropriate test coverage across APIs, UI, backend services, and data pipelines.
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Contribute to overall test strategy and quality engineering practices across multiple teams.
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Continuously improve automation reliability, execution speed, maintainability, and coverage.
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Mentor other QA engineers and promote engineering best practices within the QA team.
Requirements
Required Skills & Experience
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5+ years of professional QA/testing experience, with strong focus on automation.
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Proven experience building or significantly rebuilding automation frameworks, rather than only writing tests within an existing framework.
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Strong programming skills in at least one of:
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Python
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Java
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TypeScript
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Strong hands-on experience with API automation using technologies such as:
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REST Assured
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Karate
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pytest
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or equivalent frameworks
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Strong experience with UI automation using:
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Playwright
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Cypress
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Selenium
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or equivalent tools
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Strong SQL skills for automated data validation and database testing.
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Practical experience with performance/load testing, using JMeter, k6, Gatling, or similar.
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Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
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Strong understanding of test automation architecture, design patterns, maintainability, and scalability.
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Experience working in Agile/Scrum software development environments.
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Strong debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Nice to have
Nice to Have
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Experience testing streaming or event-driven data pipelines.
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Exposure to security testing or penetration testing.
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Experience owning or contributing to test strategy across multiple engineering teams.
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Experience with cloud environments and modern DevOps tooling.
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Experience with Docker/Kubernetes and distributed systems.
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Experience testing data-intensive or high-throughput platforms.
About the role
What We’re Looking For
The ideal candidate is someone who:
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Thinks like a software engineer, not only a traditional tester.
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Has personally built automation frameworks and understands the architecture behind them.
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Can write clean, maintainable production-quality code.
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Is comfortable testing across API, UI, database, data, and performance layers.
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Understands that automation should provide reliable feedback in the CI/CD pipeline.
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Can investigate failures rather than simply report them.
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Takes ownership of quality and can work across multiple engineering teams.
Important
This role is automation-first.
Candidates whose experience is primarily manual testing, test-case execution, or writing tests inside an existing framework without significant framework-development experience are unlikely to be a strong fit.
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