Principal QA Automation Engineer

Leading the telecommunications tower sector in Saudi Arabia and the region, our client boasts of having installed over 15,000 towers throughout the Kingdom. Specializing in infrastructure sharing, it facilitates telecom companies, government agencies, and private entities. By owning and overseeing passive infrastructure, they lease spaces to various sectors, fostering cost-effective and efficient service delivery. The company's ongoing expansion aims to cover new cities, rural areas, and remote destinations, enhancing economies of scale and minimizing the environmental impact for telecom providers.

Embark on an exciting journey with our Quality Assurance Change Management project, a Managed Services initiative. We are tackling several key tasks to ensure smooth operations:

• Testing methods in Modern InfraCO
• Testing automation
• Environments strategy: setting up and managing different testing spaces
• Testing data strategy
• Automation architecture
• Automated test cases
• Infrastructure automation with Terraform

The project scope includes:

• QA service strategy
• Automated testing
• Continuous integration and continuous delivery
• Manual testing
• User acceptance testing (UAT)
• Performance and load testing
• Security testing
• Quality assurance reporting

You will join a team of 7 quality assurance professionals.

This position primarily involves traveling:

• 3 months on a business trip / 3 months at home

• Interview process that respects people and their time
• Professional and open IT community
• Internal meet-ups and resources for knowledge sharing
• Time for recovery and relaxation
• Bright online and offline events
• Opportunity to become part of our internal volunteer community

• Design, author, run, debug, and update automated test cases: Create and maintain automated test scripts to validate software functionality.
• Ensure 100% data quality: Validate Core Trip Flow events, both structurally and semantically, to maintain high data accuracy.
• Collaborate with QA Analysts and Software Developers: Work closely with cross-functional teams to develop and implement effective solutions.
• Stay updated with industry developments: Keep abreast of the latest trends and advancements in test automation.

Qualifications: 

• 5+ years of experience as a Software Automation Engineer: You should have a strong background in software testing and automation.
• Extensive experience in developing and implementing fully automated test scripts: You’ll need proficiency in tools and scripting languages such as Python and CAPL.
• Development experience with Linux and/or Android Test: Familiarity with these environments is beneficial.
• Experience in leading a team of QA/AQA 

Project Technical Stack: 

• Selenium – Cypress (as alternative)
• Git / Bitbucket
• Jenkins
• Terraform
• Jira
• Confluence