About SYSCORT

Syscort is a global consulting and technology services firm based in the UAE, delivering business transformation solutions across MENA, APAC, UK, US, and Europe. We specialize in Treasury & Risk Consulting, Financial Transformation, Data & Analytics, AI & Automation, and Technology Consulting, helping organizations optimize operations, unlock insights, and build future-ready enterprises.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced QA Lead – Automation with 8–10 years of experience who can lead a QA team while remaining highly hands-on technically.

The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Java, Selenium, automation framework development, API testing and CI/CD, along with proven experience managing and mentoring QA engineers.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role, not a pure people-management position. The candidate should be comfortable designing frameworks, writing automation scripts, reviewing code, debugging failures and supporting the team technically.

Key Responsibilities

QA Automation & Technical Leadership

Design, develop and maintain robust Java + Selenium automation frameworks.
Write and maintain automated test scripts for functional, regression and integration testing.
Define automation strategy, standards and best practices.
Review and improve existing automation frameworks and test coverage.
Perform hands-on coding, debugging and troubleshooting.
Conduct code reviews and ensure automation quality and maintainability.
Identify opportunities to improve automation coverage and reduce manual testing effort.

Team Leadership

Lead, mentor and manage a team of QA engineers and automation testers.
Allocate tasks, review deliverables and monitor team performance.
Provide technical guidance and support to QA engineers.
Establish QA processes, standards and development practices.
Conduct knowledge-sharing and mentoring sessions.
Support recruitment and onboarding of QA resources.

Test Strategy & Quality Management

Define test strategy, test plans and overall QA approach for projects.
Review requirements and identify testing risks and gaps.
Plan and execute functional, regression, integration and system testing.
Manage defect lifecycle and coordinate with development teams for resolution.
Ensure adequate test coverage and release readiness.
Track QA metrics including automation coverage, defect leakage and test execution.

API & Database Testing

Perform API testing using Postman and/or REST Assured.
Develop automated API test cases.
Validate integrations and backend processes.
Perform database validation using SQL.

CI/CD & DevOps

Integrate automation suites into CI/CD pipelines.
Work with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI or Azure DevOps.
Monitor automated test execution and troubleshoot pipeline failures.
Support continuous testing practices within the development lifecycle.

Stakeholder & Project Collaboration

Work closely with Developers, Business Analysts, Product Owners, Project Managers and Architects.
Participate in Agile ceremonies.
Provide QA estimates, status reports and release-readiness updates.
Communicate testing risks, quality issues and recommendations to stakeholders.
Support multiple projects when required.

Mandatory Technical Skills

Java – Strong hands-on experience
Selenium WebDriver – Strong hands-on experience
TestNG / JUnit
Maven / Gradle
Automation framework design and development
API testing – Postman / REST Assured
SQL / Database testing
Git
Jenkins or equivalent CI/CD tools
Jira or similar defect management tools
Agile/Scrum methodology

Good to Have

Selenium Grid
BrowserStack / Sauce Labs
Cucumber / BDD
Docker
Appium
Performance testing
Microservices and REST API architecture
Cloud-based testing
Experience with enterprise applications

Experience Requirements

8–10 years of overall QA/testing experience
Strong hands-on experience in Java + Selenium automation
Experience designing and maintaining automation frameworks
2+ years of QA team leadership / technical leadership experience
Experience mentoring and managing QA engineers
Experience working in Agile development environments
Experience handling enterprise applications and complex integrations

Ideal Candidate

We are looking for someone who can operate at three levels:

1. Hands-on Engineer
Can personally write Java/Selenium automation, debug issues and improve frameworks.

2. QA Technical Lead
Can define automation architecture, testing strategy, standards and CI/CD integration.

3. Team Lead
Can manage, mentor and develop QA engineers while coordinating with development and business teams.

Key Performance Indicators

Automation coverage and stability
Reduction in manual regression effort
Automation execution success rate
Defect detection and defect leakage
Release quality and readiness
QA delivery timelines
Framework maintainability and scalability
Team productivity and capability development
Overall improvement in QA processes

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related discipline preferred.

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