Senior SQA Automation Engineer

### 🌟 **About CodeNinja** At **CodeNinja Consulting**, we build high-impact global engineering teams that accelerate digital transformation for enterprises worldwide. With operations across **Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, the United States, and Chile**, we empower clients with world-class expertise in **software engineering, QA automation, cloud, DevOps**, and enterprise technology services. Our 350+ experts deliver solutions across banking, fintech, healthcare, e-commerce, and large-scale enterprise platforms. At CodeNinja, we value innovation, excellence, and a culture of continuous learning — enabling our teams to deliver smarter, faster, and stronger. ### 📝 **Job Summary** We are seeking an experienced **Automation Engineer (8+ Years)** to develop, enhance, and maintain automated testing solutions for complex enterprise systems. The role requires strong technical expertise in **test automation frameworks, CI/CD integration, regression automation, API automation**, and working with cross-functional testing teams. You will collaborate closely with the **Manual Test Lead**, engineering teams, and DevOps to ensure test coverage, quality, and stability across release cycles. ### 🎯 **Key Responsibilities** ### **Automation Development & Maintenance** - Develop and maintain **automation scripts** for regression, functional, and SIT testing. - Create **reusable automation frameworks, utilities, and libraries**. - Debug, optimize, and enhance test scripts for improved reliability and performance. - Ensure automated tests are scalable, modular, and aligned with best practices. ### **CI/CD Integration** - Integrate automated test suites into **Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI**, or equivalent pipelines. - Configure automated execution triggers for nightly builds, code merges, and release cycles. - Implement reporting and log outputs directly into CI/CD dashboards. ### **Testing & Quality Assurance** - Ensure comprehensive test coverage, including UI, API, SIT, and end-to-end scenarios. - Work closely with the Manual Test Lead to **identify automation candidates** and maintain prioritization. - Prepare detailed **test reports**, execution logs, error summaries, and coverage metrics. - Participate in defect triage meetings and provide technical insights on automation failures. ### **Collaboration & Support** - Collaborate with developers, architects, QA, and DevOps teams for test environment readiness. - Provide guidance on automation best practices to junior team members. - Support continuous improvement initiatives in testing methodologies and tools. ### 🧩 **Skills & Expertise Required** ### **Automation & Framework Expertise** - Strong hands-on experience with automation tools: **Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, TestNG, JUnit** - Ability to design frameworks from scratch and build **scalable, modular architectures**. ### **API Automation** - Proficiency with: **REST Assured, Postman, Karate, or similar tools** - Ability to automate REST APIs and validate request/response structures. ### **Programming & Scripting** - Strong in at least two programming languages: **Java, Python, JavaScript** ### **CI/CD & Version Control** - Experience integrating automation with: **Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Bitbucket Pipelines** - Knowledge of **Git-based workflows**. ### **Database Skills** - Experience with **SQL for backend validation** and test data preparation. ### **Testing Knowledge** - Deep understanding of: - **SIT (System Integration Testing)** - **E2E testing** - **Regression testing** - **Testing complex enterprise systems** - ### 💡 **Preferred Skills** - Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS / Azure) is a plus. - Experience with containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes). - Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams. - Strong analytical and debugging skills. ### 💼 **Why Join Us** - Work with cutting-edge tools and large-scale enterprise systems. - Fully remote working environment. - Opportunity to work with global engineering tea…