Senior QA Automation Engineer - IC5

As a Senior QA Automation Engineer , you will define and drive the long-term automation and quality engineering strategy across our platform.

This is a high-impact technical leadership role focused on building scalable, resilient, and observable automation ecosystems that enable fast, confident releases.

You will operate at a platform level, not just within individual tribes, ensuring that automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and quality gates are designed for sustainability, reliability, and growth.

Your mandate is to:

• Reduce systemic risk
• Eliminate flakiness
• Shorten feedback loopsEmbed measurable quality signals into the software delivery lifecycle

This role requires both architectural thinking and hands-on execution . You will design and evolve automation frameworks across UI, API, integration, and non-functional domains, aligning testing strategy with distributed system design, cloud infrastructure, and release engineering practices.

You will act as the technical authority for automation standards , guiding engineers and QAs toward a shift-left, quality-first culture.

️ What You'll Be Responsible For

Platform Automation Architecture

• Design, build, and evolve scalable automation frameworks across:

• UI (Playwright / Selenium)
• API (Postman / REST-based tooling)
• Mobile (Appium)
• Integration and non-functional testing

• Ensure frameworks are resilient, observable, and maintainableDrive test reliability and near-zero flakiness

CI/CD & Release Engineering

• Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Jenkins, GitLab CI)
• Optimise pipeline determinism and execution efficiency
• Embed quality gates and measurable quality signalsReduce release risk through automation-first strategies

Quality Governance & Standards

• Define and maintain QA standards across domain tribes
• Own regression governance and overall test health
• Standardise automation practices across teams
• Improve visibility of quality metrics and risk indicatorsReduce single points of failure through documentation and knowledge formalisation

Technical Leadership & Influence

• Lead medium-to-large QA initiatives
• Contribute to architectural design discussions and engineering forums
• Shape Definition of Done and influence sprint planning and release decisions
• Challenge delivery risk proactivelyConduct technical reviews to ensure performance, security, and reliability

Coaching & Capability Building

• Mentor and support mid-level and junior QA engineers
• Guide teams toward shift-left and automation-first thinking
• Drive adoption of modern testing tools and practicesEnable squads to move faster without compromising reliability

Problem Solving & Continuous Improvement

• Analyse recurring defects and systemic weaknesses
• Propose corrective action at engineering and architectural levels
• Improve automation stability, speed, and trustworthinessShift QA from reactive testing to proactive quality engineering, * Automation is stable, fast, and trusted
• CI/CD pipelines are deterministic and efficient
• Flakiness is proactively managed and near-zero
• Quality metrics are visible and actionable
• Releases are predictable, safe, and data-drivenAutomation standards are consistently adopted across teams

Do you have experience in XML?, * Significant experience in QA automation within complex, distributed systems

• Proven experience designing automation frameworks from the ground up
• Deep understanding of CI/CD pipeline integration
• Experience contributing to architectural and engineering governance discussions
• Experience influencing cross-functional engineering teams
• Technical certifications are advantageous but not essential

Essential Skills

• Advanced proficiency with automation frameworks (Playwright, Selenium, Appium or similar)
• Strong programming capability (Java, JavaScript or similar)
• Deep understanding of testing methodologies (manual, automated, regression, performance, security)
• Strong API testing expertise (REST, JSON/XML)
• CI/CD pipeline integration experience (e.g. Jenkins, GitLab CI)
• Strong Git/version control knowledge
• Architectural and systems thinking mindset
• Strong analytical and risk-based testing approachExcellent stakeholder communication skills

Desired Skills

• Experience working in fintech, payments, or POS platforms
• Experience embedding observability into automation frameworks
• Experience influencing engineering-wide standards
• Experience improving release governance and test health dashboardsFamiliarity with cloud-native infrastructure environments

Epos Now is a global POS and fintech platform powering thousands of businesses worldwide. From payments and retail operations to AI-driven insights, we build scalable technology that enables businesses to trade smarter and grow faster.