Quality Automation Engineer

Job SummaryThe Test/Software Quality Automation Engineer will execute the testing automation strategy to enable product resilience, performance, security, and to validate new features. The role will engage various stakeholders (developers, product owners, operations, and senior management) to design, prioritize, and execute software testing plans using manual and automated testing processes. The candidate must have strong proficiency with modern testing automation platforms targeting web, mobile, API, and desktop applications. The Software Quality Automation Engineer will serve as a contributor to the creation of QA, Scenarios / scripts, procedures, processes, and documentation for the team. They will also help to define and to report metrics, KPIs, and assist in shaping the strategic direction of the QA function.Job Description

Company Description

IGI - International General Insurance Co. Ltd. is a leading international specialist commercial insurer and reinsurer with a global portfolio of Energy, Property, Construction & Engineering, Ports & Terminals, Marine, Financial Institutions, General Aviation, Professional Indemnity, Casualty, Directors' and Officers', Legal Expenses, Political Violence, Contingency and Treaty Reinsurance. Registered in Bermuda as a limited liability company, with operational headquarters in Amman, Jordan and offices in London, Malta, Bermuda, Norway, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur and Casablanca, we aim to deliver outstanding levels of service to our clients and brokers. Our ratings reflect the financial strength of our business: "A" (Stable) from AM Best; "A-" (Stable) from S&P. In 2024, we had net earnings of $135.2 million. Our holding company has assets in excess of $2,037.6 million, as at 31 December 2024.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for executing tactical and long-term QA project work such as test planning, test cycles, metrics, and test execution.

• Define the entrance and exit requirements for all testing phases.

• Development/Unit, System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Performance/Load Testing, and Post-Production Testing.

• Integrate automated test platforms into the development, build, and release workflows.

• Support coaching and leadership in QA best practices, standards, and methodologies to enable continuous improvement of our engineering capabilities.

• Develop and maintain a library of test cases and other test artifacts like test data, data validation, test harness scripts, and automated management.

• Report on the status of testing development, quality, and system performance to management.

Key Attributes & Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, management information systems, or a related discipline.

• Minimum 2 years' experience designing automated software testing for web, desktop, and mobile platforms and 2-5 years of manual testing experience.

• English, Arabic (an Advantage)

• Experience in providing technical guidance.

• Demonstrated a track record working in geographically dispersed teams.

• Expertise in Data Testing, ETL and SQL.

• Expertise in industry-leading test and performance measurement tools such as Load Runner, and robotic process automation (RPA) platforms such as UiPath.

• Demonstrated ability to report progress using KPI metrics and risk measurements.

• Experience of working in QA software teams in a distributed development environment.

• Strong communication skills to collaborate with developers, product owners, operations, and senior leadership to provide quality measurements and detailed risk analysis.

• Experience in REST service interaction and performance/load testing.

• Experience with Agile software development.

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