[Hiring] Mobile QA Automation Lead @Smart Working Solutions

Role Description

We're looking for a QA Automation Lead to evolve our client's QA function from a heavily manual model toward a scalable, risk-based automation approach - while maintaining oversight of existing manual processes. This is a hands-on role (approximately 60% hands-on), leading a team of 4 QA engineers. The current stack uses TypeScript, WebdriverIO, and Appium, but automation maturity is still early, and the team relies significantly on manual testing today. The primary product is a mobile banking app, so the role is heavily mobile-focused (iOS/Android), with an emphasis on end-to-end user journey testing and strong judgment around building an effective testing pyramid across mobile, UI, API, and manual layers.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the QA automation strategy, improving framework quality, test coverage, and overall automation maturity
• Lead, mentor, and support a team of QA engineers, providing both technical guidance and hands-on contribution
• Design, build, and maintain scalable UI and end-to-end automation frameworks in TypeScript using WebdriverIO and Playwright
• Own and evolve mobile automation across iOS and Android using Appium and BrowserStack
• Apply a risk-based testing approach to make informed decisions on test prioritisation, coverage trade-offs, and release confidence
• Shape a balanced testing pyramid across mobile, UI, API/service-level, and manual testing layers
• Improve and optimise automated test execution within CI/CD pipelines
• Manage bug tracking, triage, and failure analysis, providing clear reporting on quality metrics and risks
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and platform teams to improve testability and embed QA best practices
• Support longer-term expansion into non-functional testing areas such as performance, load, and security

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in QA / Test Automation in production environments
• Proven experience leading or mentoring QA engineers and owning automation direction
• Strong ability to define and evolve automation strategy, not just implement individual tests
• Solid manual QA fundamentals, including exploratory and regression testing
• Hands-on experience building or improving UI and end-to-end automation frameworks using tools such as WebdriverIO, Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium
• Experience with mobile testing and automation on iOS and/or Android in business-critical environments
• Strong understanding of risk-based testing and test pyramid principles
• Experience with API and service-level testing
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
• Comfortable with defect management, failure analysis, and QA reporting
• Proficiency in TypeScript or JavaScript-based automation (TypeScript preferred); Python, Java, or Kotlin also welcome
• Strong collaboration skills across engineering, product, and platform teams

Nice to Have

• Experience with Appium, BrowserStack, XCUITest, or Espresso
• Experience testing React Native applications
• Exposure to performance, load, or non-functional testing
• Experience in fintech, banking, or similarly regulated environments
• Familiarity with security-focused testing practices
• Broader backend or service-level testing experience beyond UI automation

Benefits

• Be a Smart Worker - valued, empowered, and part of a culture that celebrates integrity, excellence, and ambition.