Lead, Test Automation – Tools
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Lead test automation and tooling for Moniepoint, Africa’s all-in-one financial platform. Building scalable frameworks across functional, performance, security, cloud, and distributed-system testing.
Responsibilities:
- Design and implement custom test automation frameworks for functional, performance, and security testing
- Develop reusable libraries, plugins, and CLI tools for test execution, reporting, and CI/CD integration
- Build scalable test harnesses for distributed systems, microservices, mobile native, and cloud SaaS applications
- Write maintainable Java and JavaScript/TypeScript code to automate test workflows
- Integrate tools with Git, Jenkins, Harness, and artifact repositories
- Containerize tools using Docker and orchestrate test environments using Kubernetes
- Implement observability into test tools using New Relic, Grafana, and ELK Stack
- Partner with QE, SRE/DevOps, and development teams to identify testing pain points and deliver tooling solutions
- Provide governance, documentation, training, and support for testing tool adoption and extension
- Evaluate and adopt emerging testing technologies
- Contribute to internal best practices for test automation, tool development, and quality engineering
Requirements:
- 12+ years of experience in Quality Engineering and Tools development or similar role
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related engineering discipline
- Strong programming skills in Java with a focus on tooling and automation
- Proficiency in extending and customizing open-source testing tools including Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Appium, Postman/Bruno, REST Assured, Karate, JMeter, K6, Gatling, Locust, OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite, Nmap, and Nessus
- Experience integrating testing tools with Jira, Qmetry, ReportPortal, Allure, ExtentReports, Grafana, Jenkins, Harness, ArgoCD, GitLab, SonarQube, BrowserStack, and LambdaTest
- Experience with test data management, mocking frameworks, and service virtualization tools such as WireMock, Hoverfly, or Mockito
- Strong command of relational SQL and non-relational NoSQL databases
- Experience with publish-subscribe messaging systems such as Kafka
- Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, gRPC, WebSockets, and event-driven or asynchronous architectures
- Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Expertise in Kubernetes for container orchestration
- Proficiency in Linux/Unix-based environments, shell scripting, and system-level debugging
- Familiarity with Agile, Scrum, and Kanban methodologies
- Demonstrated problem-solving, root cause analysis, and complex systems debugging abilities
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Familiarity with AI/ML-based test generation or test impact analysis
- Background in developer experience (DevEx) or internal platform engineering
Benefits:
- Culture prioritizing employee well-being, respect, inclusion, and having all voices heard
- Learning and development-focused environment
- Knowledge sharing, training, and regular internal technical talks
- Attractive salary
- Pension
- Health insurance
- Annual bonus
- Other benefits
- Virtual interview stages















