Test Automation & NFT Architect

About the role

The client is a leading Islamic financial institution in the UAE seeking a technical visionary to define the Test Center of Excellence (TCoE) automation framework and Non‑Functional Testing (NFT) strategy. You will work closely with the client and Dautom as their IT consulting partner.

Key responsibilities

• Author the Automation Test Strategy and lead the Shift‑Left automation blueprint for all active change requests.
• Design, maintain, and scale a containerised test framework and CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitLab.
• Define baseline performance, load and stress testing thresholds.
• Evaluate and procure emerging testing tools, establishing ROI metrics for automation initiatives.

Required profile

• 7–10 years of experience in test automation framework and SDLC design.
• Strong background in enterprise‑level test automation and non‑functional requirements definition.
• Preferred ISTQB Advanced Test Automation Engineer certification.

Required skills

• Enterprise test automation framework design
• CI/CD pipeline integration (Jenkins, GitLab)
• Non‑Functional Requirements (NFR) definition
• Test Automation
• Load and stress testing