QA Lead - Test Automation | Playwright | Selenium | AI Testing

CodeNinja is a next-generation technology consulting firm specialising in AI-powered transformation, enterprise software delivery, and Quality Engineering. Headquartered in the Gulf region and operating across the MENA, South Asia, and global markets, CodeNinja partners with Tier-1 banks, government entities, and large enterprises to design, build, and run mission-critical technology programs.

With deep expertise in QA transformation, test automation, DevOps modernisation, and AI/ML engineering, CodeNinja's teams combine global delivery standards with in-market contextual knowledge — ensuring outcomes that are compliant, scalable, and commercially aligned with client objectives.

For the Client's Test Management Enablement & Automation engagement, CodeNinja brings a dedicated 12-person specialist team spanning Test Management, Automation Engineering, AI/ML, and Performance Testing — all governed under a structured 20-week program delivery framework.

The QA Lead (Offsite) owns the automation framework architecture, governs code quality and peer reviews, oversees sprint-level delivery, coordinates Client-Jira integration, and leads the AI-enabled test capability rollout. This is a senior technical leadership role driving the offsite automation engine of the programme.

•        Architect and own the modular automation framework (UI, API, service layer) using Page Object Model design.

•        Govern code quality through mandatory peer reviews, coding standards, and reusable component libraries.

•        Oversee sprint-level delivery of 420–520 automated test scenarios across varying complexity tiers.

•        Coordinate Client-Jira/Xray two-way integration for test plans, execution results, and defect traceability.

•        Lead the rollout of AI-enabled testing capabilities including self-healing locators and risk-based regression optimisation.

•        Manage the offsite automation team and coordinate with the onsite QA Lead for SIT/UAT alignment.

•        Track automation coverage KPIs and publish real-time dashboards.

•        Ensure all automated scripts comply with the client's security and data governance policies.