We are seeking a skilled Node.js Automation Engineer) to join our team and work on exciting projects for a large UAE bank. This is a full-time onsite role requiring you to work from our Chennai Offshore Development Center (ODC).

Education:

• Bachelor's or Postgraduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent industry experience).

Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in full-stack development and automation testing, with strong expertise in Node.js.
• At least 1 year of hands-on experience with TypeScript.
• Proven experience with Playwright for automation testing (preferred), alongside tools like Cucumber, Appium, or Selenium.
• Banking or financial services domain experience is highly preferred.

Technical Skills:

• Backend Development: Expertise in building and testing scalable, secure, and high-performing APIs and microservices using Node.js.
• Frontend Development: Proficiency with modern frontend technologies like React, Angular, or Vue.js.
• Automation Testing: Strong experience in designing and implementing end-to-end test suites using Playwright, with an emphasis on BDD methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with GraphQL APIs.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and experience troubleshooting distributed service ecosystems.
• Experience with containerization tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with API Gateway integrations (e.g., 3Scale).
• Proficiency in authentication mechanisms, including SSO, JWT, and OAuth.
• Knowledge of task/message queues like AWS SQS, Azure Queue, Kafka, or Pushpin.

Functional Skills:

• Ability to follow and enforce best practices for coding standards, automation testing, manual testing, security, and documentation.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and iterative development processes.
• Capable of evaluating and implementing new technologies to ensure the adoption of best-in-class solutions.

Soft Skills:

• Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate across teams and influence technical decisions.
• Self-motivated and capable of independently driving projects while working collaboratively with others.
• Exceptional communication skills to interact effectively with senior stakeholders and executive management.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in the banking or financial services sector.
• Deep expertise with Playwright as the primary tool for automation testing.
• Strong foundation in Node.js development, with a focus on automation and scalability.

Other Responsibilities:

• While the primary focus is on automation testing, candidates should be prepared to perform manual testing when required to ensure comprehensive quality assurance.

Availability:

• Immediate joiners or candidates with a notice period of up to 30 days are highly preferred.

Requirements

Global Software Solutions Group (GSS) has been a leading and award winning player in the field of real-time payments and has established partnerships with leading Global software providers with a vision to be a single-window provider of technology solutions to the banking industry. We are also the strategic vendor of ENBD and FAB for their resourcing needs. Our headquarters are in Dubai Internet City. Our key clients are FAB, Finance house, Al Maryah Community bank, United Arab bank, EDB, Lulu Exchange, Lari Exchange, Deem finance. Our Website is gsstechgroup.com.