Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

About Us

About Us Mercedes-Benz Tech Malaysia (MBTMY), established in 2003, is a global technology hub within the Mercedes-Benz Group. We play a key role in the company’s digital transformation by delivering innovative digital solutions across the entire value chain.

With over 300 technology professionals, MBTMY contributes to a wide range of areas including software engineering, data and analytics, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, DevOps and artificial intelligence. From enhancing in-car digital experiences to improving global vehicle sales platforms and advancing AI and security initiatives, our teams help drive high-impact technology solutions for Mercedes-Benz worldwide. Our culture is built on agility, collaboration and continuous learning.

We provide an environment where innovation can flourish, supported by strong technical leadership, cross-functional teamwork and a shared commitment to quality and excellence.

We also offer flexible hybrid work arrangements, allowing team members to balance remote work with in-person collaboration at our vibrant Wisma Mercedes-Benz office in Puchong. A space designed to inspire creativity, innovation and meaningful connection.

Job Description

• Implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of automated testing solutions for enterprise software systems based on one or more technologies or products.
• Collaboration with product owners, developers, and stakeholders to understand product requirements and define comprehensive test strategies.
• Conception, design, and development of scalable test automation frameworks, reusable test components, and reliable quality engineering solutions.
• Independent and self-responsible implementation and quality assurance of product increments, including test automation, CI/CD integration, security and compliance testing, and defect management.
• Development and execution of automated UI, API, integration, regression, and end-to-end test suites.
• Root cause analysis, defect tracking, quality risk assessment, and continuous improvement of testing processes.
• Creation and maintenance of test strategies, test cases, quality metrics, and technical documentation as part of a software development project.
• You build it – you test it – you run it.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years’ working experience in software testing, quality assurance, test automation, or a related field is required.
• Education minimium Degree in IT, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline.

Experience

• Experience with Agile methodologies and working in cross-functional product teams.
• Strong hands-on experience in UI and API test automation.
• Experience with free and open-source technologies and enterprise tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• IT, software testing, or programming-related certification is an advantage.

Specific Knowledge / Skills

• Excellent communication skills in English.
• Good customer service orientation.
• Analytical, passionate, and committed to technology and product quality.
• Result-oriented thinking and action.
• Product-oriented and quality-first mindset.

Knowledge and Skills

• Develops highly complex test automation components, frameworks, and systems and is responsible for their quality and maintainability.
• Masters and implements test solution and implementation alternatives across technologies, tools, and programming languages.
• Is responsible for overarching test automation architecture, design, and quality strategy.
• Abstracts complex technical and quality relationships and translates them into practical testing approaches.
• Creates complex technical documentation, test strategies, quality reports, and automation guidelines.
• Designs and develops reliable, scalable, and maintainable enterprise test automation solutions.
• Advises product teams and customers on testability, quality risks, automation strategy, and quality engineering best practices.
• Leads automation initiatives and supports or mentors medium and large quality engineering teams.
• Presents test strategies, quality insights, risks, and automation solutions at customer and expert level.

Responsibility and Scope for Decision-Making

• Designs the quality engineering environment for the implementation of highly complex topics, projects, and products.
• Evaluates and applies alternative test solutions, automation tools, and courses of action.
• Establishes automation standards and proactively organizes a collaborative and high-performing quality culture.
• Integrates relevant experts independently and proactively across business units.
• Acts with strategic and entrepreneurial vision to improve product quality, delivery speed, and test efficiency.

Technical

• Test Automation: Playwright, Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber / BDD
• Programming Languages: TypeScript, Java, JavaScript, Python
• Test Frameworks: JUnit, TestNG, Pytest
• API Testing: REST API, Rest Assured, Postman
• CI/CD: GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, ArgoCD
• Cloud: GCP
• Container and Microservices: Kubernetes and Docker
• Database Testing: PostgreSQL, MongoDB
• Performance Testing: JMeter or k6
• Test Management: Jira, Confluence, Xray or Zephyr
• Monitoring and Observability: Datadog
• Version Control: Git and GitLab