Lead Engineer - Test Automation & Tools Development

Who we are Moniepoint Inc. is Africa’s all-in-one financial platform, helping 20 million businesses and individuals access seamless payments, banking, credit, cross-border, and business management tools each month. As Nigeria’s largest merchant acquirer, we power most of the country’s point-of-sale (POS) transactions. Through our subsidiaries, Moniepoint Inc. processes over $250 billion in digital payment transaction value annually. About the role We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Testing Tools Development Engineer to design, develop, and maintain advanced testing frameworks and automation tools. This role focuses on building scalable, reusable, and integrated testing infrastructure that supports functional, performance, and security testing across diverse platforms and environments. . What you’ll get to do Tool Development & Framework Design: Design & implement custom test automation frameworks for functional, performance, and security testing Develop reusable libraries, plugins, and CLI tools to support test execution, reporting, and integration with CI/CD pipelines Build scalable test harnesses for distributed systems, microservices, mobile native and cloud SaaS applications. Automation & Scripting: Write robust, maintainable code in Java, JavaScript/TypeScript to automate test workflows. Integrate tools with version control systems (Git), CI/CD platforms (Jenkins, Harness), and artifact repositories DevOps & Infrastructure Integration: Containerize tools using Docker and orchestrate test environments using Kubernetes Implement observability into test tools using New Relic, Grafana, ELK Stack Collaboration & Enablement: Partner with QE, SRE/DevOps, and development teams to understand testing pain points and deliver tooling solutions. Provide governance model, documentation, training, and support to enable teams to adopt and extend testing tools effectively. Innovation & Continuous Improvement: Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies in the testing ecosystem. Contribute to internal best practices for test automation, tool development, & quality engineering. Familiarity with AI/ML-based test generation or test impact analysis. Background in developer experience (DevEx) or internal platform engineering To succeed in this role, we think you should have 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 tools such as. Functional/UI Testing: Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Appium API Testing: Postman/Bruno, REST Assured, Karate Performance Testing: JMeter, K6, Gatling, Locust Security Testing: OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite, Nmap, Nessus Experience Integrating testing tools with Test Management & Issue Tracking: Jira, Qmetry Reporting & Analytics: ReportPortal, Allure, ExtentReports, Grafana CI/CD Pipelines: Jenkins, Harness, ArgoCD, GitLab, SonarQube Device Farms: BrowserStack, LambdaTest for cross-platform and mobile testing 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, along with experience in publish-subscribe messaging systems like Kafka. Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, gRPC, WebSockets, & event-driven or asynchronous architectures Hands-on experience with leading cloud platforms - Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and expertise in Kubernetes for container orchestration. Proficient in working within Linux/Unix-based environments, including shell scripting and system-level debugging. Well-versed in Agile/Scrum/Kanban methodologies, with a focus on iterative development and continuous delivery. Demonstrated ability in problem-solving, root cause analysis, and debugging complex systems across the stack. Excellent communication and collaboration sk