Quality Assurance Team Lead - Remote

Summary

We are looking for a QA Team Lead to drive quality strategy and ensure the reliability, performance, and scalability of our software products. The ideal candidate brings strong expertise in both manual and automated testing, leads QA initiatives end-to-end, mentors team members, and collaborates closely with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality releases.

Responsibilities:

• Define and own the QA strategy, processes, standards, and best practices across projects

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of QA engineers, fostering a strong quality culture

• Design and oversee the execution of manual and automated test plans and test cases

• Establish and maintain scalable test automation frameworks and CI/CD quality gates

• Collaborate with developers, product managers, and stakeholders to refine requirements and acceptance criteria

• Drive defect management lifecycle, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement

• Ensure comprehensive test coverage across web, mobile, APIs, and integrations

• Plan and manage regression, integration, system, performance, and UAT cycles

• Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and release planning from a quality perspective

• Define QA metrics, dashboards, and reporting for leadership visibility

• Continuously evaluate and implement new tools, technologies, and testing approaches

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance, with leadership or team-leading experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.

• ISTQB certification

• Strong hands-on experience in both manual and automated testing

• Proven experience leading QA teams in Agile environments

• Experience in the Saudi market and Fintech domains is a strong plus

• Proficiency in automation tools and frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Appium)

• Solid experience testing APIs, web, and mobile applications

• Strong understanding of SDLC, STLC, CI/CD, and Agile methodologies

• Experience with test management and defect tracking tools

• Ability to define QA KPIs, metrics, and quality governance models

• Excellent leadership, analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills