QA Lead Engineer

About CoorB

CoorB specializes in building innovative solutions with a focus on process automation, user experience enhancement, and advanced data analytics. The company leverages extensive industry expertise to help clients achieve operational excellence, future-proof IT investments, and maintain a competitive edge within the finance industry.

The Role: QA Lead Engineer

CoorB is seeking a QA Lead Engineer to join its team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves defining and executing the overall quality assurance strategy across multiple products and platforms. The successful candidate will ensure the delivery of high-quality, reliable, and scalable software, combining hands-on automation expertise with strong leadership in process improvement, team management, and quality governance. The QA Lead Engineer will collaborate with Engineering, Product, and DevOps teams to drive quality initiatives and establish a culture of continuous testing and improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end QA strategy, including test planning, automation, performance, and release validation.
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable automation frameworks for web, mobile, and backend systems.
• Lead, mentor, and coach QA engineers, providing technical guidance, performance feedback, and career development support.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure product requirements are testable, measurable, and aligned with quality objectives.
• Integrate automated testing pipelines within CI/CD processes to enable continuous delivery and reduce regression risks.
• Drive performance, load, and security testing strategies to ensure system reliability and scalability under real-world conditions.
• Evaluate and standardize automation tools, technologies, and best practices across projects.
• Champion data-driven testing approaches and maintain visibility into product quality through KPIs and dashboards.
• Lead defect triage meetings, coordinate release testing, and ensure timely defect resolution and risk reporting.
• Foster a quality-first mindset across engineering teams, advocating for testability and robust system design.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 6–10 years of experience in software testing, with at least 3 years in a QA Lead or similar leadership role.
• Strong hands-on experience with automation frameworks and tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Appium, TestNG, or JUnit.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (*, Java, Python, or JavaScript).
• Experience integrating test automation into CI/CD pipelines (*, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps).
• Strong knowledge of API and backend testing using tools like Postman or RestAssured.
• Experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter, Gatling, LoadRunner, or k6.
• Familiarity with test management and bug tracking tools (*, Jira, TestRail).

Required Skills

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with a proactive, detail-oriented approach.
• Proven leadership and communication skills, with the ability to drive cross-team collaboration and influence quality culture.

Location and Work Type

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Salary information for this role will be disclosed during the hiring process.