Senior Consultant Software QA

About the Role

Elm Company is seeking a Senior Consultant Software QA to lead software quality assurance activities across its digital products portfolio. This full-time role is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and focuses on establishing quality practices, planning and governing testing activities, and ensuring product readiness for mobile and web applications. The position aims to support increasing testing demands, improve product reliability, enhance user experience, and ensure the delivery of high-quality digital solutions that meet business and customer expectations.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and implement software quality assurance standards, methodologies, and testing frameworks for digital products.
• Establish testing governance practices and define quality metrics, testing standards, and acceptance criteria.
• Lead test planning activities, defining scopes, schedules, priorities, resources, and testing approaches across multiple products.
• Ensure adequate test coverage for functional, integration, regression, usability, and user acceptance testing.
• Lead and coordinate functional testing and UAT activities, validating applications against business and user requirements.
• Manage the defect lifecycle, including identification, documentation, prioritization, and resolution tracking.
• Oversee testing activities for mobile and web applications, validating functionality, usability, compatibility, and performance.
• Establish release quality gates and readiness criteria, verifying products meet requirements before deployment.
• Develop quality dashboards, testing reports, and performance metrics for management visibility.
• Collaborate with product managers, business stakeholders, developers, and technical teams throughout the product lifecycle.
• Support product quality initiatives and continuous improvement programs, sharing best practices.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 5 to 10 years of experience in software quality assurance.
• Demonstrated ability to lead QA activities and establish quality practices.
• Experience with mobile and web application quality assurance.
• Proficiency in defining and implementing testing frameworks and methodologies.

Compliance and Standards

• Adhere to all relevant departmental policies, processes, standard operating procedures, and instructions.
• Comply with all relevant safety, quality, and environmental management policies and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with information security practices and standards to maintain data integrity and confidentiality.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position located in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role involves close collaboration with various internal teams and stakeholders to achieve quality objectives.