Airline QA Lead - Digital Testing Excellence

Client of Envision Employment Solutions; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Envision Employment Solutions is seeking a QA Manager for a global leader in consulting and digital transformation. You will lead QA across airline domain systems and digital programs to ensure high-quality delivery.

The role requires strong leadership, hands-on testing across Web, Mobile, and integrations, and experience with ALM tools like Azure DevOps and Jira; fluency in English is essential, with Arabic as a plus for international environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience managing QA for mid-to-large digital transformation programs.
• Strong hands-on experience with airline systems, including PSS, Reservations, Ticketing, DCS, Check-In, GDS, and Amadeus.
• Experience testing Web, Mobile, Middleware, and Interface applications.
• Proven experience leading End-to-End QA delivery, including Functional, Non-Functional, and UAT.
• Proficiency with Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar ALM tools.
• Experience leading and mentoring QA teams.
• Experience working with Agile delivery and release teams.
• Strong leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage QA activities across mid-to-large digital transformation projects.
• Oversee the complete testing lifecycle including planning, execution, defect management, reporting and quality governance.
• Manage Functional, Non-Functional and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities.
• Lead QA teams and mentor test engineers to ensure high-quality project delivery.
• Coordinate testing across Web, Mobile, Middleware and Interface applications.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, developers, architects and Agile release teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Validate airline business processes across PSS, Reservations, Ticketing, Check-In, DCS, GDS and Amadeus platforms.
• Track testing progress, manage risks and communicate project status to key stakeholders.
• Utilize ALM tools such as Azure DevOps and Jira to manage testing activities and defects.
• Drive continuous improvements in QA processes, methodologies and best practices.

Skills

QA management

Test strategy

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Test planning

End-to-end QA delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

ALM tools

Job description

Envision Employment Solutions is seeking a QA Manager for a global leader in consulting and digital transformation. You will lead QA across airline domain systems and digital programs to ensure high-quality delivery.

The role requires strong leadership, hands-on testing across Web, Mobile, and integrations, and experience with ALM tools like Azure DevOps and Jira; fluency in English is essential, with Arabic as a plus for international environments.