Lead QA Architect for AI Platform (SaaS & On-Prem)

ai71; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 250,000 - 450,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Tax-free compensation

Job summary

AI71 invites an experienced Lead/Staff QA Engineer to shape the quality strategy for our platform serving regulated environments. You will own test architecture across SaaS and on-prem deployments, mentor QA engineers, and drive multi-quarter quality initiatives.

You will define automation standards, select tools, and oversee release gates, ensuring quality scales from cloud to air-gapped environments. This role demands deep expertise in Python testing, data‑driven systems, and a track record of

Qualifications

• 10+ years of QA, test engineering, or quality architecture with architectural ownership.
• At least 2 years focused on testing complex data-driven applications, ML models, or AI agents.
• Proven track record designing test architecture and quality processes at scale.

Responsibilities

• Define test architecture and quality standards across the platform (test pyramid, automation strategy, release gates).
• Lead major decisions on test tooling, automation investment, and release-quality processes.
• Mentor senior QA engineers; raise the quality bar across multiple teams.
• Drive cross-team initiatives that reduce defect escape rate and improve release confidence.
• Partner with engineering and product leadership on multi-quarter quality strategy.
• Own the release sign-off process, including for fully air-gapped / on-prem release candidates.
• Ensure quality practices scale across managed SaaS and disconnected on-prem deployments.

Skills

QA leadership

Test architecture

Mentorship

Data-driven testing

Tools

Python (Pytest)

Selenium/Playwright

Requests

Job description

AI71 invites an experienced Lead/Staff QA Engineer to shape the quality strategy for our platform serving regulated environments. You will own test architecture across SaaS and on-prem deployments, mentor QA engineers, and drive multi-quarter quality initiatives.

You will define automation standards, select tools, and oversee release gates, ensuring quality scales from cloud to air-gapped environments. This role demands deep expertise in Python testing, data‑driven systems, and a track record of