Lead QA Architect for Cloud & Air-Gapped AI Platform

Greenhouse Software, Inc.; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

AI71 is seeking a Lead/Staff QA Engineer to define the quality strategy and testing architecture for its data platform, spanning both SaaS and on-prem environments. You will own test architecture, release-quality standards, and mentor QA engineers across teams to drive multi-quarter quality initiatives.

You will lead decisions on tooling and automation, partner with engineering and product leadership, and oversee release sign-off for air-gapped and connected deployments, ensuring scale and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of QA, test engineering, or quality architecture experience 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.
• Expert proficiency in Python (Pytest) and standard libraries (Selenium/Playwright, Requests).

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

Automation strategy

Python (Pytest)

Mentorship

Release processes

SaaS & on-prem

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Requests

Job description

AI71 is seeking a Lead/Staff QA Engineer to define the quality strategy and testing architecture for its data platform, spanning both SaaS and on-prem environments. You will own test architecture, release-quality standards, and mentor QA engineers across teams to drive multi-quarter quality initiatives.

You will lead decisions on tooling and automation, partner with engineering and product leadership, and oversee release sign-off for air-gapped and connected deployments, ensuring scale and