Senior QA Engineer GDS & Interline System

Facilitative Employment Services - Kamayi; Dubai; On-site; AED 360,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Facilitative Employment Services - Kamayi seeks a highly experienced Senior QA Engineer for a major international airline client in Dubai. You will own end-to-end test design and execution across Amadeus, Sabre and Travelport, validating fare filing, interline pricing, SSR transmission and PSS/DCS integration.

You will lead testing cycles for new cabin introductions and market expansions, coordinate with reservations, revenue management and partner teams, and deliver comprehensive QA

Qualifications

• 6 years of QA experience in airline GDS or travel technology.
• Hands-on testing on at least 2 of the 3 major GDS platforms: Amadeus Sabre and Travelport.
• ATPCO fare filing experience including rule categories OBIF and baggage tables.
• Experience leading interline testing, pricing, SSR transmission and interline ticketing workflows.
• PSS systems experience with Amadeus Altéa, Sabre, SynXis or SITA Departure Control.
• Involvement in at least one major airline distribution implementation.
• Strong business analysis skills to interpret requirements and bridge technical and commercial teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute test cases for availability, fare display, pricing, booking and ticketing across GDS platforms.
• Validate cabin mapping, booking class configuration and inventory management in each GDS platform.
• Test interline e-ticketing, fare rules, and PNR construction including SSR generation.
• Verify interline pricing, currency mappings, and through fare builds across carriers.
• Lead UAT sessions with reservations, ticketing and revenue management teams.
• Produce test summary reports with metrics and go/no-go recommendations for leadership.

Job description

JOB PURPOSE

Were seeking a highly experienced Senior QA Engineer to be deployed with our airline client a major international airline headquartered in Dubai within their Distribution & Revenue Technology function. This role is the primary quality gate for all GDS and interline distribution systems owning end-to-end test design and execution across Amadeus Sabre and Travelport. The successful candidate will validate fare filing integrity interline pricing accuracy SSR transmission workflows and PSS/DCS integration correctness and will lead testing cycles for major product launches such as new cabin introductions and market expansions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and execute test cases for availability fare display pricing booking and ticketing across Amadeus Sabre and Travelport
• Validate cabin mapping booking class configuration and inventory management in each GDS platform Test Bargain Finder Max (BFM) Amadeus Fare Quote and Travelport Universal API responses for pricing correctness
• Verify Branded Fares (ATPCO Category 204) display correctly with fare family attributes in GDS shopping results
• Validate PNR construction including OSI/SSR generation ticketing time limits and queue placement Test end-to-end e-ticket issuance including fare basis code tax calculation and baggage allowance display
• Test interline pricing NUC construction ROE application Chart 2 currency mapping and through fare build
• Validate Category 10 combination rules for interline fare pairing across carriers
• Verify SSR transmission (CBBW CBBJ SEAT MEAL FQTV) from originating carrier to operating carrier PNR
• Test interline e-ticketing verify coupon attribution class of service and fare basis per segment
• Validate IATA prorate calculations and interline billing via BSP/ICH settlement reports
• Test interline availability sell and inventory decrement on partner carrier systems PSS & DCS Integration Testing
• Test cabin configuration in PSS (Amadeus Altéa Sabre SynXis SITA) including seat maps and boarding rules
• Validate DCS check-in reads CBBW/CBBJ SSRs and applies correct baggage allowances at the gate
• Test FFP/loyalty mileage accrual rates for new cabin configurations across partner and interline itineraries
• Verify schedule change processing and queue management for affected bookings across GDS and PSS
• Design comprehensive test plans test scripts and traceability matrices for GDS and distribution implementations
• Lead UAT sessions with reservations ticketing revenue management and interline partner teams
• Manage defect lifecycle log triage track and verify resolution of P1P4 defects
• Produce test summary reports with pass/fail metrics defect trends and go/no-go recommendations for senior leadership
• Contribute to go-live readiness assessments and post-launch regression testing cycles

REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Experience of 6 years in QA roles within airline GDS or travel technology environments; 58 years total QA experience.
• Hands-on testing experience on at least 2 of the 3 major GDS platforms: Amadeus Sabre and Travelport.
• ATPCO & Fares Demonstrated experience testing ATPCO fare filing outputs including rule categories OBIF and baggage tables.
• Interline Testing Proven track record leading interline testing pricing SSR transmission and interline ticketing workflows.
• PSS Systems Experience with PSS platforms such as Amadeus Altéa Sabre SynXis or SITA Departure Control.
• Involvement in at least one major airline distribution implementation: new cabin new market or NDC launch.
• BA Skills Strong business analysis capability ability to interpret requirements write test scenarios and bridge technical and commercial teams.