Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer

10ix; Dubai; On-site; AED 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

10ix in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, seeks a Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer to lead quality initiatives across complex software platforms. You will design and execute test plans, perform manual testing, and ensure high reliability, performance, and security.

You will collaborate with engineering, product, and operations teams, mentor QA staff, and contribute to continuous improvement of testing frameworks and release quality across global environments.

Qualifications

• Experience defining and maintaining quality standards for complex systems.
• Designing and executing functional, regression and integration tests.
• Ability to review architecture and collaborate with engineers on defect resolution.
• Experience with test management tools and version control platforms is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute test plans and test cases across the software development lifecycle.
• Perform manual testing to validate features and ensure reliability, performance, and security.
• Collaborate with engineering, product and operations teams to identify defects and refine requirements.
• Mentor other QA team members on best practices and contribute to testing framework improvements.

Skills

QA processes

Manual testing

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering/IT

Tools

Jira

TestRail

Git

Selenium

Cypress

Job description

Company Description

10ix is an international technology and infrastructure company dedicated to designing, building, and operating global digital infrastructure for an increasingly automated and interconnected world. The company develops neutral, resilient platforms that enable compatibility and seamless interaction across systems, industries, and regions, reducing friction and increasing efficiency. Its governance framework is based in Switzerland, with Dubai as the central operational and executive hub, and permanent teams in Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, the Netherlands, and Pakistan. 10ix focuses on long-term scalability and global execution, creating infrastructure that supports both current and future automation and interoperability needs.

Role Description

The Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer will lead quality initiatives across complex software platforms, ensuring that products meet high reliability, performance, and security standards. This full-time, on-site role in Dubai, United Arab Emirates involves designing and executing test plans and test cases, performing manual testing, and validating features across the software development lifecycle. The role includes collaborating closely with engineering, product, and operations teams to identify defects, refine requirements, and improve processes, as well as mentoring other QA team members on best practices. The Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer will contribute to continuous improvement of testing frameworks, documentation, and release quality, helping ensure that 10ix's infrastructure solutions perform consistently across global environments.

Qualifications

• Candidates should possess strong Software Quality, Quality Assurance, and Software Quality Assurance skills, with experience defining and maintaining quality standards for complex systems.
• Candidates should possess Manual Testing skills, including designing test cases, executing functional, regression, and integration tests, and documenting results clearly.
• Candidates should possess Software Development skills sufficient to understand architecture, review code at a high level, and collaborate effectively with engineers on defect resolution.
• Experience with test management tools, issue tracking systems, and version control platforms (e.g., Jira, TestRail, Git) is beneficial.
• Familiarity with automation testing concepts, scripting languages, or test frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, or similar) is an advantage.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to work in a cross-functional, globally distributed environment.
• Previous experience in a senior or lead QA role, ideally within infrastructure, platform, or enterprise software products.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.