Senior System Tester: End-to-End QA Lead

BAE Systems; Doha; On-site; QAR 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

BAE Systems in Doha is seeking a Senior System Tester to oversee quality assurance across complex, mission-critical systems in a high-availability environment.

You will lead end-to-end testing efforts, design cases from requirements, execute tests, and mentor junior testers, coordinating with developers and operations.

This role requires eight years of testing experience, strong SQL and API testing knowledge, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in system or software testing.
• Strong understanding of SDLC/STLC and QA methodologies.
• Experience with database testing (SQL) and API testing concepts.
• Experience testing complex or mission-critical systems.
• Proficiency with test management and defect tracking tools (JIRA, TestRail).
• Ability to work independently and drive tasks with minimal supervision.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
• Available for night and after-hours testing as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end testing activities including planning, analysis, design, execution, and closure.
• Design and execute test cases from functional and technical requirements.
• Perform functional, integration, system, regression, and performance testing.
• Validate system integrations across components and platforms.
• Analyze real-time data flows for accuracy and consistency.
• Identify, log, and track defects with development teams to ensure resolution.
• Review requirements and design docs to ensure testability and coverage.
• Support simulation and scenario-based testing where applicable.
• Mentor junior testers and promote best practices in testing.
• Collaborate with developers, stakeholders, and operations.
• Perform other testing duties as assigned.

Skills

End-to-end testing

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Independent worker

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

JIRA

TestRail

SQL

Selenium

Python

Job description

BAE Systems in Doha is seeking a Senior System Tester to oversee quality assurance across complex, mission-critical systems in a high-availability environment.

You will lead end-to-end testing efforts, design cases from requirements, execute tests, and mentor junior testers, coordinating with developers and operations.

This role requires eight years of testing experience, strong SQL and API testing knowledge, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.