Senior System Validation Engineer

BAE Systems; Doha; On-site; QAR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

BAE Systems is seeking a Senior System Tester to ensure quality across complex, high-availability systems. You will lead testing efforts, create and execute test plans, and ensure robust validation of functional, integration, system and performance requirements.

The role emphasizes test strategy, defect management, and mentoring junior testers, with night/after-hours testing as needed in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end testing activities, including test planning, analysis, design, implementation, execution, and closure.
• Design and execute test cases based on functional and technical requirements.
• Perform functional, integration, system, regression, and performance testing.
• Validate system integrations across multiple components and platforms.
• Analyze real-time data flows and ensure accuracy and consistency across the system.
• Identify, log, and track defects, working closely with development teams to ensure timely resolution.
• Review requirements and system design documents to ensure testability and coverage.
• Mentor junior testers and promote best practices in testing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including developers, stakeholders, and operations.

Skills

Test planning

Test analysis

Test design

Test execution

Regression testing

Performance testing

API testing

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

JIRA

TestRail

Job description

BAE Systems is seeking a Senior System Tester to ensure quality across complex, high-availability systems. You will lead testing efforts, create and execute test plans, and ensure robust validation of functional, integration, system and performance requirements.

The role emphasizes test strategy, defect management, and mentoring junior testers, with night/after-hours testing as needed in a fast-paced environment.