Lead Certification & Validation Engineer

Confidential Government; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Government in Saudi Arabia is seeking an experienced Expert Certification & Qualification Engineer to join our Engineering & Operations team. You will provide technical expertise across certification, qualification, testing, and validation to ensure systems meet quality and deployment standards.

The role focuses on leading PoC and FoK activities, reviewing V&V plans, assessing evidence for certification, coordinating with QA and certification bodies, and advising on go/hold

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Information Technology.
• 6-8+ years of relevant experience, including at least 2 years in a supervisory role.
• Hands-on experience in system testing, validation, certification, compliance, and integration.
• Strong understanding of risk assessment, vendor management, systems planning, and technical implementation.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support PoC and FoK activities with objectives, success criteria, test sites, and procedures.
• Review Verification & Validation (V&V) plans, test plans, test cases, and testing outcomes for various system components and solutions.
• Assess test evidence, reports, and conformity documentation to support system certification and deployment readiness.
• Coordinate with Quality Engineering teams and relevant certification entities to support certification activities.
• Analyze testing risks, early failures, defects, and operational-site performance, and recommend mitigation and improvement actions.
• Provide technical recommendations for go/hold decisions based on PoC, FoK, V&V outcomes, defect status, and compliance evidence.
• Review SIT, PoP, and software release-readiness results before operational deployment.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, clients, vendors, and OEMs to ensure the successful delivery of certification and qualification activities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or IT

Job description

Confidential Government in Saudi Arabia is seeking an experienced Expert Certification & Qualification Engineer to join our Engineering & Operations team. You will provide technical expertise across certification, qualification, testing, and validation to ensure systems meet quality and deployment standards.

The role focuses on leading PoC and FoK activities, reviewing V&V plans, assessing evidence for certification, coordinating with QA and certification bodies, and advising on go/hold