QA Lead & Automation Strategist

Fircroft; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Fircroft is seeking an experienced QA Lead / Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to lead the QA function and ensure high-quality software delivery. The role defines QA strategies, governance, and automation initiatives across the SDLC, while guiding testing teams and implementing best practices.

You will drive test planning, automation, CI/CD integration, and continuous improvement, reporting metrics and ensuring quality across multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent.
• 8+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance, Software Testing, or Quality Engineering.
• Proven experience leading QA teams and managing enterprise-level testing activities.
• Strong expertise in both Manual Testing and Test Automation.
• Solid understanding of SDLC, STLC, Agile, Scrum, and DevOps methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD environments and modern testing frameworks.
• Strong analytical, leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the overall Test Strategy and QA Governance across products and projects.
• Define, maintain, and continuously improve QA standards, testing methodologies, frameworks, and best practices.
• Develop testing frameworks and manage the complete Testing Lifecycle from planning through execution and release.
• Stay informed about the latest QA trends, technologies, standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Lead planning, execution, and monitoring of manual and automated testing activities.
• Design comprehensive test plans, test cases, and testing documentation for functional and non-functional coverage.
• Oversee regression, integration, system, performance, and user acceptance testing.
• Ensure releases meet quality standards and business requirements.

Skills

Test Automation

Manual Testing

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Agile/Scrum

DevOps

Quality Assurance

QA Certifications

CI/CD

SDL/ STLC

CI/CD Environments

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, IT

Tools

Selenium

Cypress

Playwright

Appium

Postman

REST Assured

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

GitLab CI/CD

GitHub Actions

Jira

TestRail

Job description

Fircroft is seeking an experienced QA Lead / Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to lead the QA function and ensure high-quality software delivery. The role defines QA strategies, governance, and automation initiatives across the SDLC, while guiding testing teams and implementing best practices.

You will drive test planning, automation, CI/CD integration, and continuous improvement, reporting metrics and ensuring quality across multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.