Senior Specialist – Quality Assurance (QA) and Test Engineering

About the role

The Senior Specialist – QA and Test Engineering will lead the quality assurance and test automation practice for the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE). You will be responsible for establishing a robust QA framework that guarantees the reliability, security and performance of national payment systems, monetary policy tools and other critical financial applications.

Key responsibilities

• Define and implement the overall QA and test engineering vision, roadmap and policies for all CBUAE software systems.
• Design, develop and maintain advanced test automation frameworks to increase testing efficiency and coverage.
• Conduct comprehensive testing including unit, integration, system, user‑acceptance, regression, performance, security, resilience and disaster‑recovery tests.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards and mitigate systemic risk through rigorous testing practices.
• Collaborate with development, operations and security teams to embed quality throughout the software lifecycle.

Required profile

• Minimum 5 years (60 months) of experience in quality assurance, test engineering or test automation, preferably in financial or mission‑critical environments.
• Strong understanding of software development life‑cycle and regulatory compliance in banking/financial sectors.
• Proven ability to lead QA initiatives and work autonomously.

Required skills

• Agile Development
• DevSecOps Practices
• Test Automation (framework design and implementation)

What we offer

• Opportunity to shape the QA strategy for a national central bank.
• Exposure to high‑impact financial systems and cutting‑edge technologies.
• Competitive compensation package.