We are seeking an experienced and driven Senior QA/Test Engineer to join our team at our Rawalpindi office.
In this role you will be working with a UAE-based client , leading test strategy and automation for AI, data, and platform projects.
You will work closely with engineering, data science, and product teams to ensure the highest standards of quality across web services, data pipelines, and GenAI features — all from the comfort of our Pakistan office.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a quality-driven professional who is passionate about automation, loves solving complex problems, and wants to gain international client exposure while being based locally.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR We are looking for someone who brings strong hands-on automation experience, a sharp eye for quality, and the confidence to lead and mentor others.
You should be equally comfortable diving deep into technical testing as you are engaging with stakeholders and driving quality culture across teams.
The ideal candidate will have a solid background in designing automation frameworks, experience across cloud and CI/CD environments, and the ability to blend manual exploratory testing with smart, risk-based automation strategies.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Test Strategy & Quality Ownership Define, own, and continuously improve test strategy, test plans, and quality KPIs across all projects Embed quality by design principles from the earliest stages of development Ensure security, reliability, and performance are validated at every stage of delivery Establish and maintain test data, mocks, and environments for reliable and repeatable pipelines Test Automation Build, maintain, and scale robust automation suites covering API, UI, and integration testing Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines with quality gates and detailed reporting Champion automation-first, risk-based testing approaches across the engineering team Testing Coverage API Testing — contract testing, schema validation, authentication flows, idempotency, negative and edge case coverage Performance & Stress Testing — load, soak, and spike tests aligned to SLIs/SLOs with regression baselines Security Testing — OWASP Top 10 checks, JWT and session handling, role and permission validation, TLS hygiene, and common injection vectors Data & ML Workflows — dataset validation, pipeline integrity checks, model serving smoke tests, and evaluation thresholds wired into quality gates Leadership & Collaboration Mentor and upskill associate engineers, raising the quality bar across the team Pair with developers to promote a quality-first engineering mindset Engage clearly and effectively with stakeholders to communicate quality outcomes, risks, and recommendations REQUIRED BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE Strong experience designing and building automation frameworks for APIs, web applications, and services Solid exposure to data and ML workflows, CI/CD pipelines, containerisation, and cloud environments Proven ability to blend manual exploratory testing with automation-first, risk-based approaches Hands-on experience with Python or Node.
js test stacks Familiarity with Azure, Azure DevOps, and Dockerised test environments Ability to work effectively with international clients and remote teams across time zones TECH STACK CategoryTools UI Automation Playwright, Cypress, Selenium API Testing Postman, Newman, REST Assured, pytest + requests, SuperTest, RESTful & GraphQL Performance & Stress k6, JMeter, Locust, Lighthouse Security OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite Community, Dependency Scanning in CI Frontend Testing Jest, Testing Library, TypeScript Backend & Services Python, FastAPI, Node.
js DevOps & Cloud Azure, Azure DevOps, Docker, Git, GitHub Actions EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field ISTQB certification or equivalent testing certification is preferred SOFT SKILLS WE VALUE Collaboration | Communication | Problem Solving | Ownership | Expectation Management | Stakeholder Engagement INDUSTRIES WE WORK ACROSS Finance & Banking | Healthcare | Logistics | Manufacturing | Media & Art | Oil & Gas & Energy | Real Estate & Construction | Utilities & Telecom | eGovernment
