Overview
eMagine Solutions is searching for an experienced QA Development Lead to join a high-impact, award-winning digital consultancy serving government, enterprise, and startup clients across Saudi Arabia. This is a fully remote position (UAE / KSA time zone) managing quality for multiple concurrent digital projects, from mobile apps to web platforms and backend systems.
As the QA Development Lead, you’ll play a pivotal role in driving automation, process improvement, and quality best practices across the business. You’ll lead a distributed QA team, collaborate with product, design, and engineering stakeholders, and ensure delivery of robust, reliable, and user-friendly digital products.
Role Highlights
- Lead QA strategy, execution, and delivery across mobile, web, and backend projects
- Design and implement automation testing frameworks for mobile (iOS / Android), web, and APIs
- Manage and mentor remote QA engineers, ensuring alignment with Saudi-based stakeholders
- Oversee defect lifecycle, root cause analysis, and preventative measures
- Apply ITIL practices for incident, problem, and change management in QA
- Balance hands-on testing with strategic QA leadership
- Work closely with Project Managers to ensure QA timelines fit sprint / release schedules
Key Responsibilities
Manage, mentor, and grow a team of manual and automation QA engineersAllocate QA resources across multiple active projectsMaintain team discipline, clear communication, and daily visibility on progressAlign QA work with client expectations and regulatory requirementsBuild and maintain automation frameworks (Cypress, Playwright, Appium, Detox, Postman / Newman)Create and maintain test suites for functional, regression, smoke, performance, and security testingDrive automation coverage for web, mobile, and API layersEstablish QA best practices, including shift-left and continuous integration testingImplement ITIL-aligned incident and problem management processesOwn defect triage and facilitate daily bug prioritization with PMs and devsEnsure test environments and release candidates are stable before go-liveLead RCA for high-severity bugs and production issuesIdentify process / tooling gaps and implement solutions to prevent recurrenceMaintain QA dashboards and quality metricsCollaborate with product owners, developers, and designers to clarify requirementsParticipate in sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectivesSkills
What We’re Looking For
7+ years in QA, with at least 3 years in a QA Lead / Manager roleProven experience managing remote teams and multi-project deliveryStrong automation skills (Cypress, Playwright, Appium, Detox, Selenium, etc.)Hands-on API testing (Postman, REST, GraphQL)Experience with mobile app testing (iOS / Android), including device farmsFamiliarity with CI / CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Bitbucket Pipelines, Jenkins, Fastlane)ITIL processes for change, incident, and problem managementStrong understanding of digital and mobile product lifecyclesExcellent analytical and problem-solving skills, proven RCA track recordStakeholder management experience in Saudi / GCC client environmentsExcellent English communication skills (Arabic a plus)#J-18808-Ljbffr
