Lead Quality Assurance Engineer

Job Purpose

At Emirates, we believe in connecting the world, to and through, our global hub in Dubai; and in constantly innovating to ensure our customers Fly Better.

Emirates Group IT thrives on the dynamic nature of technology. Being pioneers in aviation innovation, we’re always at the forefront, pushing boundaries. We are seeking an experienced Lead Quality Assurance Engineer – Cloud ERP (EK.08) to design, develop, and embed quality engineering practices within agile teams, ensuring Cloud ERP products and services are delivered with built‑in quality, robust automation, and measurable reliability.

This is a 36-month fixed-term contract based in Dubai, with 5 days per week in the office.

As Lead Quality Assurance Engineer – Cloud ERP, you will operate within an Agile Release Train and be accountable for implementing modern quality engineering practices, strengthening end‑to‑end test coverage across business processes, and enabling teams to scale automation through CI pipelines. You will also support the coordination of major delivery initiatives across domains and environments to ensure minimal business impact.

In This Role, You Will

• Work closely with project members, technical product owners, architects, and software engineers to understand end‑to‑end delivery context and translate complex functional and non‑functional requirements into robust, business‑process‑driven test coverage.
• Build and maintain end‑to‑end automated tests that validate Cloud ERP workflows across integrated systems, ensuring coverage of cross‑functional dependencies and real business scenarios.
• Liaise with other release train teams to plan and manage testing of cross‑team dependencies, ensuring alignment of test sequencing, readiness, and release confidence.
• Ensure test tools are configured correctly to support accurate execution reporting and the collection of quality metrics for programme and enterprise‑wide dashboards.
• Support and guide software engineers in writing and maintaining automated functional tests through continuous integration, strengthening shared ownership of quality.
• Implement, maintain, and evolve automation frameworks and test harnesses to make end‑to‑end tests scalable, resilient, and maintainable across environments.
• Ensure quality gate requirements are understood, adopted, and consistently met, enabling predictable releases and early defect detection.
• Support the Principal Quality Assurance Engineer in coordinating major delivery initiatives across multiple domains and environments, ensuring no customer or business impact.
• Develop team capability through coaching, knowledge sharing, and structured support to strengthen understanding of testing practices, technologies, and delivery processes.
  
  

Qualification

To be considered for this role, you must meet the below requirements:

• Degree or Honours (12+3 or equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline (or relevant professional experience).
• 5+ years of experience in quality engineering roles involving complex, scalable software solutions across digital, data, or enterprise domains.
• Proven experience as a quality engineering lead (or equivalent), supporting multiple products and contributing to end‑to‑end business process scenario mapping.
• iSQI Certified Agile Tester (or equivalent agile testing certification).
• Strong experience creating and maintaining scalable test data frameworks to support automation.
• 3+ years of hands‑on automation experience using one or more tools such as Selenium (WebDriver/Grid), Protractor, Jasmine, Cucumber/Gherkin, JUnit, TestNG (or equivalent).
• Proficiency using Git‑based source control and collaboration tools (e.g., GitHub, Bitbucket) and integrating automated tests into CI tools (e.g., Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or equivalent).
• Proficiency in at least two programming languages, preferably Java and JavaScript, with strong coding practices and the ability to define test automation guidelines.
• Strong expertise in exploratory and context‑driven testing approaches, applying practical heuristics to identify defects early and reduce risk.
  
  

Leadership Role: NO

Salary & benefits

Join us in a management role and enjoy an attractive tax‑free salary, along with travel benefits that are exclusive to our industry, including discounted flights and hotel stays around the world. This role also offers an excellent leave and healthcare package, transport benefits, life insurance, and more.

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