Senior QA Engineer (Risk Management & Automation Testing)
Astra Tech
Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Engineering, Information Technology
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and execute comprehensive test strategies with a strong focus on risk-based testing and automation across backend microservices and frontend applications.
- Identify, assess, and prioritize quality risks in complex fintech systems, ensuring critical business flows (e.g., payments, lending, risk controls) are thoroughly validated.
- Develop and maintain scalable, reusable automation frameworks to support CI/CD pipelines and ensure high regression coverage.
- Perform performance, load, and stress testing to proactively detect system bottlenecks and scalability risks.
- Debug and trace long call chains across distributed microservices, identifying root causes and potential risk points in complex service interactions.
- Leverage logs, metrics, and distributed tracing tools to monitor system health and mitigate quality and performance risks.
- Collaborate closely with engineering, product, and risk teams to ensure quality standards align with business and regulatory requirements.
- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in QA for large-scale backend systems, with strong exposure to distributed architectures and microservices.
- Proven experience in automation testing, including API automation, data validation automation, and integration testing.
- Strong hands-on experience with risk-based testing methodologies and quality assurance in high-availability systems.
- Solid experience in API testing, database validation, and performance testing.
- Proficiency in at least one programming/scripting language (e.g., Python, Java).
- Strong understanding of asynchronous processing and message queue systems (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ).
- Excellent debugging and analytical skills for identifying system risks and performance bottlenecks.
- Fluency in English (spoken and written).
About the company
Company website•Technology, Information and Internet
A leading UAE-based consumer technology company, building the digital infrastructure of everyday life with a focus on AI-powered fintech, communication, and digital services.
Guided by our philosophy, the Blueprint of Simplicity, we design technology around real human behavior, connecting people, enabling financial access, and making everyday experiences effortless.
Our flagship platform, botim, is the region’s most trusted fintech communication platform, combining secure VoIP with action-based AI and everyday money tools. Through botim money, we provide financial services that serve both individuals and SMEs, making payments, transfers, and credit simpler and more accessible. Today, the platform serves 150M+ users worldwide.
Our lending finance engine, Quantix, powers fast, regulated credit across the ecosystem, including innovative products such as CashNow for instant access.
From calls to credit, from daily services to big ambitions, we are rethinking how the region stays connected and financially included.
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