Job description

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're on the lookout for exceptional IT professionals to fortify our position as leaders in the industry. Embark on a journey with the world's largest international airline and become a vital part of our cutting-edge information and technology team as a Lead Quality Assurance Engineer.

As Lead Quality Assurance Engineer, you will design, develop and implement quality engineering practices and processes for a teams within an agile release train in accordance with quality standards and best practice guidelines. Ensure adoption of modern delivery practices for quality products and services built using world class engineering practices. You will define test strategies, build scalable automation frameworks, and embed a culture of quality throughout the software development lifecycle. This is a hands-on leadership role that combines deep technical expertise with the ability to influence engineers, architects, product owners, and delivery teams.

In this role, you will:

• Work closely with project members, technical product owners, architects and software engineers to understand the complete context of deliveries, translate complex functional and non-functional requirements in robust end to end tests that exercise the business process.
• Liaise with other release train teams to manage the testing of cross dependencies.
• Ensure Test Tools are configured correctly and accurately to support the collection of metrics for program and enterprise-wide dashboards.
• Support and guide Software Engineers to write and maintain automated functional tests through continuous integration.
• Implement, maintain and adapt automation frameworks. Test harnesses to make end to end tests robust.
• Ensure Quality Gate requirements are understood by the team and met.
• Support the Principal Quality Assurance Engineer with the coordination of major delivery initiatives across multiple domains and environments, ensuring no customer or business impact.
• Support the team in their development, training and understanding of technologies and processes.

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

• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field or relevant experience.
• 5+ years of experience in quality engineering roles involving the building of complex, scalable and large software solutions in digital, data or enterprise domain.
• 3+ years of experience using modern automation tools such as Playwright, Cypress, Rest Assured, and Cucumber, with proficiency in at least two programming or scripting languages, preferably Java, Python, or JavaScript.
• Strong ability to translate business and technical requirements into robust, end-to-end test scenarios and strategies.
• Hands-on experience building and maintaining scalable automation frameworks across UI, API, integration, and micro-services layers.
• Strong knowledge of clean code, reusable design patterns, and long-term framework maintainability.
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or Jenkins, and working confidently with Git, branching, pull requests, and code reviews.
• Track record of implementing quality gates, regression packs, post-deployment checks, and meaningful quality metrics and reporting.
• Solid experience with test-data management, environment readiness, and automation data provisioning.
• Strong practical experience in exploratory, risk-based, context-driven, and heuristic testing.
• Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional teams and embed quality across the SDLC.

Leadership Role: No.

Join us in Dubai and enjoy an attractive tax-free salary and travel benefits that are exclusive to our industry, including discounts on flights and hotel stays around the world. Find out what it's like to live and work in our fast-paced, cosmopolitan home city in the Dubai Lifestyle section of our website www.emirates.com/careers