Senior Principal QA Engineer

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and manage the QA strategy for web, mobile, and API platforms
• Create and maintain automated test suites using frameworks like Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium
• Automate API testing including contract, integration, and fuzzing tests
• Conduct performance, load, and scalability testing using tools like JMeter or k6
• Lead security-focused testing for authentication flows and sensitive data handling
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to ensure reliable execution
• Mentor and coach other QA engineers on best practices and shift-left testing
• Define release gating criteria and support go/no-go decisions

Requirements

• Minimum 8 years of QA experience in product or SaaS environments
• Strong expertise in UI and API automation (Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, Postman)
• Experience with performance/load testing tools (k6, JMeter, Gatling)
• Familiarity with CI/CD systems like GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins
• Proficiency in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Java
• Knowledge of web and mobile testing, including responsive design and cross-browser testing
• Experience with authentication/authorization flows and encryption
• Comfortable working in Agile environments using Jira and Confluence

About the Company

Our client is a fast-growing Saudi SaaS start-up helping shape the digital trust infrastructure of the Saudi digital economy, providing secure solutions for E-signatures, digital agreements, and identity verification.