Toptal: Quality Assurance Engineer

Salary: Not specified

Location: Remote or within 3h of UTC+4 time zone

Introduction

Are you an experienced Quality Assurance Engineer with a passion for building high-quality, low-latency platforms? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join a globally diversified investment organization with a focus on long-term, value-driven investment strategies. This role is open to both remote and on-site candidates in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

About the Company

Our client is a leading investment organization with a strong global presence. They are committed to delivering exceptional results through their innovative investment strategies and have a culture of continuous learning and growth. They are now looking for a talented Quality Assurance Engineer to join their team in Abu Dhabi or work remotely within 3h of the Abu Dhabi time zone.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, design, and build end-to-end quality for a Solace messaging and Azure-based low-latency platform.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive test strategy, plan, automation framework, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Define quality gates and release criteria, ensuring defect-free and compliant delivery.
• Architect a reusable automation framework for API, messaging, database, and contract testing.
• Validate event-driven architecture (EDA) for producer/consumer contracts, schema evolution, and topic compatibility.
• Automate data quality checks, reconciliation, and data platform testing.
• Embed quality suites in Azure DevOps and orchestrate tests on AKS with Docker/Kubernetes.
• Conduct performance and security testing, with a focus on latency/throughput and OWASP compliance.
• Lead QA activities and mentor developers on testability and quality by design.
• Contribute to incident response, root cause analysis, and production canary/verification suites.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in QA/engineering, with at least 5 years in financial/trading systems.
• Proven experience in designing and implementing .NET automation frameworks with regulated-market audits.
• In-depth knowledge of EDA QA, data-quality, and reconciliation.
• Hands-on experience with Azure, AKS, Azure DevOps, and performance/security automation at scale.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to lead cross-functional quality initiatives.
• Strong English proficiency.

Bonus Experience

• ISTQB Advanced/CSTE, Azure Fundamentals / Azure DevOps Engineer.
• Finance certifications (CFA/FRM) and Agile/Scrum experience.

Additional Details

Location: Abu Dhabi (UAE) or remote within 3h of Abu Dhabi time zone.

Work model: Onsite in Abu Dhabi or remote within 3h of Abu Dhabi time zone.

Type: 40h/week Contract.

Duration: 6-12 months initially, with long-term engagement potential.

Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work in their country of residence without employer sponsorship.

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