Toptal: Quality Assurance Engineer

About the Client
Our client is a globally diversified investment organization focused on long‑term, value‑driven investment strategies.

General Information
The position is open to full‑time candidates with excellent communication skills to work on‑site in Abu Dhabi (UAE) or remotely within 3h of the Abu Dhabi time zone (within 3h of UTC+4).

Tasks and Deliverables
Lead, design, and build end‑to‑end quality for Event‑Driven Architecture (EDA), low‑latency platform built on Solace messaging, and Azure (AKS). You will own the test strategy, plan, automation framework, CI/CD pipelines, and compliance testing. The role is hands‑on and leadership‑oriented: you will set standards, coach engineers, and deliver audit‑ready evidence for regulated markets.

Responsibilities
Own test automation strategy & governance

• Define a shift‑left test strategy across unit, integration, contract, E2E, performance...