Senior QA Automation & Release Engineer

Job Title: Senior QA Automation & Release EngineerLocation: Abu Dhabi, UAE | Employment Type: Full-time | Work Mode: On-siteWe are looking for a hands-on Senior QA Automation & Release Engineer to own mobile release engineering and test automation across Android, iOS, Web and API platforms.Key ResponsibilitiesOwn and maintain Fastlane-based Jenkins CI/CD pipelines for Android, iOS and Huawei applications.Manage mobile builds, code signing, certificates, provisioning profiles, keystores and release credentials.Manage releases across Google Play, Apple App Store/TestFlight and Huawei AppGallery.Build and maintain automation frameworks using Selenium, Appium and/or Playwright.Develop API automation and support performance/load testing.Troubleshoot and resolve build, pipeline, signing and release issues end-to-end.Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and maintain reliable regression coverage.Work with modern AI-augmented QA tools for test generation, failure analysis and automation.Collaborate closely with QA, Development and DevOps teams to ensure release readiness.Must Have6+ years of QA automation experience.2–3+ years of hands-on mobile CI/CD/release ownership.Strong hands-on experience with Fastlane and Jenkins.Experience with Android Gradle and iOS Xcode/xcodebuild.Experience with mobile code signing and store releases.Strong experience with Appium, Selenium or Playwright.Programming experience in Java, Python or TypeScript.Strong troubleshooting and release-management skills.PreferredHuawei AppGallery/HMS experience.REST Assured or equivalent API automation.JMeter and K6/Gatling/LoadRunner.Experience with Playwright MCP, Appium MCP, n8n or AI-assisted QA.Background in fintech, gaming or e-commerce.This is an individual contributor role for someone who enjoys owning both automation quality and the reliability of mobile release pipelines.