{"id":91156,"date":"2026-03-29T19:46:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T15:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herecareers.com\/job\/senior-qa-lead-eda-regulated-markets-azure-aks\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T19:46:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T15:46:09","slug":"senior-qa-lead-eda-regulated-markets-azure-aks","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/herecareers.com\/ar\/job\/senior-qa-lead-eda-regulated-markets-azure-aks\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior QA Lead &#8211; EDA &#038; Regulated Markets (Azure\/AKS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>411_3426314<\/p>\n<section>\n<h3>\u0627\u0644\u0648\u0635\u0641 <\/h3>\n<p><p><strong>About the Client <\/strong><br \/>Our client is a globally diversified investment organization focused on long-term, value-driven investment strategies.<br \/><strong>General Information <\/strong><br \/>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).<br \/><strong>Tasks and Deliverables <\/strong><br \/>Lead, design, and build end-to-end quality for Event-Driven Architecture (EDA), low-latency platform built on Solace messaging, and Azure (AKS). 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