I’m looking for a QA Lead or Senior QA role where quality is strategic, not an afterthought. I enjoy building test strategies and improving processes. I’m especially drawn to AI companies and want to grow in AI evaluation and AI-assisted testing, while deepening my hands-on automation skills. I value close collaboration with product and engineering, and an agile, open culture.

Zohra Touazi
@zohratouazi
QA Lead with 8+ years in testing. Built a QA function from scratch and now leads test automation and LLM evaluation
What I'm looking for
I’m a QA Lead with 8+ years of experience, from regulated medical software to SaaS platforms.
In my current role, I built the QA function from the ground up in a company that had no testing process. I defined the test strategy, the release regression approach and risk-based prioritisation, and set up QA metrics and reporting to give the team visibility on quality.
I hired and manage a team of three QA engineers (automation and manual) while staying hands-on. I also designed an interactive QA coverage map, with automation status synced from Jira and Xray.
I lead our automation roadmap across acceptance, functional front-end and end-to-end tests, all integrated into the CI/CD pipeline. I’m currently leading LLM evaluation: testing AI outputs is the area I’m most excited about, and I use AI tools like Claude daily in my work.
Before that, I verified and validated 2D and 3D imaging software for a medical imaging company. I defined test strategies with developers, wrote BDD scenarios in Gherkin, and tested a server migration to Azure cloud.
ISTQB Foundation and Test Management certified, plus the MoT Foundation Certificate in Test Automation. Fluent in English, native French and Arabic.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
QA Lead
Upply
Jun 2022 - Present (4 years 5 months)
Founded the QA function from scratch: test strategy, regression and risk-based prioritization.
Hired and managed a team of 3 QA engineers while staying hands-on.
Led test automation in CI/CD and LLM evaluation for AI features. Built QA metrics and a coverage map synced with Jira and Xray.
QA Engineer
Carestream Dental
Feb 2018 - May 2022 (4 years 3 months)
Verified and validated 2D and 3D dental imaging software in a regulated medical environment, covering functional, regression, and integration testing. Defined test strategies with developers, wrote BDD scenarios in Gherkin, tested a server migration to Azure cloud, and supported automation efforts.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
ISOSET
Business Analyst training (AMOA), Business Analysis
2017 - 2018
Business Analyst training (AMOA) from ISOSET, completed in 2018.
University of Reims
Master's degree, English
Master's degree in English (Research) from the University of Reims, completed in 2017.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
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