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Zohra Touazi

@zohratouazi

QA Lead with 8+ years in testing. Built a QA function from scratch and now leads test automation and LLM evaluation

France
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What I'm looking for

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.

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

Upply logoUP
Current

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.

Carestream Dental logoCD

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

IS

ISOSET

Business Analyst training (AMOA), Business Analysis

2017 - 2018

Business Analyst training (AMOA) from ISOSET, completed in 2018.

University of Reims logoUR

University of Reims

Master's degree, English

Master's degree in English (Research) from the University of Reims, completed in 2017.

Availability

Open to opportunities

Location

France

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Salary expectations

60k+ EUR

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