ALI REDA ALI MARAY
Riyadh,KSA
Summary
QA professional with extensive experience in developing and executing test strategies and master test plans for SIT, UAT, regression, and ORR/DR phases. Proficient in TMMi-aligned QA governance, ISO 9001 standards, and ITIL practices, with a strong focus on both functional and non-functional testing. Expertise in test automation tools such as Tosca and Selenium, along with performance testing using JMeter. Demonstrated success in managing test processes through ALM, Jira, and Azure DevOps, ensuring quality gates in CI/CD with SAST/DAST methodologies.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
DELIVERY & QUALITY DIRECTOR
ADREE (MASTER WORKS GROUP)
Riyadh, KSA
01.2025 - 11.2025
- Oversaw digital and quality delivery, ensuring QA governance for banking and government clients.
- Managed company-wide delivery and QA governance, reporting directly to CEO.
- Established portfolio-level QA and test governance across multi-client programs.
- Implemented weekly quality reviews and margin guardrails to enhance project oversight.
- Standardized QA frameworks (TMMi/ISO) and gated CI/CD processes; reduced defect leakage by approximately 40%.
- Deployed executive QA dashboards, facilitating earlier go/no-go decisions for projects.
- Scaled cross-functional testing and delivery squads, embedding skills matrices for optimal resource allocation.
- Ensured right testing competency per initiative through utilization controls.
Quality & DELIVERY MANAGER
ADREE
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
01.2024 - 01.2025
- Led testing and delivery across Saudi Arabia acounts Tahakom, Tawakkalna (SDAIA), NHC, Exim Bank, MOE, Alinma, etc.
- Instituted organizationwide test strategy and KPI model, uplifted automation coverage, and accelerated value flow while protecting quality.
- Drove test-centric budgeting (environments, tools, QA capacity) and optimized environments to reduce test idle time and cost-to-serve.
- Reinforced audit-ready QA governance with transparent scorecards, traceability, and regression assets.
HEAD OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT
BANK NEXT (ARAB INVESTMENT BANK)
Cairo, Egypt
01.2021 - 01.2024
- Led bank-wide testing portfolio covering production fixes, CRs, regulatory (CBE) and strategic programs: Temenos T24 R15→R20, Temenos Infinity (Retail & Corporate web/mobile), Payment Hub (SWIFT/ACH).
- Defined test strategies, UAT models, and regression baselines across core banking, digital channels, payments, AML/Sanctions, and CRM.
- Acted as quality owner in bank’s transformation, coordinating SIT/UAT, defect triage, and production readiness reviews for major releases.
TESTING MANAGER
ABU DHABI ISLAMIC BANK (ADIB)
Cairo, Egypt
01.2018 - 01.2021
- Oversaw end-to-end testing and governance for over 35 initiatives, including core upgrades and digital channels.
- Conducted automation testing for Internet Banking and governed UAT for E-Wallet and trade finance.
- Managed risk and compliance testing across various platforms, ensuring adherence to standards.
SOFTWARE TESTING MANAGER / CAREER MANAGER
EXPLEO (SQS) GROUP
Cairo, Egypt
01.2015 - 01.2018
- Developed and led testing teams across Faisal Islamic Bank, ADIB, and capital markets.
Oversaw Egypt banking testing accounts, focusing on efficiency and accuracy.
Technically and financially addressed responses to RFPs to secure project bids. - Secured new business opportunities with successful networking events.
- Streamlined communication channels, enhanced internal information flow.
- Optimised resource allocation for increased profits.
- Led performance reviews, identified areas for improvement.
- Boosted department efficiency by streamlining operational processes.
- Facilitated staff training, resulting in better customer service.
- Identified growth opportunities through comprehensive market research.
- Delivered high-quality products to increase customer satisfaction.
Testing Lead
INTERNATIONAL TURNKEY SYSTEMS (ITS)
Cairo, Egypt / Kuwait
01.2015 - 10.2015
- Delivered QA for government/enterprise solutions: KFAS, National Library of Kuwait, Municipality, NCCAL.
- Increased customer satisfaction by resolving issues.
- Improved efficiency and productivity by acquiring new skills.
- Oversaw daily operations to achieve high productivity levels.
SENIOR TEST SPECIALIST
HAFEZ AVOCATS
Cairo, Egypt
01.2010 - 01.2014
- Led testing for legal tech: OCR, digital libraries, intranet, litigation systems.
- Early roles: Fanar Petroleum (Admin Specialist), LinkdotNet (Tech Support), Presidential Guard (IT & Admin).
- Improved efficiency and productivity by acquiring new skills.
- Completed duties to deliver on targets with accuracy and efficiency.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
Education
MBA - Information system
Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport
Cairo / Egypt 09.2024 -
B.Sc. - MIS
Sadat Academy for Management Sciences
Cairo / EgyptSkills
- Test Strategy & Master Test Plans (SIT, UAT, Regression, ORR/DR)
- TMMi-aligned QA Governance (Levels 2–5), ISO 9001, ITIL
- Functional & Non-Functional Testing: UI, API, performance, security, ORR/DR
- Test Automation: Tosca, Selenium Performance Testing: JMeter
- Test Management & Traceability: ALM, Jira, Azure DevOps, Git/GitLab
- Defect Management & Triage, UCL/LCL-based quality controls
- CI/CD Quality Gates: SAST/DAST, automated smoke & regression in pipelines
- UAT Governance, entry/exit criteria, business sign-off & production readiness
- Banking & Government: Temenos T24/Infinity, Payment Hub (SWIFT/ACH), AML/Sanctions, KYC, CRM, KSA ministries and agencies
Websites
Certification
- TMMi
- PMP
- ISTQB (CTFL, Agile-FL, Advanced Test Manager, Advanced Test Analyst)
- ITIL Foundation
- Tosca (AS L1/2)
- IREB
- Oracle 10g SQL/PLSQL
- CHFI
- .NET Dev
- Selenium/JMeter
EDUCATION & LANGUAGES
Arabic (Native)
English (Fluent)
German (Basic)
French (Basic)
SIGNATURE OUTCOMES
- 95%+ programmes delivered on-scope/on-schedule; ~40% reduction in defect leakage through enterprise QA frameworks and quality gates.
- Test governance embedded across SAR 50M+ portfolios, with traceable quality metrics, coverage, and environment utilisation.
- Built and scaled 100+ cross-functional testing and delivery practitioners, with KPI dashboards and executive reporting.
PROGRAMS & DOMAINS (BANKING-LED)
- Banking: Temenos T24, Temenos Infinity (Retail/Corporate), Payment Hub (SWIFT/ACH), Treasury FO, Nostro Reco, Syndicated Loans, Loan Origination, SAS-AML & Sanctions, Channels (Web/Mobile), Corporate Cash, Payroll, Reconciliation, CRM (Corp/Consumer/SME).
- Government & Enterprise: KSA ministries and agencies (MOEnergy, SDAIA/Tawakkalna, Tahakom, NHC, MOE) and large enterprises.
GOVERNANCE & OPERATING SYSTEM
- Frameworks: TMMi, ISO 9001, ITIL
- Controls: DoR/DoD, gated CI/CD (SAST/DAST), traceability, test evidence wired into ALM/Jira
- Metrics: DORA, SPI/CPI, EAC, Defect Density/UCL-LCL, Environment Utilisation
- Playbooks: ORR/DR, Release Readiness, Incident/Problem, Risk/RAID, Vendor/SOWs
Timeline
DELIVERY & QUALITY DIRECTOR
ADREE (MASTER WORKS GROUP)
01.2025 - 11.2025
MBA - Information system
Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport
09.2024 -
Quality & DELIVERY MANAGER
ADREE
01.2024 - 01.2025
HEAD OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT
BANK NEXT (ARAB INVESTMENT BANK)
01.2021 - 01.2024
TESTING MANAGER
ABU DHABI ISLAMIC BANK (ADIB)
01.2018 - 01.2021
SOFTWARE TESTING MANAGER / CAREER MANAGER
EXPLEO (SQS) GROUP
01.2015 - 01.2018
Testing Lead
INTERNATIONAL TURNKEY SYSTEMS (ITS)
01.2015 - 10.2015
SENIOR TEST SPECIALIST
HAFEZ AVOCATS
01.2010 - 01.2014
B.Sc. - MIS
Sadat Academy for Management Sciences