Hi, I’m Omar Reda, a Senior Quality Assurance & AI Testing Engineer based in Cairo, Egypt, with 6+ years of experience designing end-to-end test strategies, building Python-based automation frameworks, and driving quality in government and education tech. I’ve helped reduce production defects, improve test coverage, and cut manual regression cycles through smart automation and CI/CD quality gates. I excel at ethical AI validation, computer vision and NLP testing, and cross-functional collaboration with data scientists, ML engineers, and product owners. I’m passionate about continuous learning and sharing QA best practices to ensure safe, production-ready AI systems.

Omar Reda

Hi, I’m Omar Reda, a Senior Quality Assurance & AI Testing Engineer based in Cairo, Egypt, with 6+ years of experience designing end-to-end test strategies, building Python-based automation frameworks, and driving quality in government and education tech. I’ve helped reduce production defects, improve test coverage, and cut manual regression cycles through smart automation and CI/CD quality gates. I excel at ethical AI validation, computer vision and NLP testing, and cross-functional collaboration with data scientists, ML engineers, and product owners. I’m passionate about continuous learning and sharing QA best practices to ensure safe, production-ready AI systems.

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Hi, I’m Omar Reda, a Senior Quality Assurance & AI Testing Engineer based in Cairo, Egypt, with 6+ years of experience designing end-to-end test strategies, building Python-based automation frameworks, and driving quality in government and education tech. I’ve helped reduce production defects, improve test coverage, and cut manual regression cycles through smart automation and CI/CD quality gates.

I excel at ethical AI validation, computer vision and NLP testing, and cross-functional collaboration with data scientists, ML engineers, and product owners. I’m passionate about continuous learning and sharing QA best practices to ensure safe, production-ready AI systems.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate

Language

English
Advanced
Arabic
Fluent

Work Experience

Senior Quality Assurance Engineer (AI Focus) at IBM, Egypt
June 1, 2025 - Present
Led AI testing strategy for enterprise ML apps: designed AI-focused test plans covering model performance, bias, fairness, and edge-case handling, in collaboration with data scientists and ML engineers to set AI quality standards. Built automated pipelines for data preprocessing validation, model inference testing, and production verification, integrated with CI/CD for shift-left QA. Created Python utilities for model monitoring and automated regression checks, and defined AI quality gates for production readiness.
AI Test Engineer at Wakeb Data
April 1, 2024 - May 1, 2025
Architected test plans for computer vision and NLP models, boosting test coverage by 40% with a custom Python automation framework. Implemented automated tests (Python, PyTest) and Selenium for web AI apps; validated data integrity, model accuracy, and performance; performed bias and adversarial testing. Managed defects in JIRA and integrated Weights & Biases dashboards into CI pipelines for real-time quality visibility.
Software Test Engineer at Ashtar.app
October 1, 2023 - April 1, 2024
Created and executed detailed functional, integration, and regression tests for AI-powered applications; reduced manual regression by 50% through automation. Performed REST API testing for inference services, ensuring SLA compliance and reliable performance. Collaborated in Agile teams to deliver timely test metrics and risk-based quality assessments.
SysOps Engineer at A-eye Tech Labs
March 1, 2021 - October 1, 2024
Deployed containerized ML microservices on Kubernetes, automated provisioning with Terraform, and built CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI) with automated tests and rollback. Monitored system health and security, enabling scalable, reliable AI infrastructure and reducing deployment time through automation.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical, Electronics & Communications Engineering at Akhbar El-Youm Academy, Egypt
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2019

Qualifications

Embedded Systems Engineering Diploma
January 11, 2030 - March 8, 2026
ISTQB Certified Tester – AI Testing
May 1, 2025 - March 8, 2026
ISTQB Certified Tester – Agile Tester
December 1, 2024 - March 8, 2026
ISTQB Certified Tester – Foundation Level
October 1, 2022 - March 8, 2026

Industry Experience

Government, Education, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Other