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QA Lead

We are looking for a QA Lead to define and implement a global testing strategy, ensuring quality, efficiency, and alignment across all project phases. You will be the primary point of contact for QA, Automation, and UAT processes, working closely with stakeholders, developers, and business teams. Daily communication will be primarily in English, and work can be done remotely.

Portugal

Responsibilities

  • Testing Strategy: Define and oversee the global testing strategy, ensuring quality in all phases of the project.
  • Process Ownership: Act as the main point of contact for QA, Automation, and UAT, streamlining and optimizing testing processes.
  • KPI Monitoring: Track quality metrics, including test coverage and success rates, ensuring continuous improvement.
  • Team Coordination: Lead and align testing teams with project objectives and deliverables.
  • Risk Management: Identify potential risks, prioritize testing efforts, and propose mitigation strategies.
  • Progress Tracking: Build and maintain dashboards to track project and testing progress.
  • Stakeholder Communication: Lead progress meetings with stakeholders and coordinate performance testing efforts.
  • Requirements Gathering: Work closely with stakeholders and key users to collect and define detailed testing requirements.
  • User Story Creation: Create clear user stories with well-defined acceptance criteria, aligned with business needs.
  • Test Case Development: Collaborate in writing test cases, ensuring coverage of critical scenarios.
  • Validation & Review: Conduct requirements validation sessions with project teams to refine scope and coverage.

 

Requirements

  • Experience: 5+ years in software testing, QA leadership, or automation testing.
  • Testing Tools: Experience with one or more testing tools, such as Selenium, Cypress, JUnit, TestNG, Playwright, Postman, or similar.
  • Test Management: Familiarity with JIRA, Xray, TestRail, or other test case management tools.
  • Automation & Performance Testing: Exposure to automated testing frameworks and performance testing tools is a plus.
  • Communication & Collaboration: Strong ability to interact with stakeholders, developers, and business users in cross-functional teams.
  • Analytical Thinking: Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to risk assessment and quality assurance.

 

Nice-to-Have

  • Cloud & CI/CD Knowledge: Experience working in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Agile & DevOps: Familiarity with Agile methodologies and DevOps practices.
  • Performance Testing: Hands-on experience with JMeter, Gatling, or LoadRunner is a plus.

 

If this sounds like you, send us your CV, and let’s talk!

talent.europe@99x.io