QA Engineer – Automation & Quality Lead

About the role

The QA Engineer – Automation & Quality Lead works closely with software development teams and a global community of practice to ensure product quality throughout the development lifecycle. You will drive testing methodology adoption, lead automation efforts, and act as the quality gate for projects.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure software teams follow the Testing Methodology (SOP) and maintain quality standards.
• Define test strategies, create test plans, design and execute test cases, and produce detailed test reports.
• Automate test cases using Java with Playwright or Selenium, integrate them into CI/CD pipelines, and monitor results.
• Report and track defects in Jira, keeping the defect tracking system up‑to‑date.
• Identify process improvements, provide status updates to management, and ensure quality gates are implemented.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, IT or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in solution quality assurance, including test automation.
• Certified ISTQB (or equivalent) and strong analytical/problem‑solving skills.
• Fluent English communication and ability to work independently.

Required skills

• Java programming.
• Playwright or Selenium for test automation.
• Postman for API testing.
• Git version control.
• Jira for defect tracking.
• Testing of micro‑services architectures.