Senior QA Automation and Quality Assurance Lead

Ignite excellence in quality — shape the future of software testing and automation!

Portugal-based opportunity with remote work model.

As a Senior QA Automation and Quality Assurance Lead, you will be working for our client, a pioneering company dedicated to transforming software development. You will lead the end-to-end QA function across multiple cross-functional teams, driving a culture of quality and innovation to ensure the delivery of robust, scalable solutions that make a real impact.

Your main responsibilities:

• Define and implement the QA strategy across development teams, embedding quality early in the development lifecycle
• Lead and mentor the QA and Automation Engineers, fostering a high-performance quality-driven culture
• Establish and maintain shared standards, testing frameworks, and infrastructure to support automated and manual testing practices
• Design, build, and maintain automated test suites, ensuring high test coverage for core user flows and beyond
• Collaborate with Architects and Product Managers to make informed decisions on testing tools, frameworks, and environments
• Monitor quality KPIs, defect trends, and testing metrics, providing actionable insights to stakeholders
• Support the recruitment, onboarding, and growth of testing talent within the organization
• Actively contribute to the codebase and CI/CD pipelines, leading by example in complex testing scenarios

You're ideal for this role if you have:

• 5+ years of experience in software testing, quality assurance, or related fields
• Strong knowledge of manual and automated testing practices, test automation, and CI/CD pipelines
• Proven experience in establishing and leading QA strategies across multiple teams
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal
• Experience with test frameworks, tooling, and infrastructure decision-making
• Data-driven mindset with expertise in KPI and testing metrics analysis

It is a strong plus if you have:

• Professional certifications in testing or quality assurance
• Fluency in Dutch (not mandatory but beneficial)

Language required for the role:

• Fluent English

Eligibility for the role:

• Only candidates with an existing legal right to work within the European Union will be considered for this role.

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Interested? Apply now and include your CV (preferably in English) along with a statement confirming your consent to the processing and storage of your personal data.