QA Leader (Quality Assurance Leader)

Siemens Energy; Rio de Janeiro; Presencial; BRL 180 000 - 300 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Career growth and development

Supportive work culture and healthy W–

Flexible work environment with flexibl

Competitive total rewards package

Flexible benefits and savings programs

Vacation entitlement with buy/sell

Parental leave

Profit sharing

Social responsibility initiatives

Diversity and inclusivity focused

Resumo da oferta

Siemens Energy is seeking an experienced QA Lead to drive software quality assurance across the full development lifecycle. You will lead QA teams, define test strategies, and collaborate with development, product, and project stakeholders to ensure quality requirements are met and risks are mitigated.

The role emphasizes test automation, metrics-driven delivery, and cross-functional leadership within a dynamic, global environment.

Qualificações

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Proven experience leading QA teams and software testing initiatives across the full software development lifecycle.
• Strong hands-on experience with software quality assurance methodologies, test management, test planning, defect tracking, and quality governance.
• Experience developing and executing comprehensive test strategies for complex software solutions.
• Solid understanding of Agile methodologies, DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and quality engineering principles.
• Experience with test automation frameworks, tools, and best practices.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify risks, root causes, and improvement opportunities.
• Demonstrated experience working in industrial environments such as automation, OT/IT, digitalization, energy, Oil & Gas, manufacturing, or related sectors.
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Advanced English proficiency and experience working with multicultural, geographically distributed teams.
• Certifications such as ISTQB, Agile Tester, Scrum Master, SAFe, or other quality and Agile-related certifications are highly desirable.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and mentor QA engineers, fostering a high-performance team focused on quality excellence, continuous improvement, and professional growth. Define, implement, and maintain test strategies, test plans, and quality processes across the software development lifecycle. Drive end-to-end testing activities, including functional, integration, system, regression, performance, and user acceptance testing.
• Collaborate with development, product, and project teams to ensure quality requirements are clearly defined and validated throughout delivery. Establish and monitor quality metrics, KPIs, and reporting mechanisms to provide visibility into product quality, testing progress, and release readiness.
• Manage defect lifecycle processes, ensuring timely identification, prioritization, resolution, and verification of issues.
• Champion test automation initiatives, improving test coverage, efficiency, and overall product quality.
• Support release management activities by enforcing quality gates and ensuring solutions meet established acceptance criteria. Identify quality risks proactively and develop mitigation strategies to minimize impact on project delivery and business objectives. Continuously evaluate and improve QA methodologies, tools, frameworks, and best practices.
• Promote a culture of quality, collaboration, and accountability across geographically distributed and multidisciplinary teams.

Conhecimentos

QA leadership

Test strategy

Quality assurance

Test management

Defect tracking

CI/CD

Agile

Automation

Risk analysis

Stakeholder mgmt

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/IT

Descrição da oferta de emprego

A Snapshot of Your Day

We are seeking an experienced QA Lead (Quality Assurance Lead) with strong expertise in software quality assurance, test strategy, and team leadership. This professional will be responsible for driving quality across the software development lifecycle, ensuring that testing activities are effectively planned, executed, and continuously improved.

The ideal candidate will lead QA teams, collaborate closely with development, product, and project stakeholders, and promote a quality-first culture that supports reliable, predictable, and high-performing software delivery. This position requires excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment.

A Snapshot of Your Day

We are seeking an experienced QA Lead (Quality Assurance Lead) with strong expertise in software quality assurance, test strategy, and team leadership. This professional will be responsible for driving quality across the software development lifecycle, ensuring that testing activities are effectively planned, executed, and continuously improved.

The ideal candidate will lead QA teams, collaborate closely with development, product, and project stakeholders, and promote a quality-first culture that supports reliable, predictive, and high-performing software delivery. This position requires excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment.

How You'll Make An Impact

• Lead and mentor QA engineers, fostering a high-performance team focused on quality excellence, continuous improvement, and professional growth. Define, implement, and maintain test strategies, test plans, and quality processes across the software development lifecycle. Drive end-to-end testing activities, including functional, integration, system, regression, performance, and user acceptance testing.
• Collaborate with development, product, and project teams to ensure quality requirements are clearly defined and validated throughout delivery. Establish and monitor quality metrics, KPIs, and reporting mechanisms to provide visibility into product quality, testing progress, and release readiness.
• Manage defect lifecycle processes, ensuring timely identification, prioritization, resolution, and verification of issues.
• Champion test automation initiatives, improving test coverage, efficiency, and overall product quality.
• Support release management activities by enforcing quality gates and ensuring solutions meet established acceptance criteria. Identify quality risks proactively and develop mitigation strategies to minimize impact on project delivery and business objectives. Continuously evaluate and improve QA methodologies, tools, frameworks, and best practices.
• Promote a culture of quality, collaboration, and accountability across geographically distributed and multidisciplinary teams.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Proven experience leading QA teams and software testing initiatives across the full software development lifecycle.
• Strong hands‑on experience with software quality assurance methodologies, test management, test planning, defect tracking, and quality governance.
• Experience developing and executing comprehensive test strategies for complex software solutions.
• Solid understanding of Agile methodologies, DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and quality engineering principles.
• Experience with test automation frameworks, tools, and best practices.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to identify risks, root causes, and improvement opportunities.
• Demonstrated experience working in industrial environments such as automation, OT/IT, digitalization, energy, Oil & Gas, manufacturing, or related sectors.
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Advanced English proficiency and experience working with multicultural, geographically distributed teams.
• Certifications such as ISTQB, Agile Tester, Scrum Master, SAFe, or other quality and Agile-related certifications are highly desirable.

About The Team

Our Transformation of Industry division is decarbonizing the industrial sector. Increasing electrification and efficiency are key and demand for green H2 and derivative fuels will rise. We enable decarbonization of the industrial sector and the transition to sustainable processes, building on a strong industrial customer base, a global network, diverse technologies, and integrated execution capabilities.

The specific and existing team takes care of the sales of industrial steam turbines in Latin America in different industries up to a size of 250 MWe.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met optimally and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards

• Career growth and development opportunities
• Supportive work culture and a healthy work- life balance
• Flexible work environment with flex hours, telecommuting and digital workspaces.
• Competitive total rewards package
• Flexible benefits and savings programs
• Rewarding vacation entitlement with the opportunity to buy and sell vacation
• Parental leave
• Profit sharing
• Contribute to our social responsibility initiatives
• Diversity and inclusivity focused

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