Remote QA Chapter Lead – Automation & Strategy for Fintech

Jobgether SRL; España; Remote; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote working opportunity in E2

Senior technical leadership with hands

Hands‑on QA engineering and cross‑team

Influence over QA standards and tools

Collaboration with multiple squads and

Scaled QA practices across an intl org

Job summary

Jobgether SRL is seeking a QA Chapter Lead based in Spain. This senior, hands‑on role combines engineering work within one squad with shaping QA strategy, automation tooling, and testing practices across the wider engineering function.

You’ll influence the quality of data‑driven financial products, embed QA throughout the lifecycle, and drive Definition of Done standards and CI quality gates with minimal people‑management duties.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software QA experience, including at least 2 years in a Lead QA role with responsibility for test strategy across multiple teams.
• Strong automation engineering skills and the ability to write maintainable, readable, production‑quality test code that runs reliably in CI environments.
• Deep experience with API testing, including REST APIs, contract testing, integration testing, and backend‑focused test design.
• Proven experience defining and maintaining QA standards within Agile product or engineering teams.
• Experience working as an embedded QA contributor throughout the development lifecycle rather than operating solely as a final quality gate.
• Strong understanding of Java‑based backend environments, including the ability to read Java code, understand system architecture, and create effective tests for backend functionality.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence engineering teams and drive consistency across squads without direct line‑management authority.
• High level of technical ownership, analytical thinking, attention to detail, and commitment to engineering quality.

Responsibilities

• Work as an embedded senior QA engineer within one engineering squad, actively participating in sprint planning, daily standups, reviews, retrospectives, and other squad ceremonies.
• Define and agree on clear acceptance criteria with Product Owners before work enters each sprint.
• Design, write, maintain, and improve automated test suites across appropriate levels, including unit, integration, and end‑to‑end testing.
• Own the squad’s Definition of Done quality gate and ensure agreed quality criteria are consistently met before releases.
• Define and maintain QA standards across the engineering function, including test‑pyramid principles, automation tooling, naming conventions, coverage thresholds, and CI quality gates.
• Establish onboarding processes and baseline QA expectations for engineers joining the chapter.
• Lead a monthly QA Guild with the counterpart Chapter Lead to align standards, tooling, frameworks, and Definition of Done practices across engineering.
• Own the selection, evaluation, evolution, and documentation of QA automation frameworks and tools.
• Identify opportunities to introduce, improve, or retire testing technologies based on engineering needs and effectiveness.
• Monitor and report on QA chapter health, including coverage trends, flaky‑test rates, automation backlogs, and systemic quality risks.
• Partner with engineering leadership to identify and address quality issues that affect multiple teams or the wider platform.
• Promote a proactive quality culture in which QA is integrated into development from the beginning rather than treated as a final‑stage validation function.

Job description

Jobgether SRL is seeking a QA Chapter Lead based in Spain. This senior, hands‑on role combines engineering work within one squad with shaping QA strategy, automation tooling, and testing practices across the wider engineering function.

You’ll influence the quality of data‑driven financial products, embed QA throughout the lifecycle, and drive Definition of Done standards and CI quality gates with minimal people‑management duties.