Senior QA Test Lead

USTBC ABB Installation Products Inc.; Vaasa; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Employee share program

Continuous learning opportunities

Wellbeing and family benefits

Job summary

ABB is seeking a Senior QA Test Lead to own testing for the Relays Online eCommerce platform, supporting end-to-end customer self-service from selection to order tracking. You will shape test strategy, coordinate across teams, and drive automation foundations while coaching teams in Agile quality practices.

The role emphasizes hybrid work and collaboration across QA, development, and product teams, including CI/CD integration and AI-enhanced processes. Fluency in Finnish and English is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on experience in test automation, environment setup, and test pipeline creation, with web app testing focus.

Responsibilities

• Define and develop test strategy, scope, quality criteria, test plans, and specs for Relays Online platform.
• Plan and coordinate release testing across teams, track progress and risks, manage defects in Azure DevOps.
• Participate in manual testing during critical release phases and support teams in executing test cases.
• Drive and improve Agile quality practices and test automation foundations, including Shift-Left and CI/CD integration.
• Integrate AI into part of our processes.

Skills

Test automation

Agile Scrum

Team leadership

Communication

Fluent in Finnish/English

Education

B.Sc. or M.Sc. IT

Tools

Azure DevOps

Robot Framework

Job description

At ABB , we help industries run leaner and cleaner-and every person here makes that happen. You'll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

This position reports to: EL Sales Support Manager - Commercial Operations

We are looking for Senior QA Test Lead. In this role, you will take ownership of testing practices for our Relays‑Online eCommerce platform, enabling end‑to‑end customer self‑service across product selection, configuration, pricing, quotation, ordering, SW delivery, and order tracking. You will define and drive test strategy, coordinate testing across teams and functions to ensure reliable, high‑quality releases. Additionally, you will establish the foundation for test automation and coach teams in Shift‑Left and Agile quality practices.

The work model for the role is: hybrid #LI-Hybrid

This role is contributing to the ABB Oy, Distribution Solutions division in Vaasa.

You will be responsible for

• Defining and developing test strategy, scope, quality criteria, test plans, and test specifications for the Relays Online platform.
• Planning and coordinating release testing across teams, tracking progress and risks, and managing defects in Azure DevOps.
• Participating in manual testing during critical release phases and supporting teams in executing test cases ensuring coverage and timelines.
• Driving and improving Agile quality practices and test automation foundations, including Shift-Left coaching, CI/CD integration, and implementation of automated tests for critical end-to-end flows.
• Integrate AI into part of our processes.

Qualifications for the role

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. degree in IT or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years hands‑on experience in test automation, environment setup, and test pipeline creation, with a preference for web application testing using Robot Framework.
• Experience in Agile Scrum, Quality Assurance and test leadership roles in software development environments.
• Highly adept in Azure DevOps for defect tracking, test coordination, and release support.
• Team player with positive spirit, but who can also work independently.
• Communicate fluently, both in Finnish and English.

Benefits

Our culture and benefits reflect our values: courage, care, curiosity and collaboration. The most appreciated benefits according to our personnel are at the moment e.g. an annual performance bonus, employee share acquisition program, continuous learning opportunities, and other wellbeing and family benefits. We have a hybrid working model.

More about us

ABB's Distribution Solutions Division facilitates the efficient and reliable distribution, protection and control of power by improving electric power quality while strengthening the resilience of the grid. The Division offers segment-specific products and solutions that largely serve utilities, industry and infrastructure segments, often providing the requisite medium‑voltage link between high‑voltage transmission systems and low‑voltage users. With ABB Ability™ enabled connected solutions at its core, the offering includes medium‑voltage air- and gas-insulated switchgear (1 to 66 kilovolts), in-door and outdoor circuit breakers, reclosers, fuses, contactors, relays, instrument transformers, sensors, motor control centers, as well as low‑voltage switchgear for the ANSI standard markets.

Ready to make an impact?

Join us. Be part of the team where progress happens, industries transform, and your work shapes the world. Run What Runs the World.

Building a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. That's why we welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences.