Senior QA Lead & Coach — Hybrid (Dublin)

Stelfox; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 92,000 - 138,000; Part time

Job summary

Stelfox IT Recruitment is seeking an Agile QA Lead / Coach for a contractor role in Dublin with a hybrid-working model. You will drive test strategy, lead QA activities, and partner with .NET teams to ensure quality across the SDLC, including AI-powered solutions where applicable.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years of QA experience, strong leadership, and expertise in REST APIs, SQL, and Agile/Scrum practices, with experience in exploratory testing and automation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software testing/QA experience.
• Experience leading QA teams or coaching roles.
• Experience testing .NET/.NET Core apps.
• Proficient in REST APIs and microservices testing.
• Strong SQL and database testing skills.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum practices.
• Ability to pair and perform exploratory testing.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute test strategies and plans.
• Build automated testing frameworks for web apps, APIs, backend.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, performance, and end-to-end testing.
• Collaborate with development teams to identify and resolve defects early.
• Contribute to CI/CD and quality automation initiatives.
• Support AI-powered and ML-integrated applications where applicable.

Skills

QA Leadership

NET Testing

REST APIs

SQL Testing

Agile/Scrum

Exploratory Testing

Job description

Stelfox IT Recruitment is seeking an Agile QA Lead / Coach for a contractor role in Dublin with a hybrid-working model. You will drive test strategy, lead QA activities, and partner with .NET teams to ensure quality across the SDLC, including AI-powered solutions where applicable.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years of QA experience, strong leadership, and expertise in REST APIs, SQL, and Agile/Scrum practices, with experience in exploratory testing and automation.