Automation QA Lead ( Betting )

Lever, Inc.; Italia; Remoto; EUR 70.000 - 110.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Fully remote working model in Europe

Flexible working conditions

Challenging, high-impact projects in a

Exposure to AI-first testing and CI/CD

Professional development opportunities

International, cross-cultural team

Remote-first environment

Competitive compensation

Descrizione del lavoro

Lever, Inc. is seeking an Automation QA Lead in Italy to own QA strategy across the SDLC, shaping an AI-first, quality-driven engineering environment in sports betting tech.

You will lead automation frameworks, CI/CD integration, and quality metrics while partnering with development, product, DevOps, and operations. You will mentor QA professionals, promote shift-left testing, and drive continuous improvement across projects, ensuring scalable testing practices and reliable releases in a

Competenze

• Proven experience leading QA in Agile/DevOps environments.
• Strong test automation focus with CI/CD integration.
• Expertise in building scalable automation frameworks using modern tools.
• Hands-on with Jenkins, GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps.
• Experience with containerization and cloud testing environments.

Mansioni

• Establish and improve QA standards, processes, and best practices.
• Define automated testing strategies across functional, integration and performance levels.
• Lead design and maintenance of test automation frameworks using Selenium, Cypress and Playwright.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines for fast feedback and reliable releases.
• Monitor coverage and quality metrics, reporting to stakeholders.
• Promote shift-left testing in Agile ceremonies and DevOps activities.
• Mentor QA professionals and allocate resources across projects.

Conoscenze

QA leadership

Automation strategy

Agile/DevOps practices

Mentoring

Stakeholder management

Strumenti

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Selenium

Cypress

Playwright

SpecFlow

Reqnroll

Docker

Kubernetes

Descrizione del lavoro

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for an Automation QA Lead (Betting) based in Italy.

As an Automation QA Lead, you will take ownership of quality assurance strategy, processes, and automation across the software development lifecycle. You will help shape an AI-first, quality-driven engineering environment within the sports betting and lottery technology space. The role combines hands-on technical leadership with responsibility for automation frameworks, CI/CD integration, and quality metrics. You will work closely with development, product, DevOps, and operations teams to embed quality from the earliest stages of delivery. You will also champion Agile and DevOps practices, shift-left testing, and continuous improvement. In addition, you will mentor QA professionals and help establish scalable, reliable testing practices across projects.

Accountabilities

• Establish, maintain, and continuously improve QA standards, frameworks, processes, and best practices aligned with Agile and DevOps principles.

• Define and implement comprehensive automated testing strategies covering functional, integration, and performance testing.

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of robust test automation frameworks using technologies such as Selenium, Cypress, and Playwright.

• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing, faster feedback, and reliable releases.

• Monitor automation coverage, effectiveness, and quality metrics, providing clear reporting and recommendations to stakeholders.

• Embed quality practices throughout Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, retrospectives, and other development activities.

• Partner with DevOps teams to ensure testing is an integral part of deployment and delivery pipelines.

• Promote shift-left testing and continuous quality throughout the software development lifecycle.

• Support test environments and infrastructure-as-code practices to improve scalability, reliability, and repeatability.

• Evaluate and introduce appropriate testing tools, methodologies, and automation practices across functional and manual testing activities.

• Collaborate with development, product, and operations teams to ensure quality objectives, compliance requirements, and delivery standards are consistently achieved.

• Communicate test results, automation progress, quality risks, and improvement recommendations clearly to technical and business stakeholders.

• Mentor and coach QA team members in automation, Agile, and DevOps practices while helping allocate resources and manage workloads across projects.

Requirements:

• Proven experience in a QA leadership or senior QA role, with a strong focus on test automation and Agile/DevOps environments.

• Strong expertise in automation frameworks such as SpecFlow or Reqnroll.

• Strong programming and scripting skills, particularly in C#.

• Hands-on experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.

• Familiarity with containerization and cloud-based testing environments, including Docker and Kubernetes.

• Solid understanding of modern QA methodologies, automation strategies, continuous integration, and shift-left testing.

• Ability to design scalable and maintainable automation frameworks and establish effective testing processes.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on continuous quality improvement.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and cross-functional teams.

• Demonstrated leadership, mentoring, coaching, and workload management capabilities.

Benefits:

• Fully remote working model, providing flexibility to work from Europe

• Flexible working conditions designed to support a healthy balance between professional and personal life.

• Opportunity to contribute to challenging, high-impact technology projects within the sports betting and lottery sector.

• Exposure to modern technologies, AI-first approaches, test automation, Agile, DevOps, cloud, and CI/CD practices.

• Continuous learning and professional development opportunities to strengthen your technical and leadership expertise.

• Collaboration with a diverse, international, and cross-cultural community of technology professionals.

• Full‑time employment with the flexibility and autonomy of a remote‑first environment.

• Competitive compensation and benefits package, subject to the employment arrangement and location.

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