Lead Quality Assurance Engineer

Webellian; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Webellian is seeking a Lead Quality Assurance Engineer with 5+ years of automation-focused experience to design, develop, and maintain automated and manual tests for a key insurance project. You will collaborate with development teams, product stakeholders and clients to ensure adherence to functional, technical and quality requirements.

As a mentor, you will drive QA strategy improvements and introduce new testing tools while supporting OWASP/ISO/IEC 27034 alignment when appropriate.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of professional QA/leadership experience with automation focus.
• Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, test strategy and best practices.
• Hands-on experience with automation testing and Playwright.
• Experience with API testing using tools like Postman.
• Proven ability to mentor teams and drive QA improvements.
• Experience with OWASP and ISO/IEC 27034 is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Analyze requirements and ensure testability
• Prepare test strategies, plans, and automation approach
• Design, develop, and execute automated and manual tests
• Identify, track, and support resolution of defects
• Perform troubleshooting and root cause analysis
• Support releases, production deployments, and post-release validation
• Ensure product quality throughout the software development lifecycle
• Collaborate with development teams, clients, and stakeholders
• Mentor QA engineers and support knowledge sharing
• Coordinate QA activities and testing priorities across teams
• Define QA standards, processes, and quality strategy
• Drive continuous improvement of QA and automation practices

Tools

Playwright

Postman

Jira

Confluence

Job description

About Webellian

Webellian is a well-established Digital Transformation and IT consulting company committed to creating a positive impact for our clients. We strive to make a meaningful difference in diverse sectors such as insurance, banking, healthcare, retail, and manufacturing. Our passion for cutting-edge and disruptive technologies, as well as our shared values and strong principles, are what motivate us. We are a community of engineers and senior advisors who work with our clients across industries, playing a deep and meaningful role in accelerating and realizing their vision and strategy.

About the position

We are seeking an experienced Lead Quality Assurance Engineer with a minimum of five years of professional experience to join our team for a project with a key client in the insurance industry. This position is automation-focused, with automated testing forming the core of daily responsibilities, complemented by limited manual testing activities to support overall product quality. The successful candidate will play a critical role in designing, developing, and maintaining automated test solutions while ensuring high quality standards throughout the software development lifecycle. You will collaborate closely with development teams, product stakeholders, and clients to ensure that delivered solutions meet defined functional, technical, and quality requirements. Depending on your experience, you will also have the opportunity to introduce new testing tools and actively contribute to improving testing strategies and quality processes, including but not limited to OWASP and ISO/IEC 27034.

Key responsibilities

• Analyze requirements and ensure testability
• Prepare test strategies, plans, and automation approach
• Design, develop, and execute automated and manual tests
• Identify, track, and support resolution of defects
• Perform troubleshooting and root cause analysis
• Support releases, production deployments, and post-release validation
• Ensure product quality throughout the software development lifecycle
• Collaborate with development teams, clients, and stakeholders
• Mentor QA engineers and support knowledge sharing
• Coordinate QA activities and testing priorities across teams
• Define QA standards, processes, and quality strategy
• Drive continuous improvement of QA and automation practices

Competencies

• Proven experience as a Quality Assurance Engineer / Lead QA with strong automation testing expertise
• Solid understanding of QA methodologies, test strategy, and software testing best practices
• Hands-on experience with Playwright (experience with additional languages or frameworks is considered an asset)
• Experience with API testing tools such as Postman
• Practical experience with Jira and Confluence
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• High attention to detail and quality ownership mindset
• Critical thinking and proactive approach to quality improvement