Senior Fintech QA Team Lead - Automation & Strategy

SD Solutions; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

SD Solutions is seeking a QA Team Lead to build, guide, and establish our offshore QA team, collaborating with our Israel-based QA colleagues to ensure the highest quality standards. You will champion quality engineering practices, mentor engineers, and define the test automation strategy alongside manual testing efforts.

This role focuses on scaling automation frameworks, robust API/mobile/UI testing coverage, and coordinating with development teams to unblock delivery.

Qualifications

• Certified in software testing (ISTQB/CSTE or similar).
• 2–3 years as a quality assurance team lead.
• 2–3 years QA experience in Fintech/Banking.
• Familiar with PCI and data privacy in test environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in information systems or related field.
• Experience with API testing and mobile testing (iOS/Android).
• Knowledge of MySQL and MongoDB.
• Programming with TypeScript for automated tests.
• Knowledge of Playwright and Appium testing frameworks.
• Experience with JIRA and Agile (Scrum/Kanban).
• Strong communication, analytics, and problem solving.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Curious mindset to learn new testing tools (AI Claude).
• Keep up-to-date with testing tools and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership & Establishment: Build and mentor offshore QA team with focus on test automation tools and frameworks.
• Cross-Border Collaboration: Align with IL Leadership to scale global automation infrastructure.
• Uphold Global Quality Standards: Ensure offshore team follows Neema’s automation and manual standards.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Coordinate daily QA with development teams to unblock delivery.
• Multitask & Promote Success: Balance manual and automated testing while driving team growth.

Skills

Team leadership

Test automation

Communication

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Independent & collaborative work

Education

Bachelor's degree in information systems

Tools

Playwright

Appium

JIRA

TypeScript

Job description

SD Solutions is seeking a QA Team Lead to build, guide, and establish our offshore QA team, collaborating with our Israel-based QA colleagues to ensure the highest quality standards. You will champion quality engineering practices, mentor engineers, and define the test automation strategy alongside manual testing efforts.

This role focuses on scaling automation frameworks, robust API/mobile/UI testing coverage, and coordinating with development teams to unblock delivery.