Senior QA Analyst

instinctools EE Labs; Województwo mazowieckie; On-site; PLN 169,563 - 233,149; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working time

Co-funding for language courses

Learning opportunities

Job summary

instinctools EE Labs is seeking a Senior QA Analyst in Poland to join the Technology Ecosystem. The role involves developing test plans, executing various tests, and collaborating across teams to ensure software quality. Strong experience in QA processes and functional testing is required, along with a background in automation frameworks. The position offers flexible remote work and numerous learning opportunities to advance your career.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years strong experience in end-to-end QA processes.
• Proven ability to perform functional, integration, and system-level testing.
• Solid understanding of SDLC and software testing methodologies.
• Strong understanding of complex systems and data flows.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and test scripts.
• Perform functional, regression, performance, and usability testing.
• Document, prioritize, and track defects through resolution.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Data teams.

Skills

QA processes

Functional testing

Automation frameworks

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Selenium

Cypress

SQL

Job description

About the Company

*instinctools is a software development company that provides custom software solutions for businesses of all sizes. Our team works closely with clients to understand their specific needs and provide personalized solutions that meet their business requirements.

Role: Senior QA Analyst

Our customer is one of the TOP‑5 global management consulting firms considered to be among the most prestigious ones in the world. Hundreds of customers from Fortune‑500, including the largest global financial institutions, the world’s top media companies, technology companies and federal government agencies rely on our Client’s proven platform and services.

Project

You will join the Customer’s Technology Ecosystem as a core member of the Tech Compliance and Risk Enablement (TCRE) Product Group — a strategic function focused on delivering technology‑enabled solutions that support compliance, risk management, and scalable product operations.

Responsibilities and tasks

• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test scripts
• Perform functional, regression, performance, and usability testing
• Ensure testing coverage aligns with product objectives and evolving business needs
• Document, prioritize, and track defects through resolution
• Partner closely with engineering teams to triage issues and drive timely fixes
• Conduct root cause analysis to identify systemic issues and recommend improvements
• Identify issues that can be resolved internally
• Identify issues requiring escalation to external vendors
• Cross‑functional collaboration: collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Data teams
• Work closely with the Data team to bridge QA and analytics
• Support incident management, including coordination with external partners
• Bridge QA, Product, Engineering, and Data, ensuring understanding of downstream impacts of releases
• Work with third‑party vendors or external engineering teams
• Escalate, track, and manage issues across organizational boundaries
• Maintain reliable test environments and datasets
• Leverage modern testing tools to increase automation coverage and efficiency
• Strategic quality leadership: act as a quality advocate across the product lifecycle
• Identify gaps in user feedback collection, consolidation, and reporting processes
• Translate non‑bug feedback or vendor limitations into actionable feature requests
• Decision support & product influence: provide input into go/no‑go release decisions
• Deliver insights into issue volume, severity, and user impact
• Surface patterns and trends to influence strategic product direction

Our expectations of the candidate

• Minimum of 6 years strong experience in end‑to‑end QA processes (test strategy, test case design, execution, regression, UAT)
• Proven ability to perform functional, integration, and system‑level testing in complex environments
• Solid understanding of SDLC and software testing methodologies
• Experience working on SaaS or enterprise‑scale platforms
• Strong understanding of complex systems, integrations, and data flows
• Basic understanding of APIs, backend systems, and system integrations
• Ability to test beyond the UI and validate end‑to‑end system behavior
• Experience with defect lifecycle management (triage, prioritization, tracking to resolution) and designing risk‑based testing strategies aligned to product priorities
• Excellent attention to detail to ensure thorough testing and documentation
• Experience working with third‑party vendors or external engineering teams

Nice to have

• AI / LLM Product Experience
• Experience testing AI‑powered products, LLM‑based systems, or conversational interfaces
• Understanding of non‑deterministic systems and approaches to validate them
• Data & Analytics Fluency
• Experience working with data teams or analytics workflows
• Ability to analyze logs, usage data, or performance metrics
• Familiarity with SQL or BI tools (e.g., Looker, Tableau)
• Test Automation & Technical Depth
• Hands‑on experience with automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright)
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and release processes
• Experience increasing automation coverage and efficiency

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical thinking: root cause analysis, pattern recognition, impact prioritization
• Effective cross‑functional collaboration (Product, Engineering, Data), influence without authority
• QA leadership: strategy, mentoring, stakeholder influence, ownership of product quality
• Product mindset: focus on user value, ability to turn insights into product improvements

We offer

• Flexible working time (CET)
• Professional and ambitious team
• Transparent system of professional and career development
• Learning opportunities, seminars and conferences and time for exploring new technologies
• The opportunity to realize your potential outside the projects: we arrange meetups and conferences where our staff can perform, develop professional communities
• Full remote work
• Co‑funding for language courses (English)

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