Hybrid QA Analyst (Porto/Lisbon) - Growth in Testing

Decskill; Porto; Hybrid; EUR 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Decskill is growing and seeks a QA Analyst for a project with a hybrid model based in Porto or Lisbon (2x/week). The role involves coordinating testing activities, writing test plans and cases, and ensuring quality across software releases.

You will work with Jira and Xray, apply Agile methods, and contribute to improving QA processes. Fluent English (B2) is required, and you will join a diverse team across Portugal and Spain.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of experience as a QA Analyst.
• Experience coordinating testing activities.
• Knowledge of functional, regression, smoke, sanity, integration, performance, security testing.
• Experience creating and reviewing test plans, test cases, and test scenarios.
• Familiarity with test management and defect tracking tools (Jira, Xray).
• Familiar with agile methodologies.
• Some experience in test automation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; English – B2 level.

Responsibilities

• Manage and prioritize the test backlog and assign tasks to the project team.
• Supervise the execution of manual and automated test cases.
• Ensure compliance with defined test strategies.
• Monitor test progress and identify bottlenecks.
• Facilitate communication between QA team members and other project areas.
• Provide guidance and technical support to the members of the project.
• Identify, document, and report defects clearly and concisely in tracking tools.
• Prioritize defects according to severity and business impact.
• Track defect lifecycles and verify fixes.
• Provide constructive feedback to the development team.
• Actively participate in improving QA processes and testing methodologies.
• Propose and implement new tools and techniques to optimize testing activities.
• Contribute to the QA knowledge base.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of test strategies and propose adjustments.

Skills

Test coordination

Software testing

Functional testing

Regression testing

Smoke testing

Test automation

Jira

Xray

Agile methodologies

English (B2)

Tools

Jira

Xray

Job description

Decskill is growing and seeks a QA Analyst for a project with a hybrid model based in Porto or Lisbon (2x/week). The role involves coordinating testing activities, writing test plans and cases, and ensuring quality across software releases.

You will work with Jira and Xray, apply Agile methods, and contribute to improving QA processes. Fluent English (B2) is required, and you will join a diverse team across Portugal and Spain.