Lisbon QA Lead — Testing Strategy & Delivery

HN Services Portugal; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

HN Services Portugal is seeking an experienced Test Lead in Lisbon to drive testing strategy and coordinate testing activities for business-critical applications.

You will work closely with development teams, business analysts, project managers and stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions and ensure release readiness. Fluency in English is required, and experience across functional, integration, and end-to-end testing is essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in software testing, including lead or senior QA roles.
• Strong knowledge of testing methodologies and QA best practices.
• Experience in functional, integration, regression and end-to-end testing.
• Experience with test planning, estimation, execution and defect management.
• Familiarity with test management tools (Jira, Xray, Zephyr) and collaboration tools (Confluence).
• Experience with SQL.
• Ability to lead testing teams and coordinate multiple stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication, with technical and business teams.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement test strategies and plans aligned with project objectives.
• Lead and coordinate testing activities across multiple testing types.
• Manage test planning, execution, defects and reporting throughout the SDLC.
• Coordinate testing teams, assign tasks and track progress against milestones.
• Clarify requirements and acceptance criteria with development, BA, PO and stakeholders.
• Ensure effective defect management and root-cause analysis.
• Identify risks and propose mitigation plans.
• Monitor testing metrics and progress; drive process improvements.
• Support release readiness and provide quality status reports.

Skills

Software testing

Testing methodologies

Test planning

Estimation

Defect management

Jira/Xray/Zephyr

Confluence

SQL

Leadership

Communication

English fluency

Tools

Jira

Xray

Zephyr

Confluence

Job description

HN Services Portugal is seeking an experienced Test Lead in Lisbon to drive testing strategy and coordinate testing activities for business-critical applications.

You will work closely with development teams, business analysts, project managers and stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions and ensure release readiness. Fluency in English is required, and experience across functional, integration, and end-to-end testing is essential.