QA Lead & Test Automation Coach (Hybrid)

Quion Groep B.V.

Matosinhos

Hybrid

EUR 70,000 - 95,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Meal allowance

Hybrid work model

Office in Matosinhos

Job summary

Quion Groep B.V. in Porto seeks a QA Lead to coordinate day‑to‑day activities of Test Specialists, translate priorities into clear plans, monitor progress and dependencies, and provide hands‑on leadership where needed across Porto and Capelle aan den IJssel.

You will promote reusable test automation, CI/CD quality controls, and risk‑based testing, while collaborating with Product Owners, QA Engineers and delivery teams to ensure high quality software and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional level in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT or another relevant technical field.
5+ years of experience designing and maintaining automated test solutions.
Experience in software testing and test automation, including test design, test execution and maintenance of automated tests.
Experience with reusable, compliant test data and test environment management.
Hands‑on experience with API testing tools such as Postman or similar tooling.
Hands‑on experience with front‑end test automation tools such as Selenium, Playwright, FitNesse or comparable solutions.
Experience with Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines and automated quality controls.
Experience with Agile ways of working such as Scrum, Kanban and/or SAFe.
Ability to apply risk‑based testing and clearly communicate quality risks and test results.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

Coordinate the execution of the Test Enablement backlog and ensure predictable delivery.
Plan and distribute work across Test Specialists based on priorities, capacity and expertise.
Monitor progress, quality risks, dependencies and impediments, and elevate where required.
Provide technical guidance and coaching on testing, quality engineering and test automation.
Collaborate closely with Product Owners, QA Engineers, delivery teams and other stakeholders in Porto and the Netherlands.
Promote knowledge sharing, technical standards and consistent ways of working.
Drive the adoption of reusable test automation, quality controls and CI/CD quality practices.
Monitor and report on automation coverage, regression status and quality risks.
Support the implementation of improvements in tooling, test data, environments and reporting.
Contribute hands‑on to complex testing and automation activities where needed.