QA Team Lead (Hands-on) - Quality Engineering Madeira, Portugal

Connecting Software; Região Autónoma Da Madeira; Hybrid; EUR 42.000 - 66.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Connecting Software is seeking a hands-on QA Team Lead to drive QA delivery and quality across multiple products. You will balance day-to-day testing with improving processes, automation, and visibility into quality metrics.

The role combines leadership with hands-on testing across manual and automated approaches, working in an international, collaborative environment with occasional work-from-home flexibility.

Qualifikationen

• Hands-on QA experience across manual and automated testing.
• Proven leadership or mentoring experience in QA teams.
• Ability to build stable automated suites and avoid flaky tests.

Aufgaben

• Lead QA delivery: plan, coordinate, and execute testing for release readiness across products.
• Strategic automation: develop high-signal test automation for critical user flows and ROI.
• Optimize the process: reduce lead time to test and maintain practical quality gates.
• Track performance: report key metrics to stakeholders for visibility.
• Bridge support & engineering: coordinate QA involvement in L1/L2 support; feed root-cause findings to backlog.
• Mentor & set standards: coach the team and promote a strong quality culture.

Kenntnisse

Manual testing

Automated testing

Leadership

Effective communication

Tools

Azure DevOps

CI/CD tooling

Jobbeschreibung

QA Team Lead (Hands-on) - Quality Engineering

The Role

We’re looking for a hands-on QA Team Lead or a Senior QA professionalto run and improve QA across multiple products. This role is for someone who enjoys combining day-to-day delivery with improving processes, automation, and quality visibility.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead QA Delivery:Plan, coordinate, and execute testing to ensure release readiness across products.


• Strategic Automation:Grow high-signal test automation focused on critical user flows and ROI.


• Optimize the Process:Identify bottlenecks to reduce "lead time to test" and keep quality gates practical and consistent.


• Track Performance:Report on key metrics to provide clear visibility to stakeholders.


• Bridge Support & Engineering:Coordinate QA involvement in L1/L2 support - triage, reproduction, and feeding root-cause findings back to the backlog.


• Mentor & Set Standards:Coach the team, perform code reviews for tests, and promote a strong quality culture.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong Technical Background:Solid experience in both manual and automated testing.


• Leadership Mindset:Either a formal Lead or a Senior QA who has experience owning areas and mentoring others.


• Reliability Focused:Proven ability to build stable automated suites and avoid "flaky" tests.


• Tooling:Comfortable with CI/CD and modern QA tooling (Azure DevOps is a plus).


• Effective Communicator:Able to work closely with Engineering and Product to align on priorities.

Nice to have

• Experience with enterprise ecosystems (Salesforce, Microsoft D365/SharePoint/Exchange, Google Workspace).

Success Looks Like

• Reliable automation you build leads to a clear, measurable reduction in manual regression testing.


• Release cycles become faster and more predictable.


• A seamless feedback loop exists between Support, QA, and Development.

At Connecting Software, you’re not just taking a job – you’re joining a friendly, international team that genuinely enjoys building things together.

International environment, human size

We’re a global company with colleagues and customers in different countries, but we keep a flat structure and short decision lines. You’ll work closely with management (including the CFO) and other teams, not hidden behind layers of hierarchy.

Friendly and Flexible

This role is mainly office-based, so you can be close to the team. We believe this makes collaboration, learning, and decision-making faster and more effective. At the same time, we understand life happens, so occasional work from home is possible when needed and agreed in advance.

We’ve been in the market for many years, with our own solutions and a base of recurring customers. We invest in longterm relationships – with clients and with our people.

Team spirit and respect

We value openness, honesty, and mutual respect. We work together, celebrate wins together, and support each other when things get busy. Your voice matters here.

Company gatherings & team spirit

Several times a year, we bring people together for company gatherings and team events. These are moments to connect in person, share ideas, align on our vision, and simply enjoy spending time together. They help us strengthen trust, collaboration, and a real sense of belonging across countries and departments.

Learning and growth

You’ll be exposed to international accounting topics, IT/tech business models, and modern tools. We encourage continuous learning, knowledge sharing, and taking on new responsibilities as you grow.