Remote QA Lead for Terraform & OpenTofu Platform

Remote Crew; Lisboa; Remote; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Remote Crew is seeking a Senior QA Engineer to define testing standards and build a test automation platform from scratch in a fully remote setup. You will shape the QA function, design data and environments using real cloud resources, and drive end-to-end coverage for Terraform/OpenTofu workloads across cloud providers.

You will collaborate closely with backend, frontend, and product owners, leading by example in a fast-growing infrastructure space while maintaining high-quality delivery across

Qualifications

• Senior level experience in QA automation, SDET, or platform engineering with a strong quality focus.
• Real platform or infrastructure background with Terraform or OpenTofu.
• Experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Hands on experience with containers and Kubernetes.
• CI/CD pipelines you built yourself, not just used.
• Strong production level coding skills in Python, Go, or TypeScript.
• Proven experience building a test automation framework from the ground up, including test data, environment provisioning, parallelization, and flakiness.
• API first testing depth plus E2E experience with Playwright, Cypress, or similar.
• Ability to set standards and get engineers to follow them without formal authority.
• Strong self direction. There's no existing QA team or backlog to lean on.

Responsibilities

• Define what "tested" means across the platform: test levels, merge and release gates, coverage expectations.
• Build a test automation framework developers can extend on their own.
• Create reliable test data and disposable environments that use real cloud resources.
• Design contract and integration tests across services.
• Build end to end coverage for the workflows that matter most.
• Write regression suites covering provider, version, and cloud combinations.
• Test Terraform and OpenTofu execution, state, and long running async operations.
• Pair with engineers, write templates and docs, and run office hours to grow test ownership.
• Track adoption of testing practices across teams, don't just assume it's happening.
• Make quality visible: coverage, escaped bugs, and risk before release.
• Work directly with backend, frontend, and product feature owners.
• Help shape the QA function as the company grows the team.

Skills

QA automation

SDET

Infrastructure testing

Python

Go

TypeScript

Kubernetes

Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP)

CI/CD

Tools

Terraform

OpenTofu

Playwright

Cypress

Job description

Remote Crew is seeking a Senior QA Engineer to define testing standards and build a test automation platform from scratch in a fully remote setup. You will shape the QA function, design data and environments using real cloud resources, and drive end-to-end coverage for Terraform/OpenTofu workloads across cloud providers.

You will collaborate closely with backend, frontend, and product owners, leading by example in a fast-growing infrastructure space while maintaining high-quality delivery across