Senior QA Analyst

Decskill; Porto; Híbrido; EUR 52 000 - 64 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Decskill is seeking a Senior QA Analyst for a project with hybrid work basing in Porto or Lisbon (2x/week). The role demands 6–9 years of QA experience, strong test coordination skills, and solid knowledge of multiple testing types, test planning, and defect tracking in Jira/Xray.

Proficiency in English (B2) is mandatory. The successful candidate will drive test execution, manage backlogs, supervise both manual and automated testing, and ensure alignment with QA strategies.

Qualificações

• 6–9 years of experience as a QA Analyst.
• Solid experience coordinating testing activities.
• Profound knowledge of functional, regression, smoke, sanity, integration, performance, and security testing.
• Experience creating and reviewing test plans, test cases, and test scenarios.
• Proficiency in test management and defect tracking tools such as Jira and Xray.
• Familiarity with agile methodologies and strong English (minimum B2).

Responsabilidades

• Test execution and coordination: manage and prioritize the test backlog and assign tasks.
• Supervise manual and automated test case execution and ensure adherence to strategies.
• Monitor progress, identify bottlenecks, and report defects clearly in tracking tools.
• Provide guidance to project members and support QA processes and testing methods.
• Contribute to QA knowledge base and suggest tool/technique improvements.

Conhecimentos

QA

Testing

Agile

English B2

Ferramentas

Jira

Xray

Descrição da oferta de emprego

We are growing. And we are looking for talented people.

At Decskill, we believe that technological excellence is driven by human talent.

We are an IT consulting company with more than 10 years of consolidated experience in the market, focused on building long-term relationships with both our clients and our people. Today, we are a community of over 800 professionals, working from Lisbon, Porto, and Madrid, contributing to impactful technology initiatives.

As part of the Astek Group, we combine a strong local culture with a global presence, being active in around 23 countries across 4 continents. This allows us to offer an international context, diverse challenges, and long-term career opportunities, while staying close to our teams.

We would like to meet a Senior QA Analyst for a project with a hybrid working model based in Porto or Lisbon (2x/week).

Requirements

• 6 - 9 years of experience as a QA Analyst.
• Solid experience in coordinating testing activities.
• Profound knowledge in different types of software testing (functional, regression, smoke, sanity, integration, performance, security, etc.).
• Experience in creating and reviewing test plans, test cases, and test scenarios.
• Proficiency in test management and defect tracking tools (e.g., Jira, Xray).
• Familiarity with agile methodologies.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in English - minimum B2 level (mandatory).

Responsibilities

Test Execution and Coordination:

• Manage and prioritize the test backlog, assigning 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 creation and maintenance of the QA knowledge base.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of test strategies and propose adjustments.

Are you looking for an environment that values curiosity and commitment? Here, your contribution has real impact and individual growth is taken seriously.

Find with us the right opportunity to grow!

Your next challenge might start here.

What you can expect from us

• Long-term projects with national and international context.
• Opportunities to grow technically and professionally.
• A people-first culture, focused on transparency and trust.
• Teams that value ownership, collaboration and stability.

At Decskill, we are committed to equal opportunities and non-discrimination. We promote a culture of diversity and inclusion, where recruitment and career progression are based solely on talent, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, race, nationality, or any other form of discrimination incompatible with human dignity.