Senior QA Automation Lead — Playwright (Hybrid Lisbon)

iTRTech Group; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

iTRTech Group in Lisbon is seeking a Senior QA Automation Lead to drive quality assurance and test automation for a large international programme on OutSystems.

You will define the testing strategy, establish automation standards, build Playwright-based frameworks, and guide the QA team across multiple releases in a hybrid Lisbon work model.

The role demands 8+ years in QA, strong leadership, and hands-on automation with API/integration testing and CI/CD integration.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in Software QA and Testing.
• 4+ years leading QA or Test Automation teams.
• Hands-on experience with Playwright.
• Experience testing OutSystems applications.
• Experience building scalable automation frameworks from scratch.
• Knowledge of API, integration and end-to-end testing.
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins or equivalent.
• Experience with Agile methodologies such as Scrum, SAFe or Kanban.
• Strong English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and manage the QA and test automation strategy.
• Build and maintain automated test suites using Playwright.
• Establish automation frameworks for functional, regression, smoke, integration and end-to-end testing.
• Ensure coverage across web and mobile OutSystems applications.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Lead defect management, root cause analysis and quality improvements.
• Monitor quality metrics, automation coverage and release readiness.
• Coach QA engineers and promote a quality‑first culture.
• Collaborate with international business and technical teams.

Skills

QA leadership

Automation strategy

Mentoring

Agile methodologies

English communication

Tools

Playwright

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

OutSystems testing

Job description

iTRTech Group in Lisbon is seeking a Senior QA Automation Lead to drive quality assurance and test automation for a large international programme on OutSystems.

You will define the testing strategy, establish automation standards, build Playwright-based frameworks, and guide the QA team across multiple releases in a hybrid Lisbon work model.

The role demands 8+ years in QA, strong leadership, and hands-on automation with API/integration testing and CI/CD integration.