Senior Quality Engineering Lead & Architect for Automation

Act Digital; Setúbal; Hybrid; EUR 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Act Digital is seeking a Senior Quality Engineering Lead to embed quality into every stage of the SDLC. The role advances from a single-team PoC to organization-wide quality transformation, balancing technical excellence with delivery needs.

You will drive testing strategy, automation value, and engineering governance while collaborating with architects, developers and product teams to scale quality across multiple domains.

Qualifications

• Strong background in software development and architecture.
• Proven experience in leading quality engineering initiatives.
• Track record in designing test automation solutions.
• Ability to evaluate automation benefits, limitations and risks.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder influence skills.
• Willingness to challenge existing solutions with pragmatic alternatives.

Responsibilities

• Define and promote modern quality engineering practices across teams.
• Assess existing testing approaches and identify improvement opportunities.
• Design scalable quality frameworks, processes and testing strategies.
• Drive continuous improvements in quality, automation, and engineering standards.
• Evaluate when automation delivers real business value and implement frameworks.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with architects, developers and product teams.
• Help teams adopt quality-first mindsets and best practices.
• Scope quality initiatives across multiple domains as they scale.

Skills

Software Development

Solution Architecture

Test Automation

CI/CD Pipelines

DevOps Culture

Cloud-Native Architectures

API Testing

Performance Testing

Quality Engineering Practices

Engineering Governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a technical field

Job description

Act Digital is seeking a Senior Quality Engineering Lead to embed quality into every stage of the SDLC. The role advances from a single-team PoC to organization-wide quality transformation, balancing technical excellence with delivery needs.

You will drive testing strategy, automation value, and engineering governance while collaborating with architects, developers and product teams to scale quality across multiple domains.