QA Lead

Cross Border Talents; Lisbon (CT); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent technology staffing firm in the United States is seeking an experienced QA Lead to oversee automation testing and define test strategies. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in coding and testing methodologies and a bachelor's degree in a related field. You will be responsible for defining quality standards, collaborating with team members, and managing testing tasks to ensure successful project delivery. Strong written and oral communication skills in English are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of industry experience in coding, testing, and test methodologies.
• Strong working knowledge of test automation tools for backend and UI.
• Experience with scripting languages (Python).

Responsibilities

• Understand overall project requirements and manage deliverables.
• Define test planning strategy and execute functional testing.
• Generate user guides and manage testing tasks.

Skills

QA processes

Test automation tools

Agile methodologies

Scripting languages (Python)

Team management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS, EE, or equivalent experience

Master’s Degree preferred

Tools

Cucumber

Postman

TestNG

Selenium

Job description

Responsibilities

• Understand the overall project and phase‑wise requirements
• Participate in requirements gathering, analysis, and definition
• Define test planning strategy, including regression and non‑functional testing plans
• Perform functional testing post‑integration customizations
• Stage through lab/test, pre‑production, and production environments
• Develop and maintain test automation scripts
• Execute tests across integrations and phases
• Generate and own user guides for integrations
• Draft and own test plans for various phases and integrations
• Create testing work tasks for phases and integrations
• Allocate tasks to team members and manage task execution
• Ensure quality and timely deliverables
• Coordinate with project manager, other leads, and team members to provide optimal solutions
• Rework test plans and user guides for various phases and integrations as needed
• Collaborate with product designers and developers at all stages to promote quality
• Work with engineering and RA teams to manage defects and bugs

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in CS, EE, or equivalent experience (required)
• Master disappointment: Master’s Degree preferred
• 8+ years of industry experience in coding, testing, and test methodologies
• Strong knowledge of QA processes, process definition, and execution
• Strong билән working knowledge of test automation tools for backend and UI
• Strong understanding of agile and waterfall software development methodologies
• Experience with at least one test automation tool (Cucumber, Postman, TestNG, Selenium)
• Experience with scripting languages (Python)
• Strong written and oral English communication skills
• Process‑oriented, self‑starter, self‑motivated individual
• Knowledge of NMS/EMS/OSS is a plus
• Experience with task allocation and team management (preferred)