Lead QA

At KWAN, we don't just offer jobs - we provide platforms for Building a Bright Future.

We work with a wide range of technologies, and can align your unique skills, passions, and professional background to place you in a project that matters.

Growth is very important in KWAN, and we will guide you throughout your career journey, with an entire team of dedicated People Managers.

Currently, we are seeking a Lead QA who's eager to continuing to evolve, thrives on challenges, and is ready to embark in a new opportunity.

Responsibilities:
Leading the development and execution of test automation frameworks for functional and non-functional testing;
Driving the software quality assurance lifecycle within the Agile process;
Establishing and coordinating test strategies with the development/product teams;
Designing and implementing test plans and test cases;
Mentoring and instructing QA team members, helping them make decisions and solve problems; Coaching the team on QA testing knowledge, testing techniques, automation, QA process, CI/CD etc;
Developing and executing automated UI and functional tests on real devices and emulators;
Specifying quality requirements in order to achieve satisfactory quality level and supporting the team in achieving the project goals;
Defining and exploring test techniques and testing tools to support the team in achieving the best product quality;
Providing quality reports and feedback to the team regularly;
Providing expert guidance to build upon quality assurance/test standards in order to achieve business benefits for all stakeholder groups and focusing on a continuous improvement process to sustain customer satisfaction;
Managing meetings, setting goals, providing feedback on testing tasks, and delegating testing responsibilities;

Taking initiative in solving complex technical problems and recommending original solutions and design approaches to platform requirements, making decisions between competing priorities.

Requirements:
Reside in Portugal;
Minimum 10 years of experience in QA Engineering;
Previous experience working with and leading large projects;
Extensive experience in IT quality programs and practices;
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills;
Strong leadership and communication abilities - ability to demonstrate and communicate the value proposition and decisions to stakeholders;
Experience in defining & implementing Test Automation strategies in large IT organizations, ideally working in an Agile framework, operating a CI/CD DevOps approach;
Thorough understanding of TDD and BDD techniques including Gerkin, Cucumber syntax;
Demonstrable experience of defining Non-Functional Requirements and developing performance testing automation frameworks;
Previous experience with Playwright, Jest, Insomnia, Postman, Selenium, JMeter, Jenkins, Git and Confluence;
Previous experience with Cypress is a plus;
Flexibility and ability to travel and work on client sites;
Experience in Fintech projects is a must;
Fluency in English.

Offer:
Empowering and respectful work culture where every voice matters.

Personalized Coaching Program:
Provided by in-house specialists, our People Managers

Continuous Learning:
Join our tech meetups and online trainings.

Dynamic Community Culture:
From movie and quizz nights to dinners and our annual summer gathering, we believe in having fun together

Celebrating You:
Through our Rocket Points Employee Rewards System, we constantly recognize your contributions

If this offer resonates with your career aspirations and you're ready to embrace an exciting new challenge, we encourage you to seize this opportunity >

Not sure yet? No problem Reach out anyway, and let our team guide you through the best opportunities we have for you.

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