Senior QA Analyst

remote type- Hybrid- locations- Porto - Portugal-
- time type- Full time-
- posted on- Posted Yesterday-
- time left to apply- End Date: January 31, 2026 (30+ days left to apply)-
- job requisition id- JR10746

About Planet

Planet is a global provider of integrated technology and payments solutions for retail and hospitality customers.

We create great experiences for the millions of people who use our payments, software, and tax-free solutions every minute of every day.

Planet empowers its customers to deliver great customer experiences by combining payments and software in ways that drive greater loyalty, increase revenue, and save time.

Founded over 35 years ago and with our headquarters in London, today we have more than 2,500 employees located across six continents, serving our customers in more than 120 markets.

Role overview:
The Senior Quality Assurance Analyst is responsible for overseeing the activities of the quality assurance personnel, as well as being hands-on in testing and methodical problem-solving regarding Planet’s products.

Along with key members of the quality assurance department, the Senior Quality Assurance Analyst provides strategic leadership for the direction of Planet’s software testing roadmap.

With 4-5 years’ experience in a test environment, the Senior QA Analyst will help drive test automation within the team, leading to higher quality of delivered products.

What you will do- Quality Assurance Measures: The Senior QA Analyst leads the creation of quality assurance measures across the business. The Senior Quality Assurance Analyst is also tasked with developing and enhancing both manual and automated test frameworks.- Shifting Test Left: In this capacity, the Senior Quality Assurance Analyst also actively takes part in the discovery and design phases of new software/product feature development and promotes continuous testing in an attempt to guarantee an error-free final product.- Meet Requirements: The Senior QA Analyst ensures that validated deliverables always meet functional, design specifications, and requirements of the software/products.- Testing: The Senior QA Analyst regularly executes software/product tests and records the results during release cycles. He also reviews functional and design specifications in order to ensure that there is a full understanding of individual deliverables.- Documentation: The Senior QA Analyst further develops documentation and maintains functional test cases as well as all other test assets, for example, data validation scripts and test data.- Analytics: The Senior Quality Assurance Analyst also has analytical responsibilities, where he conducts regular analysis of software/product requirements and produces test estimations.- Collaboration: The role is also a collaborative one, and the Senior Quality Assurance Analyst works with software/product developers in driving issue resolution.- Software Release: Work with software/product development teams to ensure that high-quality and timely releases of software/products into the market are realized.

Who you are- 4-6 years of direct QA / software tester experience- Ability to provide direction and guidance to testers- Take ownership of tasks & projects to deliver the highest quality test service- Ability to help other team members deliver to a high-quality standard- Estimation and scheduling experience- Experience in writing & executing project test plans and test cases based on business requirements- Excellent working knowledge of QA standards, processes, tools, and methodologies- ISTQB / ISEB (foundation) qualified- Test automation experience is a definite asset (desirable)

Why Planet:
Planet is an equal opportunity employer where diversity is valued, and all employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.

Come and grow your career in the most exciting, fast-paced technology market, with a business that delivers feel-good connected commerce.

At Planet, we embrace a hybrid work model, with three days a week in the office.

Reasonable accommodations may be made in order to allow for an individual to perform the essential functions of this role successfully.

About Us-
- Company Background- Planet provides integrated software, payment and technology solutions for its customers in the Hospitality and Retail sectors and worldwide via a network of global Financial Services Partners.-
- Founded over 35 years ago, we have evolved our services, delivering an innovative digital commerce platform that puts customer experience first.-
- With headquarters in London and around 3,000 expert employees located across six continents we serve customers in over 120 markets.