Description
Summary:
Seeking an experienced and proactive QA Lead Engineer to drive quality strategy, governance, and automated testing for an international digital transformation project.
Highlights:
1. Drive quality strategy and governance in a global engineering leader
2. Lead end-to-end testing frameworks and CI/CD quality gates
3. Define test plans, automation, and support UAT for digital transformation
**SEGULA Technologies** is a global leader in high\-value Engineering and Consulting services with over 15,000 engineers across more than 30 countries.
We are currently looking for an experienced and proactive **QA Lead Engineer** to drive quality strategy, governance, and automated testing for an international digital transformation project in Aveiro. In this role, you will bridge functional requirements with technical execution, implementing end\-to\-end testing frameworks, managing test strategies in Jira/Xray, and setting up CI/CD quality gates.
**Key Responsibilities:*** **Quality Planning \& Strategy:** Define overall test plans, testing strategies, and coverage goals across integration and end\-to\-end (E2E) layers.
* **Agile Governance:** Lead User Story refinement sessions alongside product teams to ensure clear acceptance criteria and early defect prevention.
* **Test Management:** Oversee, structure, and execute test plans using **Xray for Jira**.
* **Automation \& E2E Testing:** Build and maintain robust test automation suites using tools such as **Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium, and Jest**.
* **Integration \& Static Analysis:** Deploy and configure **SonarQube** for automated testing coverage, quality metrics, and continuous reporting.
* **CI/CD Integration:** Automate testing workflows and pipelines using **Jenkins**.
* **User Acceptance Support:** Coordinate and provide direct support during **User Acceptance Testing (UAT)** phases to ensure business alignment.
**Requirements \& Qualifications:*** + Proven experience in a QA Lead / Senior QA Engineer role with strong technical autonomy.
+ Solid experience in **User Story refinement** and defining structured **Test Plans**.
+ Hands\-on proficiency with **Xray (Jira)** for end\-to\-end test management.
+ Strong technical background in testing libraries and E2E frameworks (**Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium, Jest**).
+ Solid experience executing **integration testing** across complex web applications and microservices.
+ Hands\-on expertise configuring **SonarQube** for static analysis and automated coverage reporting.
+ Practical experience setting up test automation pipelines in **Jenkins**.
+ Demonstrated experience guiding and supporting business stakeholders through **UAT**.
+ Fluent in **English** (written and spoken);
+ **Immediate availability** to join the team.
+ **Hybrid** model based in **Aveiro, Portugal**.