QA Quality Cell Lead – Test Automation, AI-Driven Testing

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Define and lead quality engineering initiatives across various engineering cells.

• Integrate quality into products right from the beginning.

• Shape testing driven by AI agents.

• Take ownership of the quality and testing strategy for a significant technology transformation program.

• Collaborate closely with Technical Leads, Product Owners, and engineering teams.

• Direct quality activities for a new website, order management, customer service, and credit platform.

• Manage functional, integration, end-to-end, regression, performance, and UAT testing.

• Supervise AI-driven test generation, execution, and defect identification.

• Establish technical acceptance criteria and quality KPIs.

• Support staged customer cohort go-lives scheduled from October to February.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive experience in software quality engineering, QA, or testing in a leadership role.

• Strong background in defining test strategies, quality standards, and testing frameworks.

• Hands-on knowledge in functional, API, integration, regression, end-to-end, and user acceptance testing.

• Familiarity with test automation, CI/CD pipelines, and continuous testing methodologies.

• Understanding of performance, load, and stress testing for critical services.

• Proficient in quality metrics, defect management, test coverage, and service acceptance.

• Experience with AI coding agents and AI-driven testing tools, including the ability to validate AI-generated tests for precision and coverage.

• Strong grasp of software development fundamentals, code reviews, and requirements management.

• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.

• Proficient in English at a B2 (Upper Intermediate) level or higher, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Proven capability to work independently with distributed teams in a fully remote environment.

• Background in financial services, credit platforms, or regulated sectors.

• Experience in large-scale transformation programs with staged go-lives.

• Proven track record of developing quality roadmaps and reporting on quality KPIs at the leadership level.

• Located in Portugal (preferred).

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote global work arrangement.

• Opportunity to collaborate with a well-established UK-based digital retail and financial services organization.

• Engage in technology transformation, customer experience, and innovation initiatives.