QA Lead | Barcelona (Hybrid) | Freelance | Long-Term Project

We are looking for an experienced

QA Lead

to define and drive the quality strategy across a complex, backend-oriented, multi-squad technology programme.
The idóneo candidate combines

QA leadership, delivery coordination and strong backend/integration testing expertise , with the ability to establish a robust, traceable and pragmatic QA operating model across multiple teams.

What you'll do • Define and maintain the overall

QA strategy, standards and ways of working

across the programme.
• Coordinate QA activities across multiple squads, ensuring consistency in execution, evidence, reporting and defect management.
• Oversee test coverage across

API, integration, contract, regression, negative scenarios, business workflows and risk-based testing .
• Ensure appropriate validation of

authentication, authorisation, roles & claims, tenant isolation and service interactions .
• Work closely with Product, Business Analysis, Architecture, Development, DevOps and external stakeholders.
• Drive

quality reporting,



traceability, audit readiness and release-readiness recommendations .
• Collaborate with

IV&V; (Independent Verification & Validation)

teams, supporting evidence preparation, defect clarification and follow-up.
• Ensure traceability between requirements, tests, defects, evidence and delivery outcomes.
• Oversee the appropriate use of

AI-assisted QA/test generation , ensuring outputs meet established quality standards.

✅ What we're looking for • Strong experience leading QA within

complex software delivery environments .
• Previous experience coordinating QA across

multiple squads or teams .
• Strong understanding of backend testing involving

APIs, integrations, workflows and data validation .
• Experience defining

test approaches, quality gates, defect triage, reporting and release-readiness processes .
• Ability to work confidently with developers, architects, DevOps and other technical stake

📌 QA Lead | Barcelona
🏢 Huntify
📍 Barcelona