We are looking for a QA Lead to define and drive the quality strategy across a complex backend-oriented, multi-squad technology project.
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This person will coordinate QA activities across the programme, ensuring consistent standards, clear visibility of quality risks, and alignment between testing, delivery, and governance expectations.
This role requires a strong mix of QA leadership, delivery coordination, and backend-oriented testing understanding.
We need someone capable of establishing a robust and traceable QA operating model, supporting squads in quality-related decisions, and ensuring quality is embedded throughout the delivery lifecycle.
(You will need to pass a QA Lead - Microservices, Integration & Workflow Orchestration security process)
RESPONSIBILITIES & TASKS :
- Define and maintain the overall QA strategy, standards, and ways of working across the programme.
- Coordinate and support QA activities across squads, ensuring consistency in execution, evidence, reporting, and defect management.
- Oversee test coverage across API testing, integration testing, contract testing, regression, negative scenarios, business workflows, and risk-based validation.
- Ensure appropriate quality validation in areas such as authentication, authorisation, roles and claims, tenant isolation, and service interactions.
- Work closely with Product, Business Analysis, Architecture, Development, DevOps, and external stakeholders to embed quality throughout delivery.
- Coordinate quality reporting, traceability, audit readiness, and release-readiness recommendations.
- Support collaboration with IV&V; (Independent Verification and Validation), including evidence preparation, defect clarification, and follow-up activities.
- Promote clear traceability between requirements, test coverage, defects, evidence,



and delivery outcomes.
- Ensure any use of AI-assisted QA or test generation is reviewed and aligned with quality standards.
EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS :
- Experience working with tools such as Salesforce, Boomi, Oracle NetSuite, and Zuora Billing. At least 3-4 years of experience with one of these tools.
- Strong experience in QA leadership within complex software delivery environments.
- Previous experience coordinating QA activities across multiple squads or teams.
- Experience working in backend-oriented environments involving APIs, integrations, workflows, or data validation.
- Understanding of API-based validation approaches and integration-focused testing.
- Experience defining test approaches, quality gates, defect triage, reporting, and release-readiness processes.
- Ability to work confidently with technical stakeholders including developers, architects, and DevOps teams.
- Strong analytical skills, communication abilities, and attention to detail.
- Professional level of English (spoken and written).
PARTICULARY VALUABLE :
- Experience in integration-heavy or distributed system environments.
- Experience working in regulated, security-conscious, or highly governed delivery contexts.
- Familiarity with CI/CD quality controls, structured evidence management, and traceability practices.
- Experience collaborating with external validation, audit, or compliance teams.
- ISTQB certification or equivalent QA certification. xqbhyrx
What we are looking for:
We need someone who is practical, organised, credible, and delivery-focused, with the ability to coordinate QA in a structured but non-bureaucratic way. The right person will help ensure consistency across squads, provide visibility of quality risks, and support confident release and delivery decisions.
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WE OFFER:
- Full-time Freelance contract
- Rate: €280/320 per day + VAT (according to the experience provided)
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