Lead QA Tester Engineer

Powertalent

Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal Hybrid permanent

Posted: March 3, 2026

Job Description

PowerTalent: Recruitment, Selection, and Global Outsourcing

PowerTalent stands out for its customized talent solutions. As specialists in recruitment and selection, we streamline complex processes and find the best professionals worldwide.

We offer recruitment, outsourcing, and hybrid solutions, building local, nearshore, or offshore teams according to our clients’ needs.

With PowerTalent, we guarantee complete and efficient solutions, so our clients don’t have to worry about a thing.

About our client

We are looking for a Lead QA Test Engineer to define and drive the quality strategy of a multi-market cross-media measurement platform built in partnership with major global players. This role combines hands-on automation, data quality ownership, and technical leadership, supporting the evolution toward an API-first architecture

Requirements:
Key Responsibilities:

• Define and own the end-to-end quality strategy across releases and environments
• Lead the transition to API-first testing with scalable service-layer automation
• Establish measurable quality metrics and improve regression coverage
• Ensure data integrity through pipeline validation and automated data checks
• Coach engineers and embed quality standards into development workflows
• Evolve automation frameworks and CI/CD integration
• Partner with Product and Engineering leadership on risk and quality decisions

Required Profile:

• Proven experience as QA/Test Lead in modern delivery environments
• Strong hands-on automation expertise at scale
• Deep experience with API and microservices testing
• Solid background in data quality validation
• Strong programming skills (Python, JS/TS) and SQL
• Experience integrating automation into CI/CD pipelines

Tech Stack:

Languages: Python, JavaScript, TypeScript

Frameworks & Tools: NestJS, Playwright, Cypress, Puppeteer, Supertest

Testing Focus: API & service-layer automation, regression strategy, data validation

Data: SQL, analytics pipelines, Google Analytics

Cloud & DevOps: GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD (Cloud Build)

Nice to have: Generative AI for testing, Microservices, API-first platforms

Benefits:
Effective or B2B contract, it's up to you

Hybrid work

Continuing education and professional development

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