QA Team Lead

Connectingsoftware — Slovakia · Posted ~2 days ago

Lead

Skills

Manual testing Test automation QA leadership Test planning Release testing CI/CD QA metrics Test code review Mentoring Stakeholder communication Playwright .NET C# Azure DevOps

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Summary

Lead and improve quality engineering across a portfolio of software products while remaining hands-on with testing and automation. You will coordinate release readiness, build reliable automated coverage for critical workflows, reduce testing bottlenecks, coach QA professionals, and strengthen collaboration between support, engineering, and product teams.

Highlights

Hands-on leadership role combining QA delivery, automation strategy, process improvement, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration across multiple products.

Description

We’re looking for a hands-on QA Team Lead or a Senior QA professional to run and improve QA across multiple products. This role is for someone who enjoys combining day-to-day delivery with improving processes, automation, and quality visibility. Key Responsibilities Lead QA Delivery: Plan, coordinate, and execute testing to ensure release readiness across products.Strategic Automation: Grow high-signal test automation focused on critical user flows and ROI.Optimize the Process: Identify bottlenecks to reduce "lead time to test" and keep quality gates practical and consistent.Track Performance: Report on key metrics to provide clear visibility to stakeholders.Bridge Support & Engineering: Coordinate QA involvement in L1/L2 support - triage, reproduction, and feeding root-cause findings back to the backlog.Mentor & Set Standards: Coach the team, perform code reviews for tests, and promote a strong quality culture. What We’re Looking For Strong Technical Background: Solid experience in both manual and automated testing.Leadership Mindset: Either a formal Lead or a Senior QA who has experience owning areas and mentoring others.Reliability Focused: Proven ability to build stable automated suites and avoid "flaky" tests.Tooling: Comfortable with CI/CD and modern QA tooling (Azure DevOps is a plus).Effective Communicator: Able to work closely with Engineering and Product to align on priorities. Nice to Have Playwright, .NET/C#, Azure DevOps.Experience with enterprise ecosystems (Salesforce, Microsoft D365/SharePoint/Exchange, Google Workspace). Success Looks Like Reliable automation you build leads to a clear, measurable reduction in manual regression testing.Release cycles become faster and more predictable.A seamless feedback loop exists between Support, QA, and Development. Send us your CV in English to berndorfer@connecting-software.com and tell us in a few lines why you’re the right person for this role.