QA Lead (вакансія неактивна)

Your mission
Take full ownership of quality as a system, not a phase.
You will transform QA from a supporting function into a company-wide quality engineering discipline, driving process maturity, security awareness, and automation-first culture.

What you will actually do:
— Own and evolve QA strategy at the company level:
define how quality is built, measured, and scaled across all projects

— Lead QA transformation initiatives:
• move from manual-heavy QA to automation-first approach;
• eliminate process chaos and introduce predictable, repeatable delivery models;
• standardize QA practices across teamxs without killing flexibility.

— Embed security into QA processes (not as a checkbox):
• define security testing standards;
• integrate basic security checks into SDLC;
• raise security awareness across engineering teams.

— Own non-functional quality:
• performance & load testing strategy;
• data integrity & database testing;
• reliability for Live systems.

— Build a modern automation ecosystem:
• define automation strategy across projects;
• ensure frameworks are scalable, maintainable, and actually used;
• drive high ROI automation (not “automation for the sake of automation”).

— Scale quality metrics that matter:
• defect leakage;
• automation efficiency;
• team performance and delivery health.

— Build and lead a high-performance QA organization:
• hire strong engineers, not “manual testers”;
• grow people into T-shaped quality engineers;
• mentor leads and shape future QA leaders.

— Partner with Engineering and DevOps to make quality a shared responsibility, not a QA bottleneck

What makes this role interesting:
— You are not “leading QA team” — you are shaping how the company builds software;
— You will work on processes that actually need fixing, not maintaining legacy bureaucracy;
— High level of ownership and decision-making power;
— Direct impact on engineering culture and delivery quality;
— Strong focus on growth and learning (courses, conferences, certifications);
— Flexible work format (remote / office);
— Paid vacations (23 business days) and sick leaves;
— Full transparency on company performance.

We expect you to bring:
— Strong experience as Senior / Lead / Staff QA with real ownership of quality processes;
— Proven track record of building or transforming QA practices (not just supporting them);
— Deep expertise in:
• test automation strategy and frameworks;
• QA process design and scaling;
• non-functional testing (performance, reliability, data).
— Solid understanding of security fundamentals in QA;
(you don’t need to be a pentester, but you know where QA adds value in security)
— Experience working in multi-project / outsource environments is a big plus;
— Ability to operate on both levels:
• strategic (define direction);
• hands-on (get into tools, frameworks, problems when needed).
— Strong system thinking: you see QA as part of engineering ecosystem, not isolated function;
— Good technical background:
• APIs, web, mobile;
• logs, debugging, observability tools;
• CI/CD understanding.
— English: Upper-Intermediate or higher.

Awesome if you have:
— Experience implementing OWASP-based practices or security testing workflows;
— Programming experience (Java / JS / Python) for building robust automation;
— Experience with quality metrics systems and data-driven decision making.