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XM

Quality Assurance Team Lead

XM
Romania · Full-time · Mid-Senior

QA Team Lead (Automation Testing) - Multiple Openings


The Role:

Our team is growing, and we’re looking for exceptional QA Team Leads to join our dynamic QA department. This position is an excellent opportunity for an experienced QA Automation professional who has also demonstrated strong leadership capabilities.


In this role, you will act as a technical and operational bridge between the QA Team Lead and the QA Engineers. You will provide technical direction, support and suggest automation initiatives and tools that will help and guide the team toward delivering high-quality.


The main responsibilities of the position include:

  • Collaborate with the QA Team Lead to define goals, manage team deliverables, and ensure process alignment across the QA department
  • Mentor, guide, and support automation engineers with technical problem-solving and career development
  • Drive the design and development of scalable and maintainable automation frameworks
  • Review and contribute to test plans, test strategies, and code for automated test scripts
  • Ensure best practices are followed in code quality, test coverage, and CI/CD integration
  • Participate in architecture and design discussions to improve overall testability and product quality
  • Work closely with Development, DevOps, and Product teams to ensure alignment across all phases of the SDLC
  • Identify training needs and promote knowledge sharing across the QA team


Main requirements:

  • BSc/MSc in Computer Science, or related discipline
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience in QA
  • Minimum 2 years of experience in a QA leadership role
  • Strong hands-on experience in test automation using either:

o Java/Kotlin with tools like Selenium, Selenide, REST Assured, TestNG, Gradle, OR

o Python with test frameworks, API testing, and tools like Kafka, Docker, AWS

  • Proven experience in building or contributing to robust test automation frameworks
  • Solid understanding of software testing methodologies, SDLC, and Agile practices
  • Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or equivalent
  • Basic knowledge of containerization using Docker
  • Exposure to Kubernetes, preferably on AWS EKS (Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service)
  • Hands-on experience with mocking frameworks such as WireMock, or MockServer
  • Experience with performance testing using K6 (writing custom scripts, running load tests, analyzing performance metrics)
  • Proficient in version control tools like Git
  • Excellent communication, mentoring, and organizational skills
  • Very good written and verbal English skills


The following will be considered an advantage:

  • Background in the Finance/Forex domain
  • Familiarity with tools like Grafana, web sockets testing, or asynchronous programming
  • Experience testing Spring Boot applications, including integration testing with MockMvc and unit testing with Mockito or similar


Benefit from:

  • Attractive remuneration package
  • Intellectually stimulating work environment
  • Continuous personal development and international training opportunities


The Hiring Experience: What Awaits You

  • Show Your Skills – Online Technical Challenge
  • Let’s Connect – Intro Chat with Talent Acquisition
  • Deep Dive – First Interview with Your Future Team
  • Final Connection – Final Interview


All applications will be treated with strict confidentiality!

Key Skills

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kubernetes cicd containerization spring boot selenium jenkins grafana python docker devops gradle testng kafka aws eks
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Posted
Nov 05, 2025
Type
Full-time
Level
Mid-Senior
Location
Romania
Company
XM

Industries

Financial Services

Categories

Information Technology

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