Senior QA Engineer / QA Lead (m/ž)

Currently, we are looking for a Medior to Senior QA Engineer / QA Lead with experience or someone with the technical backbone to step into the software testing profession as a QA Team Lead. As CI/CD and DevOps is becoming today's standard, Test Automation is very much in focus. Therefore, we are interested in both testers with coding skills or Software Developers who can apply their development knowledge in Test Automation. The location of our office is Zagreb, but working from home is also possible. Our client is a major player in the Brand Protection domain. You will become part of the testing team in Protest Solutions; in this role you will be responsible to, with the Product/Business Owners and the rest of the development team, take the requirements and ensure quality during the software development life cycle and in the releases to production. Besides manual testing, we have a very strong focus on automation of testing (automated checking) using automated testing tools. The primary responsibilities within this position are: - Lead a small team of manual testers and report back to the QA Manager; - Help build QA processes in your team; - Working as part of an Agile development team, using black and grey box testing techniques to perform manual tests of a UI application along side feature development; - Help direct junior members of qa team in your designated team and report back to QA Manager; - Monitor and report progress whilst providing test metrics to the team (Technical & Non-Technical); - Developing and maintaining a manual QA test suite; - Work with Automation Engineers; - Carry out exploratory testing and test scenarios to uncover unusual issues; - Plan, define and execute testing of all projects; - Ensure all work is completed in a timely manner and in accordance with established processes, practices, procedures and quality standards; - Manage defects found and work with stakeholders to analyse, prioritise and resolve them; - Identify and inform the team of any impediments or risks to product quality or project delivery.

Performance Indicators: - Job knowledge; - Test quality and accuracy; - Ability to learn and grasp complex business logic; - Ability to work as lead of a small QA team; - Relationships with other developers and Product Owners; - Efficiency; - Problem solving; - Dependability; Essentials: - Several years testing experience; - Manual Testing Experience of Web Applications; - Leading a small team of QA Engineers; - Effective communication skills with both business and technical audiences; - Experience in test design and implementation, including planning, executing and validating tests across and able to create test plans from scratch using black and grey box testing techniques; - Understanding of agile methodologies such as test driven development, and testing in an Agile environment; - Be well versed in software engineering tools and best practices; - A passion for technology, analytical and logical thinking with natural curiosity. Desirables: - ISTQB (or similar) certification is a plus; - Knowledge of C# and/or JavaScript/TypeScript is a big plus, but experience in other coding languages is also welcomed; - Automation Experience; - Passion for technology; - Leadership; - Problem solving; - Attention to detail; - Good judgement; - Highly organised; - Analytical mind; - Work in teams and individually; - Capability of working towards tight deadlines.