Quality Assurance Team Lead

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ABOUT THE COMPANY
The client is an established banking technology company developing specialized software and technology solutions for banks, financial institutions, retailers, and service providers. With more than 30 years of experience, the company operates internationally and delivers solutions across dozens of markets. Its technology portfolio covers banking self-service, payment and transaction solutions, business process automation, security, monitoring, and software for managing complex banking infrastructure. You will join an experienced technology organization developing business-critical products where reliability, security, and software quality are essential. 💼

ABOUT THE ROLE
As a Quality Assurance Team Lead, you will elevate the quality standards of complex banking and retail software platforms. This role sits at the intersection of engineering excellence, product delivery, and operational reliability, ensuring software used by financial institutions meets the highest performance and stability standards. You will lead a team of 6 QA professionals while working closely with developers, product managers, and support teams to build robust testing frameworks and scalable quality processes. 🔍

RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Lead, mentor, and develop a team of QA engineers across manual and automation testing;
* Plan the team's workload, priorities, and testing activities across multiple projects;
* Develop and continuously improve QA processes, testing methodologies, and quality standards;
* Prepare and maintain test plans, test cases, scenarios, and other testing documentation;
* Perform hands-on manual testing alongside the QA team;
* Coordinate functional, integration, regression, system, and acceptance testing;
* Test software integrations with banking systems and other external solutions;
* Validate software and hardware interaction in banking self-service environments;
* Analyze defects, identify root causes, and work closely with development teams on resolution;
* Monitor testing progress, product quality, and release readiness;
* Participate in requirement analysis and identify potential quality risks at an early stage;
* Cooperate closely with developers, Product Owners, technical specialists, and other stakeholders;
* Support continuous improvement of QA practices within Agile development processes. 🎓

REQUIREMENTS:
* 5+ years of professional software testing / Quality Assurance experience;
* 3+ years of experience leading a QA team or QA function;
* Strong practical experience with manual software testing;
* Experience leading, mentoring, and developing QA specialists;
* Solid understanding of software testing methodologies, test design techniques, defect management, and software development lifecycle;
* Experience preparing test plans, test cases, scenarios, and testing documentation;
* Experience with system, integration, regression, and acceptance testing;
* Experience working in Agile / Scrum development environments;
* Practical experience with QA and development tools such as Jira, Zephyr, Selenium, or similar;
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills;
* Professional working proficiency in Russian and English;
* Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Nice to Have:
* Experience with embedded systems testing;
* Familiarity with performance testing tools (JMeter, k6);
* Knowledge of containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes). 🤝 KEY COMPETENCIES:
* Strong people leadership and mentoring skills;
* Ability to balance team leadership with hands-on QA responsibilities;
* Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset;
* Ability to organize and improve testing processes in complex technical environments;
* Effective cross-functional and international collaboration;
* Resilience and confidence when working in demanding technical environments. ✨ THE EMPLOYER OFFERS:
* Competitive compensation package based on experience and competencies;
* Opportunity to lead and develop an established QA team;
* Meaningful ownership of QA processes, standards, and quality improvements;
* Work with technically complex banking and FinTech products used internationally;
* Professional development opportunities within an established international technology group;
* Sports, entertainment, and leisure opportunities;
* Discounts on selected partner services;
* Company events, team activities, and team-building initiatives. If you have strong QA expertise, proven leadership experience, and want to own quality in a complex banking technology environment, submit your application.