QA Automation Lead – Hybrid (Sant Cugat-Barcelona)

With 100+ team members and over 14 years of experience, we create tailor-made solutions for highly regulated and complex sectors, always with a people-first mindset, modern technology, and an inclusive, human-centered culture. 

Join us as a QA Automation Lead to contribute to a challenging project that will test software and hardware in a real laboratory environment, ensuring the quality of a complete and interconnected ecosystem of products in the pharmaceutical industry.

About the Role

We are looking for a QA Automation Lead with extensive experience in web and API testing and hybrid environments.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead the QA strategy, being part of a cross-functional team that unifies testing processes across multiple products, designing a centralized test environment, and ensuring the quality of systems interacting with physical laboratory equipment and reagent control software.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and lead the testing strategy, establishing acceptance criteria and test planning.
• Coordinate the QA team, prioritizing efforts and balancing capacity vs. scope.
• Serve as the visible QA representative to Product Owners, Project Managers, and internal stakeholders.
• Prepare status reports, KPIs, and lead go/no-go discussions.
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable automation frameworks for UI, API, and end-to-end testing.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and assess the impact of changes on infrastructure and test environments.
• Estimate testing efforts, maintain documentation, and guide continuous improvement of the QA team.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in QA, with 2–3 years as a QA Lead / Test Manager.
• Strong experience in manual and automated testing, integration, regression, and API testing.
• Knowledge of automation frameworks and CI/CD tools (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Jenkins, GitLab CI, Docker).
• Experience with test management and reporting tools (TestRail, Xray, JIRA).
• Technical understanding sufficient to discuss CI/CD and infrastructure impacts with DevOps and development teams.
• Strong communication skills in English and experience working in Agile environments.
• Experience working in SAFe or a large-scale Agile environment. 
• ISTQB Advanced Test Manager or equivalent certification is preferred.

What to expect from us?

• Flexible Work & Work-Life Balance: enjoy options to balance work and personal life, including every other Friday off.
• Hybrid Work Mode: for this specific project, onsite presence is required 2 days per week. While the days are not strictly fixed, they are usually Tuesday and Thursday. The rest of the week can be remote.
• Seniority Program: additional benefits and privileges as you grow with the company.
• Social & Team Budget:  even though we primarily work remotely, we encourage team gatherings and activities, with a dedicated budget.
• Continuous Learning: training, mentorship, and professional development opportunities.
• Growth Opportunities: participate in challenging projects with modern frameworks and influence QA strategy.

Our hiring process

1️⃣ HR Interview – Cultural fit interview to get to know each other.
2️⃣ Technical Test – A coding challenge to assess your skills.
3️⃣ Technical Interview – A deep dive into your technical abilities and thought process.

Join us in a role that offers not only exciting challenges but also the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the technology and pharmaceutical industries.

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Equal Opportunity Statement
Nuvolar Works is an equal-opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We do not discriminate based on age, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, family or marital status, disability, national origin, race, ethnicity, religion, or any other protected characteristic. Candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply, and we are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any adjustments during the hiring process, please let us know.