Software QA Lead

At Pretius, we are looking for Software QA Lead to a global-scale platform in the field of gaming and lotteries project. The role requires close collaboration with engineering, product, and DevOps teams in an Agile environment, oversight of automation initiatives, hands-on involvement in testing, and mentoring QA engineers.

Work mode: hybrid (2 days per week in the office)

Location: Warsaw

Project / Role

• Own and continuously improve the quality strategy, test approach, and QA best practices across projects.

• Review functional and technical requirements to ensure testability, coverage, and risk awareness.

• Define, prepare, and maintain test plans, test strategies, and test documentation.

• Coordinate and execute manual and automated testing according to project priorities and delivery timelines.

• Collaborate closely with the Automation Lead on test automation initiatives, including framework standards and adoption.

• Oversee defect management, test reporting, and quality metrics using JIRA and XRAY (or similar tools).

• Collaborate with development, product, and DevOps teams to ensure quality throughout the SDLC/STLC.

• Mentor, support, and provide technical guidance to junior and midlevel QA engineers.

• Lead QA activities for distributed and multilocation teams.

• Support test data strategy definition and ensure proper test data preparation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience).

• 8+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance.

• 5+ years of experience in a QA Lead / Test Lead role.

• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles and Agile methodologies.

• Proven experience defining and executing test strategies and test plans.

• Solid experience with manual testing and strong exposure to test automation.

• Working knowledge of SQL for data validation and backend testing.

• Experience with Linux environments.

• Handson experience using JIRA, XRAY, or similar test management and defecttracking tools.

• Experience leading QA activities within distributed or remote teams.

• Fluent English (min. B2).

Nice to have:

• Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks (e.g. Playwright, Robot Framework, or similar).

• Experience with cloud platforms, preferably Azure.

• Familiarity with highvolume transaction systems and complex backend architectures.

• Understanding of eventdriven architectures (e.g. Kafka).

• ISTQB certification or equivalent testing certification.

• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and Gitbased workflows.

What do we offer?

• We focus on long-term relationships based on fair principles and reliability.

• Co-financing of the Multisport card and Medicover private healthcare.

• Modern office available.

• Team bonding activities, internal courses, conferences, certifications.