Lead Quality Assurance Engineer

About Webellian Webellian is a well-established Digital Transformation and IT consulting company committed to creating a positive impact for our clients. We strive to make a meaningful difference in diverse sectors such as insurance, banking, healthcare, retail, and manufacturing. Our passion for cutting-edge and disruptive technologies, as well as our shared values and strong principles, are what motivate us. We are a community of engineers and senior advisors who work with our clients across industries, playing a deep and meaningful role in accelerating and realizing their vision and strategy. About the position We are seeking an experienced Lead Quality Assurance Engineer with a minimum of five years of professional experience to join our team for a project with a key client in the insurance industry. This position is automation-focused, with automated testing forming the core of daily responsibilities, complemented by limited manual testing activities to support overall product quality. The successful candidate will play a critical role in designing, developing, and maintaining automated test solutions while ensuring high quality standards throughout the software development lifecycle. You will collaborate closely with development teams, product stakeholders, and clients to ensure that delivered solutions meet defined functional, technical, and quality requirements. Depending on your experience, you will also have the opportunity to introduce new testing tools and actively contribute to improving testing strategies and quality processes, including but not limited to OWASP and ISO/IEC 27034. Key responsibilities • Analyze requirements and ensure testability • Prepare test strategies, plans, and automation approach • Design, develop, and execute automated and manual tests • Identify, track, and support resolution of defects • Perform troubleshooting and root cause analysis • Support releases, production deployments, and post-release validation • Ensure product quality throughout the software development lifecycle • Collaborate with development teams, clients, and stakeholders • Mentor QA engineers and support knowledge sharing • Coordinate QA activities and testing priorities across teams • Define QA standards, processes, and quality strategy • Drive continuous improvement of QA and automation practices Competencies • Proven experience as a Quality Assurance Engineer / Lead QA with strong automation testing expertise • Solid understanding of QA methodologies, test strategy, and software testing best practices • Hands-on experience with Playwright (experience with additional languages or frameworks is considered an asset) • Experience with API testing tools such as Postman • Practical experience with Jira and Confluence • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills • High attention to detail and quality ownership mindset • Critical thinking and proactive approach to quality improvement • Independence, accountability, and ability to drive QA initiatives • Experience mentoring team members and supporting knowledge sharing within the team • Experience coordinating testing activities or guiding QA efforts across projects • Experience in direct client communication, gathering requirements, and providing quality-related feedback • Ability to define and promote QA standards, processes, and best practices • BSc/BA in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field • Software development experience will be considered an additional asset • Excellent verbal communication and stakeholder management skills • Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments • Fluency in English What we offer • Contract under Polish law: B2B or Umowa o Pracę • Benefits such as private medical care, group insurance, Multisport card • There are English classes available • Hybrid work (at least 3 days/week on-site) in Warsaw (Mokotów) • Opportunity to work with excellent professionals • High standards of work and focus on the quality of code • New technologies in use • Continuously learning and growth • International team • Pinball, PlayStation & much more (on-site) Interested? Please click the “Apply for this job” button and send us your CV in English.