Senior QA Specialist
Core
Senior QA Specialist driving QA maturity, standardization, and AI integration within the Center of Excellence for Santander Portugal.
Role type
Senior QA Specialist / Quality Engineering Lead
Builds
Production software applications and services across Santander's business domains
Domain
Banking / Financial Services / Quality Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
QA strategy & governance, SDLC quality practices (shift-left, risk-based testing), test automation, Jira/Xray/Confluence, quality metrics & reporting, team coaching, AI in QA
Preferred skills
ISTQB/Agile/Scrum/DevOps certifications, experience with quality gates, defect management, end-to-end quality vision
Technologies
Jira, Xray, Confluence, AI tools for QA
Responsibilities
Implement and stabilize QA roadmap aligned with Center of Excellence, translate QA standards into domain practices, identify risks and opportunities in QA adoption, monitor QA maturity and quality metrics, guide shift-left and automation practices, prepare data-driven reporting for governance, coach teams on QA best practices, explore AI applications for quality improvement
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic influence
