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QA Lead

Expleo Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

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Posted Feb 20, 2026Apply by Mar 22, 2026

Role & seniority: Test Lead / QA Lead (senior-level; leads test consultants and mentoring).

Stack/tools: QA/testing across functional, automated and performance testing; collaborates with Technical Architects and Developers; ISTQB certification; degree in Computer Science; non-functional testing experience a plus.

Top 3 responsibilities

  • Direct the QA team, gather stakeholder requirements, prioritise and validate business needs.

  • Prepare, execute and document test cases; translate business requirements into functional specs; ensure thorough testing in a fast-paced environment.

  • Mentor junior analysts, review peers’ test cases, re-test fixes, and drive high-quality deliverables and release readiness.

Must-have skills

  • Excellent client-facing skills and stakeholder influence.

  • People management and mentoring capabilities; strong teamwork and emotional intelligence.

  • Self-management, time management, and ability to meet tight deadlines; innovative with openness and transparency.

  • Proven test lead experience (3+ years) across varied environments; test planning and data scoping; strong attention to detail.

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience in non-functional testing; telecommunications or finance industry experience.

  • Experience in test estimation/planning and contributing to design/architecture discussions.

  • Location & work type: Not specified in provided text.

Full Description

You will have responsibility of leading test consultants through the process of reviewing and implementing new methodologies & tools throughout the client project. In addition, you will provide mentoring, guidance and direction to other team members, as well as ensuring the quality of the team’s output is of a consistently high standard. You will be part of a high performance team and will have the opportunity to excel and grow your career delivering quality at a fast pace.

Responsibilities

Direct a QA team, and gather information from business stakeholders to verify and prioritise a set of business requirements Prepare, execute and document test cases based on Business & Functional Requirements to ensure thorough testing of requirements in a fast paced environment Work with clients to understand existing or new processes and systems in order to provide high quality advice and deliverables Work attentively with the Expleo testing services (functional, automated and performance) to deliver a seamless overall quality service Work closely with the clients’ Technical Architects and Developers and be able to ‘translate’ the business requirements to functional requirements for these teams Ensure that the scope of a design iteration doesn't vary unless authorised by the Business Stakeholders Report issues to management where these could have an impact on a major deadline Mentor less experienced analysts and motivate others to provide innovative solutions for team improvement Review test cases written by peers to ensure that all requirements are covered in test case documentation Re-test bugs to confirm that they have been corrected Review, mentor and assign tasks to junior QA staff Bring a quality focus to product releases Have a customer mind-set and eye for detail with applications under test

Qualifications

A degree-level qualification in a Computer Science discipline ISTQB certification Non-functional testing Experience within telecommunications or finance industries advantageous

Essential Skills

Excellent client-facing skills People management skills - introducing and building ways in which people can learn from each other, encouraging mentoring and the transfer of knowledge by designing and delivering learning interventions Team work and emotional intelligence Good self-management – continuous performance is both a goal and a mind-set Have an innovative approach – a bold thinker and doer, matching creativity with vigilance High value on openness and transparency Ability to influence Stakeholders Excellent time management and the ability to work to tight deadlines

Experience

Demonstrable experience in a Test lead position as well as 3 years’ experience testing across a variety of environments and industries Scoping and creating functional and non-functional test plans and test data, maintaining the integrity of the test environment Test estimation and test planning experience essential Quality focused with attention to detail

Benefits

At Expleo, we are committed to providing a competitive salary and substantial benefits offering with unique wellbeing, financial and employee recognition programmes.

We pride ourselves on our diverse and inclusive culture and offer a variety of family friendly policies and enhanced leave to help you achieve a healthy work life balance.

By providing significant learning and development opportunities, we encourage individual growth and success throughout your career with us.

Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses Competitive company benefits such as medical and dental insurance, pension, life assurance, employee wellbeing programme, sports and social events, birthday hampers and much more! Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and question the status quo.

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”.

At Expleo, we understand that many people experience impostor syndrome throughout their lifetime, please do not let this discourage you from applying for this role. Our Talent Acquisition Team welcomes all CV’s and will consider your application in line with the values, requirements and role competencies.

Client-facing skillsPeople managementMentoringTeam workEmotional intelligenceSelf-managementInnovative approachStakeholder influenceTime managementTest planningTest executionRequirement analysisTest case reviewBug re-testingFunctional testingNon-functional testingmulti-location

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