ABOUT STRANDS
Join the team, make an impact
Would you like to work for a robust, established, leading international Fintech?
Strands
is a fintech company with almost
20 years of experience in Open Finance, Machine Learning, and AI
. Our mission is to
enhance customer engagement for financial institutions
. As a
part of the CRIF group of companies
, we are committed to creating highly-personalized digital money management solutions that
help people to better manage their lives and their businesses
, and to make better financial decisions
We, at Strands, are committed to create cutting-edge products that meet the needs of the financial sector, and talent is essential to achieve this goal.
We are looking for passion, creativity, and commitment
.
ABOUT THE ROLE
If you are seeking an opportunity to
lead a team of talented multinational QA Engineers
where you get to combine your technical skills as well as managerial competencies, driving the testing strategy for our product across multiple teams having a
mission-critical role in delivering a high-quality innovative solution
,
Strands is waiting for you
As a
QA Lead with solid experience in Test Automation
, you will help to empower our QA Team with your knowledge and experience in test automation as well as manual testing, mentoring the Team with passion, vision and innovative mindset, keep on improving our testing framework with a strong focus on automation, establish clear and measurable KPIs to monitor the quality of our product development lifecycle
You are proficient in...
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in
Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field
- 5+ years
of experience in
QA Automation
within complex software ecosystems
- Strong proficiency in
Java (or another OOP language)
for building and maintaining automation frameworks
- Hands-on experience with
REST Assured
,
TestNG (or similar)
, and
Maven
- Proven experience designing and executing
end-to-end (E2E) test flows
across multiple components
- Solid understanding of
API testing
, distributed systems, and microservices architecture
- Experience working with
data-driven testing
,
test parametrization
, and reusable automation components
- Good knowledge of
SQL
with practical experience in databases (ideally PostgreSQL and Oracle DB)
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (e.G., Jenkins, Git, Bitbucket)
- Ability to
lead technical initiatives
in QA automation
- Mentor and support other QA Engineers in improving their automation and technical skills
- Drive continuous improvement of testing frameworks, tools, and processes
- Collaborate closely with developers, architects, and product teams to ensure high-quality deliverables
- Kafka
knowledge
- Exposure to
financial or fintech systems
(e.G., invoicing, accounts)
- Experience with
performance testing
and monitoring
- Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking
- Good communication skills(written and spoken)
- Bilingual Fluency:
Professional working proficiency in both Spanish and English
- Ability to balance hands-on technical work with
guiding and influencing the team
You'll love it because you will get...
- Competitive salary;
- Opportunities for professional growth and development;
- A collaborative and supportive work environment;
- Private healthcare insurance;
- Gym freepass;
- Meal vouchers;
- Subscription to unlimited online training courses by Udemy;
- Flexibleworking hours;
- Snacks and food, Fresh organic fruit, drinks, tea, coffee and juices;
- Cutting-edge technologies;
- Hybrid model of working from home and office attendance.
Don't hesitate to apply even if you are not sure to cover all requirements, we would love to see your profile