QA Lead

We are seeking a QA Lead to own test strategy automation and quality assurance for Android-based card acceptance applications. You will ensure robust repeatable testing across multiple devices and payment flows provide clear status and quality reporting to stakeholders and coordinate QA activities across engineering product and operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and implement the QA strategy: translate product and platform roadmaps into a comprehensive testing approach covering functional integration security performance and compatibility testing for Android POS applications.
• Lead automation efforts: design build and maintain test automation frameworks for POS mobile and backend services (e.g. Appium Espresso UI automation API test frameworks); drive CI/CD integration for automated test execution and reporting.
• Ownership of test planning and execution: author test plans test suites and acceptance criteria; manage test data device lab scheduling and environment provisioning for multi-device delivery.
• Payment-focused testing: ensure end-to-end coverage of terminal payment flows authorisation paths settlement reversal and chargeback scenarios; validate compliance with PCI NEXO and other relevant industry standards.
• Reporting and quality metrics: produce and maintain QA dashboards test coverage reports pass/fail trends defect ageing automation ROI and release readiness indicators for product and senior stakeholders.
• Defect management and triage: own defect lifecycle processes prioritise issues with product and engineering leads and ensure timely verification of fixes and regression control.
• Risk and gate control: define release quality gates perform risk assessments and coordinate pre-release sign-offs for production deployments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams: work closely with development infrastructure security product and operations to manage dependencies stubs/mocks service virtualisation and test environment stability.
• Vendor and third-party oversight: manage QA activities with external suppliers certify third-party integrations and ensure test artefacts meet our standards.

Primary Objectives:

• Deliver high-confidence releases of Android card acceptance applications across device families with demonstrable reduction in production defects.
• Achieve a high proportion of automated regression coverage and measurable reduction in manual test effort.
• Provide consistent accurate and timely QA status and quality signals that enable business and engineering decisions.
• Ensure compliance with payment industry standards and support audit and certification activities.
• Improve delivery predictability by reducing test cycle times flakiness and environment-related failures.

Qualifications :

Knowledge & Skills:

• Proven QA leadership in large enterprise environments with strong experience in payments POS or fintech domains.
• Deep understanding of payment processes terminal flows authorisation/clearing/settlement and relevant standards (PCI NEXO).
• Strong hands-on experience in mobile testing particularly Android: familiarity with Android internals Java/Kotlin emulators and real-device farms.
• Expertise in automation frameworks and practices: Appium Espresso Selenium REST API testing tools (e.g. Postman RestAssured) and integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins GitLab CI Azure DevOps).
• Experience with service virtualisation test data management and mocking payment networks/messages for reliable E2E testing.
• Proficient with test management and issue tracking tools: JIRA XRay or equivalent and experience producing automated test reporting and dashboards.
• Strong analytical skills attention to detail and a methodical approach to root-cause analysis and defect prevention.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; able to present QA status risk and trade-offs succinctly to executives and technical teams.
• Familiar with performance and security testing approaches relevant to payments (load testing fuzzing vulnerability scans).

Educational & Professional Requirements:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Professional QA or testing qualifications advantageous (ISTQB CAST) and/or recognised Agile/testing certifications.
• Practical experience or certifications in payment industry controls and compliance (PCI) are highly desirable.

Additional Information :

Discover some of the global benefits that empower our people to become the best version of themselves:

• Finance: Competitive salary package share plan company performance bonuses value-based recognition awards referral bonus;   
• Career Development: Career coaching global career opportunities non-linear career paths internal development programmes for management and technical leadership;
• Learning Opportunities: Complex projects rotations internal tech communities training certifications coaching online learning platforms subscriptions pass-it-on sessions workshops conferences;
• Work-Life Balance: Hybrid work and flexible working hours employee assistance programme;
• Health: Global internal wellbeing programme access to wellbeing apps;
• Community: Global internal tech communities hobby clubs and interest groups inclusion and diversity programmes events and celebrations.

At Endava were committed to creating an open inclusive and respectful environment where everyone feels safe valued and empowered to be their best. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds experiences and perspectivesbecause we know that inclusive teams help us deliver smarter more innovative solutions for our customers. Hiring decisions are based on merit skills qualifications and potential. If you need adjustments or support during the recruitment process please let us know.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time