Powdevs - QA Lead

• Leading and working alongside a team of Quality Engineers and SDETs • Driving the development and execution of test strategies across all phases of the development lifecycle (functional, regression, integration, and performance) • Developing automated tests, tools, and pipelines with emphasis on efficiency • Coaching and mentoring team members on quality methods and best practices • Supporting the Quality Manager in project management, stakeholder communication, and release reporting • Collaborating with product and development teams to understand requirements, troubleshoot failures, and ensure a great customer experience • Championing quality practices organization-wide and providing relevant quality metrics • Experience: 5+ years in a fast-paced QA role with 5+ years in a lead capacity • Testing expertise: Deep knowledge across all testing phases (unit, functional, system, regression, load, UAT), the Test Pyramid, shift-left principles, and Web UI, API, and performance testing • Test planning & metrics: Proven ability to decompose requirements into test cases, establish metrics programs, and develop predictive quality reporting • Communication & risk: Ability to assess project risk, report test status clearly, and connect quality outcomes to broader business goals • Tools & environment: Experience with Jira, Agile (Scrum/Kanban), and TDD; JavaScript required; Postman and Cypress highly desired (or equivalent GUI/API tools) • Nice to have: Knowledge of DevOps principles and cloud infrastructure • Fintech & compliance: Payments/ACH processing background, familiarity with NACHA and PCI compliance standards • DevOps & cloud: CI/CD tools (e.g. Jenkins), infrastructure as code (Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker), AWS services (EC2, S3, SNS, Lambda), and microservices experience • Work with an international, cross-disciplinary team on impactful products. • Freedom to shape QA strategy and automation architecture. • Flexible remote work with autonomy and ownership.