Senior QA Engineer / QA Strategy Lead (Remote)

Location: Fully Remote — Worldwide
Level: Senior / Principal
Company: Fast-growing SaaS startup in the document management space

Build the Quality Backbone of a Scaling SaaS Product

We are looking for a highly experienced Senior QA Engineer / Quality Engineering Lead who can take full ownership of Quality Assurance across our entire product.

This role is not about executing test cases.
It is about architecting the QA strategy of a scaling SaaS company.

You will audit our current QA landscape, define the long-term testing strategy, and implement a scalable QA framework that supports a rapidly growing product and engineering team.

If you are the kind of QA expert who builds systems, not just tests, this role is designed for you.

What You Will Own

You will act as the strategic authority for QA, working closely with engineering leadership.

Your mission will be to turn QA into a structured, measurable, and scalable discipline.

QA Strategy & Architecture

• Perform a deep audit of the current QA setup
• Define a company-wide QA strategy (short, mid, long-term)
• Design a robust test architecture (test pyramid, shift-left, regression strategy)
• Define clear QA responsibilities between developers and QA

Test Infrastructure & Automation

• Take ownership of existing Cypress and API test suites
• Expand and modernize the automated testing infrastructure
• Integrate tests deeply into CI/CD pipelines
• Improve coverage, reliability, and execution speed

Product Quality Ownership

• Build and maintain a comprehensive test case portfolio
• Conduct exploratory and manual testing when necessary
• Introduce modern QA practices including AI-assisted testing

Engineering Collaboration

• Help developers produce testable, high-quality code
• Establish testing standards and best practices across teams
• Improve QA visibility, metrics, and release confidence

Our Tech Stack

Frontend
• ReactJS

Backend
• Java (Quarkus)

Testing
• Unit: Mockito
• API / Integration / E2E: Cypress

Infrastructure
• GitLab CI/CD
• Docker

What We Are Looking For

We are specifically looking for very senior QA professionals who have built testing systems for real SaaS products.

Experience

10+ years in Quality Assurance / Quality Engineering
5+ years in automated testing for web or SaaS products
Strong experience with B2B SaaS platforms
Proven experience building QA frameworks or QA strategies

Technical Expertise

Deep understanding of test pyramid architecture
Hands-on with Cypress or similar E2E frameworks
Experience with API testing frameworks (RESTAssured or similar)
Experience with performance & load testing (JMeter or similar)
Strong knowledge of CI/CD testing integration

Engineering Knowledge

Experience working with Java-based backends and REST APIs
Ability to mentor developers on testing best practices
Experience implementing QA systems across distributed teams

What Success Looks Like

Week 1

• Deeply understand the product architecture and QA setup
• Deliver initial QA audit and strategy outline

Week 2

• Identify major gaps in coverage, testing workflows, and tooling

Week 3

• Deliver full QA roadmap and implementation strategy

Within the First 3 Months

Document and systematize all product test cases
Increase automated test coverage by 20%+
Establish baseline performance and security testing
Provide transparency into coverage gaps and system resilience
Become the central authority for product quality

Why This Role Is Unique

This is a rare opportunity to design QA from a strategic level in a growing SaaS company.

You will have real influence on engineering quality, release processes, and product reliability.