Summary: Seeking a Senior QA Engineer to drive test automation direction, define quality guardrails, and lead cross-team quality initiatives to ensure reliable software delivery. Highlights: 1. Lead end-to-end test automation across services, UI, and CI/CD pipelines. 2. Shape quality guardrails and metrics for scalable, maintainable test systems. 3. Mentor QA engineers and establish durable test templates and paved roads. **The Role** ------------ We are looking for a seasoned and proactive **Senior QA Engineer** to join our QA team in **Málaga**. This role is pivotal in shaping our test automation direction across multiple teams and domains: services/APIs, UI, test infrastructure, and CI/CD pipelines. You care deeply about business outcomes and quality constraints. You turn ambiguity into clarity, define measurable quality guardrails, and help teams deliver reliably through scalable, maintainable, and observable test systems. **Responsibilities** -------------------- * **End\-to\-end test automation**: Design, build, and evolve automation across services/APIs, UI frameworks, and platform/test infrastructure. * **Cross\-team quality impact**: Lead multi\-team quality initiatives and align teams on shared quality gates, integration cadence, and ownership. * **Quality guardrails and metrics**: Define and operationalise test SLIs/SLOs, error budgets, dashboards, and regression alerts; maintain a pragmatic test risk register. * **Test delivery at scale**: Plan and execute staged rollouts (feature flags/canaries) for complex changes in test systems and test infrastructure. * **Reliability and security**: Improve test system stability and performance; promote least\-privilege access, secret hygiene, and secure\-by\-default test patterns. * **Mentorship and leadership**: Coach and sponsor QA engineers, raise writing standards for test RFCs/ADRs, and establish durable test templates and paved roads. * **Collaboration**: Partner closely with Engineering, Product, DevOps/SRE, Security, and Data to deliver high\-quality outcomes. **Requirements** ---------------- ### **Must\-have** * **Experience**: 6\+ years in QA engineering and test automation, with ownership of business\-critical test systems. * **Automation engineering**: Strong hands\-on coding skills in at least one language commonly used for automation (for example, Java, TypeScript, or Python). * **Test strategy**: Proven ability to design test approaches for complex systems across services/APIs and UI, including clear entry/exit criteria and "stop testing" guidelines. * **CI/CD and test operations**: Experience building and maintaining CI test pipelines, improving signal\-to\-noise (flake reduction), and accelerating feedback loops. * **Quality metrics and observability**: Comfortable defining success metrics, building dashboards, and using data to drive decisions and trade\-offs. * **Communication**: Excellent written and spoken English; able to align stakeholders and lead structured cross\-team discussions. ### **Nice\-to\-have** * **iGaming experience**: Familiarity with iGaming platforms, integrations, and regulatory constraints. * **Cloud and containers**: Experience with AWS (or similar), Docker, Kubernetes, and distributed systems. * **Security and compliance**: Experience with zero\-trust principles, secrets management, and secure\-by\-default infrastructure. * **Advanced testing**: Contract testing, performance testing, and test data management at scale. **What do we offer?** --------------------- * **Location**: Málaga, Spain (hybrid: 2 days in the office, 3 days remote) * **Type**: Full\-time * **Level**: Senior * **Industry**: iGaming **About QTech Game** -------------------- QTech Games has solidified its position as the leading game distributor for emerging markets. With a portfolio exceeding 9,000 games from top\-tier providers, we are committed to integrating the best online casino games and distributing them to operators worldwide. Our mission is to ensure quality, simplicity, and professionalism in every aspect of our operations. As we expand from Asia into Europe, we're excited to announce the opening of our new development hub in Málaga, Spain. This strategic move underscores our dedication to innovation and delivering high\-traffic systems that redefine the gaming experience. At QTech Games, we pride ourselves on being: * **A One\-Stop Shop:** Our unique all\-inclusive license fee model, unified game launcher, and wallet integration API enable clients to easily connect to and access our diverse game portfolio. * **Tastemakers:** With a combined 50 years of experience, our senior management team has established QTech Games as an indispensable industry leader in game discovery. * **Networked:** We leverage a global, ever\-expanding network of reputable suppliers, distributors, and providers. * **Supportive:** Our meticulously structured organisation boasts a multi\-lingual team, always ready to go above and beyond. * **Forward\-Thinking:** Our mobile\-first approach, advanced search capabilities, AI\-powered recommendation engine, and intuitive dashboard provide players with a familiar platform for discovering new games. We operate under trusted international certifications, ensuring fairness, transparency, and security. Our strict compliance builds trust and upholds our reputation as a reliable partner in online gaming.