QA Lead, Quality Assurance - QA​/QC, IT QA Tester ​/ Automation

Quality Assurance Lead – Edenred Pay Tech

At Edenred Pay Tech, we power the payments that move people and businesses every day. As a global emoney institution processing over €100bn annually across 30+ countries, we are the engine behind Edenred’s most innovative solutions across Benefits, Fleet & Mobility, and Payments. We are now looking for a Quality Assurance Lead who will elevate our testing capability, champion best practice, and ensure we continue delivering secure, reliable, high performing products at scale.

As our Quality Assurance Lead you will own the QA strategy end-to-end, define robust testing processes, drive continuous improvement, and ensure that every release meets the high standards expected of a global payments leader. You will collaborate across engineering, product, compliance, and operations, becoming the voice of quality throughout the delivery lifecycle.

• Build and implement comprehensive testing processes, including full end‑to‑end and exploratory testing.
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to ensure clarity, alignment, and shared ownership of quality.
• Develop and embed QA best practices across teams.
• Support the definition of functional and non‑functional testing requirements.
• Maintain and optimise test environments to ensure reliability.
• Produce clear, detailed test reports for stakeholders.
• Take full accountability for test activities throughout the lifecycle.
• Communicate testing outcomes with clarity, confidence, and impact.

• Essential
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  • Proven experience in test management within microservices and data‑driven environments.
  • Strong background in functional and non‑functional testing.
  • Hands‑on experience with test development, performance monitoring, and reporting.
  • Experience leading QA teams.
  • Knowledge of Java (Cucumber), Python (Spark), REST and Playwright frameworks.
  • Understanding of cloud technologies (AWS), APIs, event‑driven architectures, and databases.
  • Experience with Jira & Confluence, Docker, Git, Maven.
• Desirable
  :
  • Experience with AWS or Azure cloud services.
  • Low‑latency, high‑throughput systems.
  • Large‑scale databases.
  • Deployment pipelines.

• Seamless integration across teams.
• Effective, scalable test strategies.
• Continuous improvement of QA processes.
• Clear communication of testing outcomes.
• High‑performing, stable test environments.

As an Edenred Pay Tech employee you will receive comprehensive support and structure to grow your career while making a difference in a fast‑paced, innovative environment.

• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
• Hybrid working environment (minimum 3 days per week in the office).
• Pension scheme – employer 6% with minimum employee contribution 3%.
• Discretionary bonus scheme based on company and personal performance.
• Medical & international travel cover (leisure and action sports).
• Life insurance (4x salary).
• Well‑being Employee Assistance Program (extended access to family members).
• Monthly gym allowance.
• Holiday trading scheme.
• Season ticket loan.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Employee discount shopping platform.
• Employee referral bonus scheme.
• Digital learning platform.
• Complimentary fruit and other ‘in‑office’ snacks & refreshments.
• Volunteering programme.
• Social events.

Edenred Pay Tech is an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on age, race, colour, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship, marital status or civil partnership/union status, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable country or local laws.