Quality Assurance Lead

Job Purpose

The role calls for a shift-left mindset - QA Lead involved at requirements, design, and sprint planning, not just test execution towards the end. We want someone who can articulate specifically what QA contributes at each phase of the development lifecycle. Having process implementation knowledge, capable of team and client co-ordination and ability to do mobile test automation

About Content Technology

RWS is a global leader in language, content, and technology solutions that help organizations communicate effectively and deliver exceptional digital experiences.

The Content Technology division, as part of our Generate Segment, builds and supports the world’s most advanced enterprise content platforms — including Tridion, a leading Component Content Management and Web CMS solution, and Fonto, a structured content authoring and collaboration suite.

We are transforming how enterprises create, manage, and deliver mission-critical content — from life sciences and manufacturing to financial services and technology.

Job Overview

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and build a comprehensive testing strategy that balances manual oversight of offshore teams with the development of scalable automation.

• Develop and maintain automated test suites XCUITest/Espresso for mobile apps.

• Partner early with Product, Design, and Engineering to identify potential issues during the requirements and design phases.

• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for our offshore QA team, providing technical guidance, reviewing test plans, and driving high-quality execution.

• Identify bottlenecks in the development lifecycle and implement process improvements to increase release velocity without compromising quality.

• Work within an Agile environment to provide clear, actionable feedback and bug reports, while actively participating in code reviews and sprint planning.

• Partner with engineering teams to integrate automated testing into CI/CD workflows, helping ensure fast, reliable, and scalable releases.

• Skills & Experience

• Experience in software quality engineering with 6+ years of overall experience and at least 3 years in a Senior/Lead capacity.

• Experience developing, maintaining, and enhancing automated test frameworks for native mobile applications using XCUITest (iOS) and/or Espresso (Android).

• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language, such as Swift or Kotlin.

• Experience testing mobile applications across different devices and environments, with an understanding of common mobile quality considerations.

• Experience with exploratory testing, regression testing, and test case management.

• Experience with API testing and strong backend literacy, including the use of tools such as Postman and Charles Proxy.

• Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows.

• Ability to contribute to automation design decisions and develop maintainable solutions that can be effectively supported by both engineering and distributed QA teams.

• Experience collaborating and communicating with cross-functional teams.

Life at RWS

Life at RWS - If you like the idea of working with smart people who are passionate about growing the value of ideas, data and content by making sure organizations are understood, then you’ll love life at RWS.

Our purpose is to unlock global understanding. This means our work fundamentally recognizes the value of every language and culture. So, we celebrate difference, we are inclusive and believe that diversity makes us strong. We want every employee to grow as an individual and excel in their career.

In return, we expect all our people to live by the values that unite us: to partner, putting clients fist and winning together, to pioneer, innovating fearlessly and leading with vision and courage, to progress, aiming high and growing through actions and to deliver, owning the outcome and building trust with our colleagues and clients.

RWS embraces DEI and promotes equal opportunity, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. RWS is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at RWS are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sex, age, disability, or sexual orientation. RWS will not tolerate discrimination based on any of these characteristics.

RWS Values

Get the 3Ps right – Partner, Pioneer, Progress – and we´ll Deliver together as RWS.

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