Head of QA

Head of QA

Infront

Madrid, Spain

About the Role

This is a unique opportunity to join Infront in a newly created Head of QA role and build a modern Quality Engineering function from the ground up. Operating in a fintech environment focused on financial markets and wealth technology, you will combine hands-on technical expertise with leadership to drive an automation-first approach to quality across the organisation. Working closely with Engineering, Product, and development teams, you'll shape strategy, implement scalable testing practices, and make a lasting impact on how software is built and delivered across the business.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the quality engineering strategy across Infront;
• Increase automated testing coverage across products and platforms;
• Support teams in embedding testing into CI/CD pipelines and day-to-day development;
• Contribute hands-on to automation frameworks, tooling, and technical quality initiatives where needed;
• Lead and develop QA engineers and SDETs;
• Support hiring and growth of quality engineering capability;
• Establish standards and best practices for testing and quality engineering;
• Work closely with engineering and product leadership to improve delivery quality and release confidence;
• Drive practical improvements to quality processes, tooling, and engineering practices.

Who you are

Qualifications & Experience

• Strong background as a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) or similar hands-on quality engineering role;
• Proven experience leading QA transformations from manual testing to scalable automated testing frameworks;
• Experience building and scaling automated testing frameworks;
• Experience leading QA or quality engineering teams;
• Strong understanding of modern software engineering practices, including CI/CD and automated testing;
• Experience working across multiple teams and stakeholders;
• Strong communication and collaboration skills;
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience preferred.