QA Team Lead

StorMagic is looking for a technically proficient QA Team Lead to join our Engineering Services Team. This role is responsible the technical leadership and line management of a small team of QA Engineers, providing coaching, workflow organisation, as well as act as an escalation point for technical queries.

This role will play a key part in ensuring exemplary quality of our HCI products by holding the team to the team to high standards of testing and by leading on process improvements with hands-on testing and automation development.

This role is ideal for a Senior QA Engineer or other technical engineer with a managerial background looking to take the next step up in their career. This role is 100% remote.

Please note, this role is open to internal applicants only.

About Us
StorMagic is solving the world’s edge data problems. We help organizations of all types and sizes use, protect, and manage their applications and data at the edge. Our software products ensure data is always protected and available, no matter the type or location, to provide value anytime, anywhere.

StorMagic has been focused on edge computing since its inception nearly 20 years ago. With more than 50,000 installations in large enterprises and thousands of small business customers around the world, StorMagic has a proven track record of delivering the performance, uptime, and support needed at the edge. Most other providers of edge computing offer scaled-down versions of their datacenter solutions. These are overengineered, overprovisioned, overcomplicated, and overpriced for most edge environments. StorMagic solutions are purpose-built for the edge, designed for Reliability, Simplicity, and the Best TCO (total cost of ownership)

The responsibility of the role will include:

• Lead the testing effort for complex features. This includes reviewing requirements, creating detailed test plans in Xray, and performing deep exploratory testing to identify "edge case" system failures.
• Maintain and scale our automation frameworks. You will contribute to a Python/Selenium suite for one product line and a Java/Playwright suite for another, ensuring high standards of code reusability and stability.
• Perform technical "deep dives" into infrastructure components, including Virtualization (KVM/ESXi), software-defined storage, and networking protocols.
• Drive quality within 2-week sprints. You will provide accurate estimates, lead bug-triage sessions, and ensure that the "Definition of Done" always includes comprehensive automated coverage.
• Own and troubleshoot the automated quality gates within GitLab CI and Jenkins. You will be responsible for ensuring that failures are investigated and resolved quickly.
• Support and guide Associate-level engineers, conducting rigorous code reviews and sharing best practices for both manual and automated testing.
• Thoroughly document, track, and verify bugs in Jira, providing developers with detailed reproduction steps and logs from complex infrastructure environments.
  

Skills & Qualifications:

• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience/bootcamp).
  
• Able to evidence experience in a Supervisory or Team Lead capacity.
• Expert knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes (Agile/Scrum preferred).
• Extensive experience writing clear, concise test plans and cases, with a strong preference for Xray for Jira.
• Solid experience with automated testing tools (e.g., Selenium or Playwright) and relevant programming languages (Python or Java).
• Good foundational knowledge of operating systems, virtualization (KVM/ESXi), storage, and networking.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to modify test procedures to catch complex infrastructure defects.
• 5+ years of experience in QA Automation or a related Quality Engineering role.
  
  

Additionally, while not essential candidates with the following experience would be preferred:

• Experience using AI-augmented coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or LLMs) as a productivity accelerator and utilizing these tools to assist with framework optimization, refactoring code or generating complex test data. 
  

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Flexible working arrangements that respect diverse lifestyles.
• Wellness Initiatives
• Share Options
• Home Office Set up
• Company events as well as regular virtual events to connect with colleagues
• Opportunities for professional growth and development in a fast-paced, global environment.
• The chance to work with cutting-edge technology in a supportive and collaborative team atmosphere.
  
  

StorMagic is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.