Job Description
Company description Powered locally and aligned globally, Publicis Production EMEA Hub forms the regional backbone of Publicis Production. With over 1.200 talented professionals based in the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, the UK, and Mauritius, we enable smarter, faster, and more connected content delivery for global brands. Our integrated capabilities include post and primary production, versioning, commerce, web development, CRM, and language services. As part of the global Publicis Production network, our mission is to transform production into a true growth driver. By combining tech, data, automation, and AI, we deliver intelligent content at scale. We are proud to power Publicis Groupe's ambition to build the world's best global integrated production offering. Overview Senior Quality Engineer is a key role responsible for ensuring high quality of digital and software solutions across the full development lifecycle. In addition to hands-on testing and quality activities, this role leads and develops a team of QA engineers, drives quality standards, and actively contributes to continuous improvement of QA processes, tooling, and delivery practices. The Senior Quality Engineer acts as a quality leader within the team, works closely with developers, product and project managers, and ensures that quality is built into products from early design to release. Responsibilities Quality Leadership & Test Strategy Define, own, and continuously improve QA strategy and testing approach across projects. Create and maintain test strategies, test plans, and test scenarios aligned with business and technical requirements. Identify quality risks, gaps in test coverage, and propose mitigation actions. Act as the main QA point of contact for projects and stakeholders. Team Leadership & Development Lead, mentor, and support a team of QA engineers (manual & automation). Support onboarding, skill development, and performance growth of QA team members. Promote QA best practices, standards, and quality mindset across the team. Foster collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous learning within QA. Manual & Functional Testing Oversee and actively participate in functional, integration, regression, and exploratory testing. Ensure defects are properly identified, documented, prioritised, and communicated. Validate bug fixes and confirm release readiness. Test Automation Drive and support test automation strategy and implementation. Review, design, and maintain automated test coverage where appropriate. Collaborate with developers on automation frameworks and CI/CD integration. Release Quality & Risk Management Assess overall product quality and readiness for release. Ensure regression coverage Collaboration & Communication Work closely with all stakeholders. Participate in refinement, planning, and retrospectives. Documentation & Continuous Improvement Maintain clear and structured documentation of test cases, results, defects, and QA processes. Qualifications Experience Proven experience in senior QA / quality engineering role. Demonstrated experience leading QA activities and mentoring or managing QA team members. Strong experience with web applications, software products, or digital platforms. QA & Testing Knowledge Strong knowledge of software testing methodologies, test design techniques, and defect management. Hands-on experience with manual, regression, integration, and exploratory testing. Automation & Technical Skills Experience with test automation tools and frameworks (e.g. Playwright, Cypress, Selenium). Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and how automated testing fits into delivery processes. Knowledge of web technologies, browsers, environments, and release workflows. Tools & Ways of Working Jira, Git, Agile environments. Communication & Leadership Skills Strong analytical, organisational, and problem-solving skills. Preferred Qualifications ISTQB certification or equivalent QA training. API testing, performance or load testing tools (e.g. JMeter). Previous experience in leadership role. Additional information Opportunity to develop in a stable company with an established position in the market. Extensive range of online training courses in cooperation with reputable market partners. Opportunity to participate in international and local development projects and programmes. International working environment. Attractive package of non-wage benefit. Friendly and casual working atmosphere in a close-knit team filled with positive energy.
Experience Proven experience in senior QA / quality engineering role. Demonstrated experience leading QA activities and mentoring or managing QA team members. Strong experience with web applications, software products, or digital platforms. QA & Testing Knowledge Strong knowledge of software testing methodologies, test design techniques, and defect management. Hands-on experience with manual, regression, integration, and exploratory testing. Automation & Technical Skills Experience with test automation tools and frameworks (e.g. Playwright, Cypress, Selenium). Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and how automated testing fits into delivery processes. Knowledge of web technologies, browsers, environments, and release workflows. Tools & Ways of Working Jira, Git, Agile environments. Communication & Leadership Skills Strong analytical, organisational, and problem-solving skills. Preferred Qualifications ISTQB certification or equivalent QA training. API testing, performance or load testing tools (e.g. JMeter). Previous experience in leadership role.
Quality Leadership & Test Strategy Define, own, and continuously improve QA strategy and testing approach across projects. Create and maintain test strategies, test plans, and test scenarios aligned with business and technical requirements. Identify quality risks, gaps in test coverage, and propose mitigation actions. Act as the main QA point of contact for projects and stakeholders. Team Leadership & Development Lead, mentor, and support a team of QA engineers (manual & automation). Support onboarding, skill development, and performance growth of QA team members. Promote QA best practices, standards, and quality mindset across the team. Foster collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous learning within QA. Manual & Functional Testing Oversee and actively participate in functional, integration, regression, and exploratory testing. Ensure defects are properly identified, documented, prioritised, and communicated. Validate bug fixes and confirm release readiness. Test Automation Drive and support test automation strategy and implementation. Review, design, and maintain automated test coverage where appropriate. Collaborate with developers on automation frameworks and CI/CD integration. Release Quality & Risk Management Assess overall product quality and readiness for release. Ensure regression coverage Collaboration & Communication Work closely with all stakeholders. Participate in refinement, planning, and retrospectives. Documentation & Continuous Improvement Maintain clear and structured documentation of test cases, results, defects, and QA processes.