Senior Software QA Analyst en Barcelona, España

About Keyfactor Our mission is to securely connect the world: humans, machines, and AI. Keyfactor is the leader in trust infrastructure for AI and machines, helping the world's largest enterprises and government agencies take control of the cryptographic identities that safeguard every digital interaction. Behind the platform is a global team of people who care deeply about the work and each other. We move fast, think big, and show up for one another every day. If you're looking for work that matters and a team that brings out your best, we hope you'll trust your future with Keyfactor!Title: Senior Software QA AnalystLocation: Spain; Barcelona (Hybrid work model)Experience: Mid - Senior Job Function: EngineeringEmployment Type: Full-TimeIndustry: Computer & Network SecurityJob SummaryIn 2019, Keyfactor decided to widen its investment and acquired Redtrust, a Spanish company pioneer in the management of people’s identity through the custody and management of digital certificates. Redtrust has a strong reputation for providing top-notch products and services in Spain. As a Senior Manager, you’ll be a key member of the engineering team and will develop & maintain Redtrust products. The Senior Software QA Analyst is the quality-strategy owner for Redtrust — Keyfactor’s digital-signature and certificate-management platform. This is a senior individual-contributor role for someone who leads with test strategy and cross functional coordination, not just execution. You will take ownership of how Redtrust is tested end to end: defining risk-based test strategy, transforming a largely manual regression process into a prioritized, automation-first approach, and owning the interface between Product, Development, and QA so that quality is designed in early rather than inspected at the end. You will work alongside our automation engineers — you set the strategy and priorities and own coverage decisions; they build the automation — and partner with Development to grow the right test coverage at the right layer (unit, API, and UI). This role is central to modernizing our testing practices and improving coordination across Product, Development, and https://jobeax.com/link/RFFPOrv6rrNmTLq3 your first year, success looks like: A risk-tiered, rationalized regression strategy: redundant and low-value coverage retired, the highest-risk scenarios prioritized, and the manual regression cycle measurably shorter and trending down as automation takes over.A shared, documented definition of “critical path,” agreed with Product and Development, that drives what gets tested and at which layer.A healthier testing pyramid taking shape — a growing unit-test base owned by Development, integration/API coverage owned by QA, and UI end-to-end testing focused on genuinely critical journeys — with you owning the boundary negotiations that make that shift https://jobeax.com/link/IMnMKhtX6Bgn67Dz risk made visible to leadership: regression cost, untested-surface exposure, and coverage trends quantified and reported to support https://jobeax.com/link/VB7ty3KhwIEDi8R3 engineers freed to focus on building automation and API/signing service coverage, because the strategy, prioritization, and coordination load is owned by youJob ResponsibilitiesDesign and own a comprehensive, risk-based test strategy for Redtrust, spanning functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end https://jobeax.com/link/WeadKZMFHdDvB7es the transformation of a largely manual regression process into a prioritized, automation-first approach: inventory and risk-tier existing coverage, retire redundant and low-value cases, and drive a prioritized automation backlog to completion with the automation https://jobeax.com/link/FbZFpPnDEGlno6Wi and maintain test plans and test cases for significant product features, ensuring thorough, risk-appropriate https://jobeax.com/link/pvpv4wEqgDXecPX1, document, and track defects, collaborating with Development to resolve them, and maintain healthy defect-triage https://jobeax.com/link/BWCSKOFVJWaNBKQS in product design and refinement reviews to surface quality and testability risks early (“shift-left”).Own the coordination interface between Product, Development, and QA — aligning the three functions on testing requirements and on which layer should catch which class of https://jobeax.com/link/GIi9ITj6kMPayMh0 with Development to define and grow the unit-test layer and agree the dev/QA testing boundary, prioritizing the platform’s most critical modules (e.g. signing and authentication).Establish and maintain test documentation, quality metrics, and reporting; make quality risk and progress visible to engineering https://jobeax.com/link/YQX7bCIQYKorT5SH continuous improvement in QA methodologies, tooling, and process, including safeguards that prevent regression scope from re-bloating as the product https://jobeax.com/link/KJOopcep7vhEB147 junior QA engineers and share QA best practices across the https://jobeax.com/link/5IsbE24L2WQjkLwX Qualifications, Education, and Skills Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.5+ years of experience in QA engineering, QA analysis, or a related https://jobeax.com/link/k7vrnwcGQMrnDuvx experience with risk-based test strategy — able to assess a large or bloated test suite and defensibly prioritize, rationalize, and reduce it, not merely execute https://jobeax.com/link/vLSW5cuKmAjapS2x cross-functional collaboration and influence: comfortable participating in product design reviews and negotiating scope and ownership with engineering and product https://jobeax.com/link/jbFTt5dU5flbsU37 test-automation literacy — sufficient to prioritize an automation backlog, judge the appropriate test layer (unit / API / UI), and collaborate credibly with automation engineers. (Building and maintaining automation frameworks is owned by the automation-engineering role, not this one.)Experience with test-management tooling and defect-tracking/traceability https://jobeax.com/link/vYe1XMVMBuhsnTUw with manual testing and defect tracking, with a clear orientation toward eliminating manual toil through strategy and https://jobeax.com/link/SLvTktaLbfigdKOX thinking, exceptional problem-solving abilities, and high-level proficiency in relevant tools and https://jobeax.com/link/CidQ594b3R50tZxT to lead complex initiatives, drive strategic change, and influence decision making across https://jobeax.com/link/HDaAQcbWTay0P7sR knowledge of industry trends, quality methodologies, and cross functional https://jobeax.com/link/UuZ31CweuYCeQSOI QualificationsExposure to security, PKI, certificate-management, or other compliance-sensitive domains (Redtrust is a digital-signature and certificate-management platform whose core value lies in signing and certificate operations).Familiarity with BDD / Gherkin-style specification and Cucumber-based test https://jobeax.com/link/t2chNPNbfT1HVmqp helping a team transition from a manual-heavy testing model to an automation-first https://jobeax.com/link/Dbf0c7crBtAUorEl of CI/CD pipelines and how automated testing integrates into them. #LI-NA1Compensation Salary will be commensurate with experience.  Culture, Career Opportunities and Benefits We build teams that continually strive to get better than the day before. You will be challenged daily and given opportunities to grow personally and professionally. We balance autonomy and structure to create an entrepreneurial environment to spur creativity and new ideas.  Here are just some of the initiatives that make our culture special:   Second Fridays (a company-wide day off on the second Friday of every month minus November and December due to the Holiday schedule). Please note that this benefit is subject to https://jobeax.com/link/HJeOXaODobKSavYm benefit coverage https://jobeax.com/link/AahVGk1BgwYccb78 Parental Leave is available to new parents. Structure varies based on regional/government requirements. In regions where government-paid leave doesn’t exist, like in the U.S., the company offers generous paid parental leave, along with comprehensive adoption and fertility https://jobeax.com/link/QU13fpr0LiXBmmsF time off https://jobeax.com/link/jNrIOKiO2HiC0L8B employee-focused ambassadors via Key Contributors & Culture Committees. DIVERSE Commitment, a call to action for a more inclusive and diverse future in business, society, and technology. The Keyfactor Alliance Program to support DEIB efforts. Wellbeing resources, wellness allowance, mindfulness app free membership, Wellness Wednesdays. Global Volunteer Day, company non-profit matching, and 3 volunteer days https://jobeax.com/link/FcF6U3NDYGyABh3u Talent development and Cross Functional meetings to support professional development. Regular All Hands meetings – followed by group gatherings. Our Core Values Our core values are extremely important to how we run our business and what we look for in every team member:  Trust is https://jobeax.com/link/LWaSp2IxzjUrOvh8 deliver security software and solutions where trust and openness are of the highest importance for our customers. 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We pride ourselves in operating as a cohesive team, creating promoters and partners, and winning as one.   Keyfactor is a proud equal opportunity employer including but not limited to veterans and individuals with https://jobeax.com/link/fb4hwvCoVL3YDqXJ ACCOMMODATION: Applicants with disabilities may contact a member of Keyfactor’s People team via Ver el correo electrónico en https://jobeax.com/link/8om4ubga9gvjbUNE and/or telephone at 1.216.785.2990 to request and arrange for accommodations at any time. Keyfactor Privacy Notice