Quality Engineering Lead

2 days ago


Cape Town, South Africa RELX Full time

Quality Engineering Lead Shape Our Quality Future Become our Quality Engineering Lead and elevate our software products. Apply today About our Team LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 11,800 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers. Our company has been a long-time leader in deploying AI and advanced technologies to the legal market to improve productivity and transform the overall business and practice of law, deploying ethical and powerful generative AI solutions with a flexible, multi-model approach that prioritizes using the best model from today’s top model creators for each individual legal use case. About the Role As a Quality Engineering Lead you will champion software quality across three key products (Closd, Jarvis, CaseLawAnalytics), working closely with international teams located in France and South Africa. You will lead all quality efforts, from test strategy and tooling to hands-on coaching and process improvement. You will play a pivotal role in shaping a quality-first mindset, supporting both engineers and product teams in delivering robust, testable, and resilient software. Responsibilities Owning and driving the overarching quality vision and strategy for our software products. Defining and continuously refining the quality roadmap with short-term and long-term objectives. Establishing and evolving quality standards, processes, and frameworks adapted to our tech stack (PHP back end, JavaScript front end using Angular and VueJS). Implementing performance tests to track the continuous improvement of our products. Coaching software engineers on writing meaningful unit, integration, and end-to-end tests, including what makes a test valuable, when to use each type of test, and how to approach test coverage pragmatically. Supporting the Product team in producing well-defined, testable user stories and acceptance criteria. Coordinating test writing across the team and leading test campaigns before major releases, working in cooperation with the DevOps team. Defining and tracking key quality metrics (test coverage, test reliability, regressions, escaped defects, etc.) and reporting regularly on quality trends, risks, and opportunities to leadership and stakeholders. Requirements Must have extensive experience in Quality Test Engineering. Have a BS in Engineering/Computer Science degree or equivalent. Must have proven experience in quality engineering leadership roles, especially in cross-functional or agile teams. Have solid experience in automated testing frameworks, including Cypress. Have hands-on experience with unit, integration, E2E, and exploratory testing. Have demonstrated ability to guide software engineers and product managers on quality best practices. Have excellent communication, cross-team collaboration, and change management skills. Be familiar with CI/CD pipelines, test environments, release workflows, and experience with PHP, VueJS, Angular, .NET is a plus. Work in a way that works for you We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals. Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive Working for you We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer: Medical Aid Retirement Plan inclusive of Risk Benefits (Disability, Critical Illness, Life Cover & Funeral Cover) Modern family benefits, including adoption and surrogacy Study Leave About the Business LexisNexis Legal & Professional provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis and Nexis services. We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form or please contact . Disclaimer Criminals may pose as recruiters asking for money or personal information. 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