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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead QA Automation Architect (embedded) - **Company:** N-iX - **Location:** Spain (Remote available) - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Software Quality, Communications Protocols, Software Debugging, Linux, Emulators, Hardware-In-The-Loop Simulation, Python (Programming Language), Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT), Software Architecture, Quick EMUlator (QEMU), Smoke Testing, Sniffers, Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter, Hardware Testing, Pytest, Jenkins, Hardware Debugging - **Published:** July 25, 2026 - **Apply:** https://es.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=dae141d9999bc44a ## About the Role * 7+ years of experience in QA Automation, Test Architecture, or Principal Quality Engineering roles. * Proven experience designing and building automation frameworks from scratch for complex systems. * Strong proficiency in Python and Pytest (or equivalent automation frameworks). * Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps and Jenkins CI/CD pipelines. * Strong understanding of Linux-based embedded environments. * Experience working with embedded communication interfaces such as UART, I2C, GPIO, MQTT, and proprietary communication protocols. * Practical experience with Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing or other embedded hardware validation environments. * Experience using hardware debugging and validation tools such as debuggers, protocol analyzers/sniffers, DAQ devices, or emulator-based testing (e.g. QEMU). * Excellent system design, analytical, and troubleshooting skills. * Strong communication skills with experience facilitating technical workshops and collaborating with distributed engineering teams. * Upper-Intermediate English or higher. ## Description As part of this engagement, you will play a strategic role in modernizing the client's QA automation approach. You will begin with an on-site discovery phase in Europe, evaluating the existing testing landscape, aligning stakeholders across multiple engineering teams, and defining the long-term automation strategy. You will then lead the implementation of a scalable automation framework, working closely with embedded, application, and infrastructure teams. This is a unique opportunity to combine software architecture, embedded systems, automation engineering, and technical leadership while shaping the testing strategy for a complex enterprise-scale product deployed globally., * Lead the initial discovery phase by analyzing the current testing ecosystem, identifying bottlenecks, and defining a long-term automation strategy. * Design and implement a scalable automated testing framework for embedded Passenger Information Systems operating across multiple hardware platforms. * Define a comprehensive testing strategy, including application-level testing, hardware validation, smoke testing, and regression suites. * Build automated validation above the MQTT-PIS communication layer using Python, Pytest (or similar frameworks), mocks, simulators, and virtualization techniques. * Integrate automated testing into Azure DevOps and Jenkins CI/CD pipelines, including Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) environments. * Collaborate closely with embedded, OS, hardware, and application engineering teams to establish clear testing boundaries and improve test reliability. * Troubleshoot complex embedded environments using debuggers, protocol analyzers, DAQ devices, and hardware validation tools. * Mentor and provide technical leadership to a Senior QA Automation Engineer, establishing engineering standards, code quality practices, and automation governance. * Present technical recommendations, roadmaps, and progress updates to engineering leadership and client stakeholders. ## Related Videos - [AI as a Test Designer: Transforming Experience into Automated Testing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1984-ai-as-a-test-designer-transforming-experience-into-automated-testing) - [The Road to MLOps: How Verivox Transitioned to AWS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1050-the-road-to-mlops-how-verivox-transitioned-to-aws) - [pytest: Simple, rapid and fun testing with Python](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/213-pytest-simple-rapid-and-fun-testing-with-python) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [How I Built QA from Scratch in a Scaling Startup - no fluff real life story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2041-how-i-built-qa-from-scratch-in-a-scaling-startup-no-fluff-real-life-story) - [Our GitOps approach for deploying an Identity Provider and an API Gateway in a SaaS company](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/776-our-gitops-approach-for-deploying-an-identity-provider-and-an-api-gateway-in-a-saas-company) ## Related Articles - [The 8 Best Code Testing Tools](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/402-the-8-best-code-testing-tools) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers)