Senior Test Manager / QA Lead

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in a QA leadership, Test Manager or similar role 
• Proven experience leading QA activities for multiple teams in large and complex initiatives 
• Experience within the financial sector, preferably within Mortgage, Lending or Home Finance 
• Strong experience with functional and non-functional testing 
• Strong experience with system testing, system integration testing, end-to-end testing and user acceptance testing 
• Experience with test automation and managing automated testing initiatives 
• Experience with test environment and test data management 
• Strong knowledge of test management tools and QA reporting 
• Experience preparing test dashboards, quality metrics, management reports and presentations 
• Proven track record of acting as a key QA/Test Lead throughout the full lifecycle of large projects 
• Experience coaching and developing QA teams and improving testing processes 
• Understanding of legacy systems and their impact on modern testing environments 
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills 
• Proactive approach, strong ownership and ability to drive QA activities independently 
• Fluency in English (both written and spoken) 

Nice to have:

• Strong experience with non-functional testing 
• Experience driving improvements in automated test coverage 

• Private medical care
• Co-financing for the sports card
• Constant support of dedicated consultant
• Employee referral program

,[Responsibilities:, Lead the overall QA and testing activities within the Agile Release Train , Plan, coordinate and manage functional and non-functional testing across approximately 4–6 Scrum teams , Drive integration, system integration and end-to-end testing across the initiative , Ensure that all required testing types and levels are properly planned, executed, monitored and reported in accordance with internal processes , Define and continuously improve the overall test approach, strategy, processes and tooling , Coordinate QA activities in alignment with release and deployment plans , Ensure availability and readiness of test environments and appropriate test data , Ensure that sufficient test evidence is available before changes are approved for production , Identify QA risks, dependencies, impediments and testing challenges and drive appropriate solutions , Contribute to release readiness assessments and provide relevant quality metrics for release sign-offs , Monitor testing progress and communicate QA status, risks and improvement initiatives to key IT and business stakeholders , Work closely with ART Leadership, Product Management, Business, Architects, Release Management and Scrum Teams to align testing priorities , Act as a trusted QA partner for ART Leadership and support continuous maturity of testing practices within the area , Drive continuous improvement and introduce QA and testing best practices across the initiative , Identify testing skill gaps and coach team members to improve QA capabilities and delivery quality , Increase test automation coverage and related KPIs across design, development, maintenance and operations , Escalate quality risks, dependencies and impediments when required ] Requirements: QA, Testing, System integration, Test automation, User acceptance testing, Automated testing, Data management, Stakeholder management, Java Additionally: Sport Subscription, Private healthcare, Employee referral bonus.