Senior Test Manager

The client is a technology and financial services group operating financial market infrastructure

Key Information

• Location: 2/3 days/week from the Warsaw office (After implementation, the number of days may be fewer)
• Rate: PLN 150-220/hour net + VAT
• Employment type: B2B contract
• Duration: 12 months + possible extensions
• Recruitment process: 1 interview stage
• English: B2+/C1

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As a Senior Test Manager, you will play a key role throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring the highest quality standards for software delivery. You will be responsible for defining and implementing a comprehensive testing strategy, coordinating all testing phases, monitoring progress, reporting status to senior project management, and enabling effective collaboration across all stakeholders. This position requires a highly experienced Test Manager who has successfully delivered similar large-scale and complex transformation projects. We work in an Agile/SAFe environment, with globally distributed teams located in Switzerland, Poland, and India.

Key Responsibilities

• Test Strategy Definition
• Develop and document a comprehensive testing strategy for the migration of mainframe assembler applications to a target environment based on Java/SQL running on Linux.
• Define and integrate multiple testing methodologies, including unit, functional, and comparison testing.
• Select and implement appropriate testing tools (e.g., X-Ray).
• Test Execution Management
• Plan, coordinate, and oversee all testing activities, ensuring compliance with project timelines and quality standards.
• Support all testing phases, including: test planning, environment preparation, test execution, results reporting.
• Stakeholder Management
• Act as the primary point of contact between project stakeholders, including architects, developers, and project management teams.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration to ensure alignment on testing objectives, scope, and deliverables.
• Team Leadership
• Lead, mentor, and manage a small testing team, fostering a culture of quality, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Evaluate resource requirements and support recruitment, onboarding, and training activities as the project expands.
• Quality Assurance Governance
• Monitor and report testing progress, defects, and key quality metrics to stakeholders.
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase testing efficiency and effectiveness.
• Documentation & Reporting
• Produce and maintain comprehensive testing documentation, including: test plans, test cases, test reports.
• Provide regular status updates and progress reports to senior project management and other stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience as a Test Manager in complex, large-scale projects.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong expertise in software testing methodologies, particularly unit and functional testing.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across all levels of the organization.
• Practical experience working within Agile methodologies, preferably SAFe environments.

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