Team Lead, Quality Assurance, Test Automation

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Provide technical and disciplinary leadership for the Quality Assurance team while fostering its ongoing development.

• Establish clear priorities and assist team members through coaching, knowledge enhancement, and continuous growth.

• Evaluate the current quality assurance landscape and devise a sustainable, risk-based testing strategy.

• Collaborate with teams to determine suitable test scope, timing, and levels of testing.

• Propel the strategic advancement of test automation initiatives.

• Identify risks at an early stage and implement preventive quality assurance measures.

• Develop meaningful quality metrics and foster transparency regarding quality improvements.

• Assist in release and risk management, balancing quality standards with acceptable risks.

• Conduct joint root-cause analyses of defects and formulate appropriate corrective actions.

• Work closely with Development, Product Owners, Application Operations, and Support teams.

• Encourage a collective understanding of quality and embed it as a shared responsibility.

• Challenge existing processes, introduce innovative ideas, and pragmatically implement necessary changes.

⛳️ Requirements

• Several years of experience in Software Quality Assurance or Quality Engineering.

• Proficiency in testing methodologies, test strategies, test management, and test automation.

• Experience in technical leadership, mentoring colleagues, or facilitating team development.

• Familiarity with contemporary quality assurance methodologies, including manual, automated, and exploratory testing, the test pyramid, and risk-based testing strategies.

• Practical experience with test automation and modern Quality Assurance tools.

• Ideally, experience with Playwright, TestRail, and issue tracking systems.

• Understanding of Continuous Testing, automated regression testing, or integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines.

• Knowledge of software development processes and collaboration with developers.

• Strategic and analytical thinking capabilities.

• Pragmatic, decisive, and able to assess risks effectively.

• Excellent communication skills with a confident and reflective demeanor.

• Proficient in German at a minimum C1 level.

• Good command of English at least at B2 level.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible working hours based on mutual trust.

• Remote work options available.

• Dogs are welcome in the office.

• Flexible scheduling of 30 vacation days, with the opportunity to increase this by up to 20 additional days.

• Opportunities for professional development.

• Personal development plan with a coach.

• Table tennis and foosball tournaments.

• Team events and after-work parties.

• Summer parties.

• Daily free lunch provided.

• Fresh fruits, vegetables, and beverages available in the office.

• Company pension scheme.

• Occupational disability insurance.

• Wellhub access.

• Voiio services.

• Shopping benefits and employee discounts.

• Massage service offered.

• Ergonomic workstations available.

• Opportunities for growth, initiative, and personal responsibility.