Senior Test Manager / QA Lead

OPTIVEUM sp. z o.o.•Capon Bridge, WV

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are recruiting on behalf of our client—a prominent organization operating within the Nordic financial sector. You will be joining a large-scale, highly international project focused on the "Home journey," the complete process a customer goes through when buying a home in the Nordics. In this role, you will lead the QA efforts within an Agile Release Train (ART) in a diverse environment, collaborating with team members located in Poland, the Nordic countries, and India. Please note: We are recruiting for this position in cooperation with Ework, but Optiveum is the company that signs the contract and will be your direct contracting party.

Requirements

5+ years of professional experience in a Quality Assurance leadership role, with a proven track record of coaching and developing teams.
Strong financial domain knowledge, preferably within the Mortgage area.
Documented experience leading QA during the entire project lifecycle, preferably in a test automation environment.
Vast experience with test management tools, functional/non-functional testing, E2E testing, test automation, and test data management.
Expertise in planning and following up on system tests, integration tests, and UAT, including reporting via dashboards and presentations.
Excellent communication skills and a solid understanding of legacy systems.
Familiarity with the project's tech stack: Java, Kafka, C#, Weblogic, SQL, mainframe (Cobol, ASP).
Familiarity with the QA stack: Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, qTest, PowerBI, Jira.

Nice To Haves

Experience managing tests in a mainframe environment (highly advantageous).
Professional experience with web/API testing, DevOps, and automated CI/CD pipelines.
Knowledge of Spark, Scala, and SAFe methodology.
Experience with AI in Test Automation.

Responsibilities

Drive the QA strategy within the ART (across 4–6 Scrum teams), focusing heavily on integration and End-to-End (E2E) testing.
Plan, run, and manage functional and non-functional testing in a SAFe Agile release train setup.
Ensure all required types and levels of testing are planned, executed, and reported according to internal processes.
Drive best practices, secure test enablers (environments, data management), and actively increase test automation KPIs and coverage.
Act as a sparring partner to ART leadership, address testing skill gaps, and coach team members to ensure excellent, agile deliveries.
Proactively report test status, quality metrics, and risks to key IT and business stakeholders, aligning priorities across Product Management, Architects, Release Management, and Scrum Teams.
Assess release readiness, secure test evidence before going live, and align test scheduling with deployment plans.