Job
- Level
- Lead
- Job Field
- Test/QA
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
- Location
- Bochum
- Working Model
- Full Remote, Onsite
Job Summary
In this role, you lead a QA team, develop QA strategies and test processes, manage quality oversight and test automation, and closely collaborate with various departments to ensure software quality.
Job Technologies
Your role in the team
- In this role, you will lead our five-member QA team consisting of software testers and a QA engineer both technically and disciplinarily.
- You develop our QA strategy, standards, processes, and Quality Gates further, independently steer and prioritize QA work, and provide hands-on support for critical issues.
- As a central interface for software quality, you work closely with the Head of Technology, Product Owners, as well as Software Development, UX, Business Analysis, Customer Success, and Support.
- You establish a culture in which quality is created and shared throughout the entire product development process.
- Technical and disciplinary leadership of the QA team, mentoring and individual development, as well as active participation in recruiting and onboarding.
- Further development of our testing processes, quality standards, quality gates, and continuous testing.
- Independent management of QA work, capacities, and responsibilities in close cross-team coordination.
- Establishment of risk-based and exploratory testing approaches, evaluation of features in terms of functionality, usability, and practicality, as well as ensuring traceable documentation of test knowledge, test cases, and quality criteria.
- Assessment of test coverage, quality risks, and release readiness, establishment of appropriate quality metrics, and derivation of continuous improvement measures.
- Strategic further development of test automation together with the QA Engineer and prioritization of areas with the greatest automation benefit.
- Establishment of a productive and responsible use of AI and Large Language Models within the QA team.
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Our expectations of you
Qualifications
- Safe and responsible use of AI and Large Language Models in quality assurance.
- Ability to pragmatically connect quality strategy, business risks, and operational implementation.
- Excellent communication skills, confident stakeholder management, and very good German and English language skills.
Experience
- At least 5 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance, Quality Engineering, or Test Management — ideally in a SaaS or B2B environment with multiple user roles and regular releases.
- Several years of experience in leading and developing a QA team.
- Extensive experience with risk-based and exploratory testing, as well as the development of QA strategies, test processes, quality gates, and continuous testing.
- Good understanding of test automation, APIs, integration testing, CI/CD; experience with Playwright, Jira, and Testmo or similar tools is advantageous.
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What we offer
- Full flexibility: Remote-first work without location requirements - optionally, you can use our coworking space in Bochum.
- Make your working hours flexible.
- Real Impact: Actively shape our QA strategy, processes, and automation, and create an environment where your team can develop professionally and personally.
- Stability & Growth: Combine the dynamism of a scale-up with the stability of our strong partnership with Würth.
- International Collaboration: Work in a motivated, international team with colleagues from various countries.
- 30 vacation days.
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About Your Employer
Cendas Gmbh
CENDAS GmbH is an innovative software company based in Bochum, specializing in the digital transformation of construction sites. Their solutions optimize all phases of construction projects and enhance efficiency.
Description
- Company Type
- Startup
- Working Model
- Full Remote, Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Construction, Real Estate, Building Services
QA Manager / Team Lead QA - SaaS
- Location
- Bochum
- Working Model
- Full Remote, Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
