Senior QA Test Engineer 100% (f/m/d)

Tasks

As a Senior QA Test Engineer, you will be part of an agile product team. Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Working as an embedded QA test engineer in an agile team, responsible for the overall quality assurance of all team-owned applications
• Managing all quality aspects throughout the entire software development lifecycle, from story refinement and design through testing, release, and post-release validation
• Design, execute, and maintain test cases to ensure complete coverage of business requirements and acceptance criteria
• Ensuring functional correctness through well-designed positive, negative, and exploratory test scenarios
• Create, manage, and validate test data in different environments
• Conducting tests and documenting the results in a way that is audit-proof
• Validating system integrations using REST API testing, with a clear understanding of request/response flows, error handling, and data consistency
• Conducting end-to-end testing across multiple systems, taking into account dependencies between internal applications and external providers
• Using Git to version control test scripts and collaborate with developers on code changes
• Conducting structured root-cause analyses to distinguish between UI issues, integration errors, data issues, environment issues, or requirements gaps
• Collaboration with business users, stakeholders, and external providers
• Clear communication of test progress, coverage, risks, and quality status to the agile team, test manager, business users, and external providers
• Taking responsibility for defect management and quality tracking until the issue is resolved
• Support the team in troubleshooting and resolving issues to ensure timely resolution and regression testing
• Contribute to non-functional test strategies, including participation in performance evaluations and scalability tests

Requirements

The following requirements apply to this position:

• Proven experience as a QA Test Engineer in agile/Scrum teams (DevOps setup is a plus)
• Extensive experience in leading and supporting testing activities within an agile team, from development through to acceptance
• Industry knowledge in the banking or financial services sector is a strong advantage.
• Practical experience with REST API testing
• Good knowledge of Jira, Xray knowledge is a plus
• Ability to work independently, take responsibility, and proactively address quality issues
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including structured root cause analysis
• High resilience and the ability to work under changing priorities
• Experience working with external vendors and service providers, including coordinating testing activities and troubleshooting