
Senior QA Consultant
CLARITY
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Munich • Germany
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Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Creation, maintenance and improvement of QA processes.
- Identification of risks in QA tasks and projects.
- Recommendation of testing tools and continuous updates on technologies and testing strategies.
- Expertise in the practical application of both functional and non-functional testing.
- Creation of test plans, test reports and test closure documents for projects.
- Review of requirements, specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback to colleagues.
- Estimation, prioritization, planning and coordination of testing activities while working independently.
- Planning and execution of regression tests and any other test types required for the project.
- Development and implementation of test processes for new and existing products to meet customer requirements.
- Providing timely updates and relevant reports to department heads or project managers on the progress of testing activities.
- Mentoring of new hires.
- Contributing to the further development of the CLARITY knowledge base: best practices, processes, tools, documents, methods and techniques.
- Ensuring relevance with regard to current trends and market demands in the software testing domain.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or another IT-related discipline/diploma and/or completed manual QA course.
- At least 5 years of experience in software testing.
- Execution of testing activities across the entire test lifecycle, including scoping, estimation and planning.
- Deep understanding of and experience with issue tracking tools, document management systems and version control systems.
- Strong problem-solving skills and analytical thinking.
- Ability to work effectively in agile Scrum development teams.
- Strong customer orientation and time-management skills; a tailored approach to customer needs and requests; application of best-practice methods.
- Ability to lead the team to meet tight deadlines.
- Creation and maintenance of test documentation (test plans, test summary reports etc.).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills (English B2 or higher).
- Good organizational and interpersonal communication skills.
- Excellent ability to present information clearly and effectively.
- Adherence to strict policies and instructions.
- ISTQB certification is an advantage.
- Familiarity with SAP products, workflows or modules is an advantage.
- Experience testing or working with business management tools (ERP, CRM etc.) is an advantage.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
QA processesfunctional testingnon-functional testingtest planstest reportsregression teststest documentationissue tracking toolsdocument management systemsversion control systems
Soft Skills
problem-solvinganalytical thinkingcustomer orientationtime-managementleadershipcommunicationorganizational skillsinterpersonal skillspresentation skillsmentoring
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Sciencemanual QA courseISTQB certification