Test Manager – Projects
Deutsche WertpapierService Bank AG
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Frankfurt • Germany
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About the role
- Responsible for planning, managing and monitoring all test activities within a project
- Develop a clear test strategy together with the project team
- Ensure an appropriate test environment and test data
- Coordinate and lead the project test team
- Ensure quality and analyze test results
- Report test progress, results and risks to project management and clients
- Apply test automation where it makes sense
- Identify and assess potential risks in the test process at an early stage
- Contribute to the further development of bank-wide test processes
Requirements
- Solid knowledge of test methodology
- Several years of professional experience as a test manager (at least five years in this role)
- At least three years in operational test coordination, ideally in the banking environment or another regulated sector
- Certifications such as ISTQB® Certified Tester, Foundation Level or ISTQB® Certified Tester – Test Manager, Advanced Level are an advantage
- Understanding of software development lifecycles, whether waterfall or agile
- Experience testing across different technical platforms (e.g., mainframe, cloud, Java-based applications)
- Very good German (C1) and good English (B2) language skills
- Analytical thinking and a clear, structured way of working
- Courage to make decisions and composure to react flexibly
- Ability to communicate with diverse stakeholders and present complex test results in an understandable way
Benefits
- Flexible working hours (flexitime model) including home office options (60% remote)
- Technical equipment for the home office (monitors, keyboard, mouse)
- Performance-based pay combined with attractive social benefits and discounts (e.g., capital-forming payments (VL) and company pension plan (BVV))
- 30 vacation days & 25 days per year to work from outside the EU
- eGym Wellpass & care advisory service "aduna.care"
- Keep-in-touch program during parental leave
- Targeted and individual development opportunities
- Access to LinkedIn Learning
- Employee referral program "Mitarbeiter werben Mitarbeiter"
- Subsidized meals in our cafeteria
- Free Deutschlandticket (public transport) & bicycle leasing
- Bookable free parking spaces
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Hard skills
test methodologytest automationoperational test coordinationsoftware development lifecyclesmainframe testingcloud testingJava-based applications testing
Soft skills
analytical thinkingstructured workingdecision makingflexibilitycommunicationpresentation skills
Certifications
ISTQB Certified Tester, Foundation LevelISTQB Certified Tester – Test Manager, Advanced Level