Lead QA (m/f/d) at nexum AG

Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

08 Sep, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

10 Jun, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Lead QA, Test Management, Test Strategy, Test Automation, E-Commerce, Web Applications, Agile, Atlassian, Jira, Confluence

Industry

Internet Publishing

Description

WHAT WE ROCK AT! As a consultancy and creation company, we act at eye level with our clients – and with each other, too, by the way: with us you will find short decision-making processes, flexible scope for action and plenty of room for your ideas and further development. Whether trainee or board member, your colleagues are real personalities, who all learn something new every day through an open exchange on challenging topics and grow beyond themselves together: they are mummies and daddies, globetrotters, musicians, headbangers, nerds... What unites us? We are people with team spirit, high self-motivation and enthusiasm for digital topics. Curious? Then take a look and get to know your colleagues: https://www.nexum.de/die-nexum-ag/mitarbeiter WHAT WE OFFER... Further development is a top priority for us. Whether in our own nexum Academy, internal workshops, external training courses or certifications. We support and promote your individual development. We give you the opportunity for professional exchange. With your colleagues in the Consulting competence team, in interest groups, in overall or team jour fixes: We offer you numerous formats to drive topics forward together. It's the result that counts! Because we know that sometimes you have to be spontaneous, we offer flexible working hours, hybrid work arrangements and home office. Mac or Windows? Take your pick. What else is there? A great team with whom you can hop on a SUP right after work in Hamburg and paddle a lap of the Alster, get together in one of Cologne's most beautiful courtyards. Or ring in the end of the working day on the roof terrace in Nuremberg or make Berlin unsafe. You can chat with your colleagues at the open bar or simply have a good time at employee events such as the nexum summer party. Of course, the whole thing also works perfectly across locations and remotely! WHAT YOU WILL DO WITH US Define, further develop and implement the overall test strategy at nexum and communicate it clearly to colleagues across teams and locations Adapt and translate this overall strategy into project-specific test approaches, tailored to context, technology and client needs Plan and manage test activities on a project level, including test concepts, test plans and test reporting Coordinate, train and integrate test resources in our projects and ensure efficient, high-quality collaboration Act as the central point of contact for test management in pitches, offers and estimations, ensuring that testing and quality are adequately represented towards clients and internal stakeholders Question the status quo, identify improvement potentials in our QA processes, tooling and collaboration, and drive these improvements “all the way” to implementation Support other nexum teams (e.g. development, project management, UX, consulting) with methodological and practical questions regarding testing and quality assurance Contribute to recruiting & employer branding for QA roles and help us attract and select the right talent Mentor and train QA colleagues and interested team members, building and strengthening a core testing community at nexum YOU ARE... A well-organized test manager and quality leader, who enjoys taking responsibility and providing orientation for others A true bug detective, who not only finds defects, but also understands root causes and helps prevent them in the future A strong translator between IT, project management and customer – you can communicate risks, test approaches and results in an understandable, convincing way A “team player” who still works independently, shows initiative and is comfortable in client-facing situations such as workshops, reviews and pitches Communicative and empathetic in dealing with developers, designers, project managers, customers and offshore teams Someone who likes to challenge existing processes constructively and drive change YOU HAVE... Several years of professional experience in IT projects, ideally in testing of e‑commerce platforms, web applications and/or mobile applications Proven experience in test management and, ideally, in leading smaller or larger QA teams or (offshore) test resources Expertise in test automation (concepts and tools) and experience in integrating automation into an overall test strategy Solid experience with agile and classic project management methods and their implications for testing Practical experience with Atlassian tools, especially JIRA and Confluence Broad knowledge and hands-on experience with unit testing, integration testing, system testing, acceptance testing and regression testing Fluent German and English skills YOU ARE WELL VERSED... In different test procedures and methods and know when to use which approach (risk-based testing, exploratory testing, regression suites, etc.) In the test pyramid: you understand the balance between unit, integration, system and end-to-end tests and can pragmatically decide which tests provide the most value in a given context With test automation and test management tools commonly used at nexum and in our projects, and you are able to evaluate and introduce tools where needed In structuring test documentation, metrics and reporting in a way that is useful for project teams and clients INTERESTED? CONTACT ME: Isabel Vert People & Planning Manager Isabel.vert@nexum.com QUESTION? NO PROBLEM: Of course these things are important to us. But if you are not so sure about one point, yet have other interesting skills or specialist topics that you would like to bring to us and develop further, let’s go into the exchange together. About us nexum is the consultancy and agency for communication, interaction and transactions in the digital age. The company helps its clients to master the challenges of digital transformation and offers them the full range of digital services: Strategy & Innovation, Websites & Experience Platforms, Commerce Solutions, Digital Communication & Media, Data Intelligence & CRM, Software Architecture & Operation as well as Digital Business & Company Building. nexum is one of the top 5 largest owner-managed digital full-service providers in the German-speaking world and employs over 180 people at its locations in Cologne (headquarters), Berlin, Hamburg, Nuremberg and Paderborn as well as in Biel/Bienne and Valencia. Its clients include Adecco, apoBank, Braun, Claas, Coop Switzerland, Fresenius, Melitta and Swiss Post.

Responsibilities

Lead the quality assurance process and define test strategies for e-commerce web applications. Manage testing activities within an agile development environment using Atlassian tools.