Technical Test Lead

Location: Remote within the EU, with frequent onsite business trip within Europe

About the project:

Our client is a prestigious European university with a world-class scientific legacy, where some of the greatest minds in science have studied and taught.

The university is building a unified digital platform from scratch to connect students, lecturers, and administrative teams in one seamless ecosystem. The platform will support the entire academic journey — from application and enrollment to learning and academic process management.
 

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a meaningful, large-scale project that will transform the university’s digital experience and help shape the next chapter of its remarkable history.

Your responsibilities

• Define test levels and oversee their implementation.
• Plan and coordinate testing activities across multiple systems and teams.
• Collaborate with architects, DevOps engineers and business stakeholders to build testability in from the start (shift-left).
• Guide and mentor teams on technical testing and test automation.
• Develop the approach to test data and test environments.
• Coordinate with external partners and vendors.

What we expect

• At least 3 years in technical test management within complex systems
• Practical, hands-on testing experience
• Familiarity with SAFe and/or other scaled agile frameworks
• A risk-management mindset, clear communication and a high degree of autonomy. You identify risks proactively and push things forward
• Working proficiency in German (A2 or higher) and English
• Readiness for frequent business trips to the client’s onsite location in Europe

What’s in it for you

• Mature working processes - Scrum with two-week sprints, quarterly planning and regular demos
• We embrace AI tools wherever they bring real time savings
• Flexibility - you decide on methods and tools instead of following a fixed templates
• You will collaborate with experienced peers who care about quality and take pride in their work
• The team expects and welcomes new ideas. Experimenting, learning and refining the process will be a part of our everyday work
• A strong team with respect, professionalism, and growth in its core