Senior Test Manager / QA Lead

Senior Test Manager / QA Lead Lead QA across 4–6 Agile teams in a Nordic mortgage project. Shape E2E testing, automation and release readiness in an international hybrid role in Warsaw, Gdańsk or Gdynia. Senior Test Manager / QA Lead Location: Warsaw, Gdańsk, or Gdynia, Poland Work Model: Hybrid (3 days per week from the office) Rate: 125 PLN/h (B2B) About the Project We are recruiting on behalf of our client—a prominent organization operating within the Nordic financial sector. You will be joining a large-scale, highly international project focused on the "Home journey," the complete process a customer goes through when buying a home in the Nordics. In this role, you will lead the QA efforts within an Agile Release Train (ART) in a diverse environment, collaborating with team members located in Poland, the Nordic countries, and India. Please note: We are recruiting for this position in cooperation with Ework, but Optiveum is the company that signs the contract and will be your direct contracting party. Responsibilities Leading QA Efforts: Drive the QA strategy within the ART (across 4–6 Scrum teams), focusing heavily on integration and End-to-End (E2E) testing. Test Management: Plan, run, and manage functional and non-functional testing in a SAFe Agile release train setup. Process Compliance: Ensure all required types and levels of testing are planned, executed, and reported according to internal processes. Continuous Improvement: Drive best practices, secure test enablers (environments, data management), and actively increase test automation KPIs and coverage. Leadership & Coaching: Act as a sparring partner to ART leadership, address testing skill gaps, and coach team members to ensure excellent, agile deliveries. Stakeholder Communication: Proactively report test status, quality metrics, and risks to key IT and business stakeholders, aligning priorities across Product Management, Architects, Release Management, and Scrum Teams. Release Readiness: Assess release readiness, secure test evidence before going live, and align test scheduling with deployment plans. Requirements Must-haves: 5+ years of professional experience in a Quality Assurance leadership role, with a proven track record of coaching and developing teams. Strong financial domain knowledge , preferably within the Mortgage area. Documented experience leading QA during the entire project lifecycle, preferably in a test automation environment. Vast experience with test management tools, functional/non-functional testing, E2E testing, test automation, and test data management. Expertise in planning and following up on system tests, integration tests, and UAT, including reporting via dashboards and presentations. Excellent communication skills and a solid understanding of legacy systems. Familiarity with the project's tech stack: Java, Kafka, C#, Weblogic, SQL, mainframe (Cobol, ASP). Familiarity with the QA stack: Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, qTest, PowerBI, Jira. Nice-to-haves: Experience managing tests in a mainframe environment (highly advantageous). Professional experience with web/API testing, DevOps, and automated CI/CD pipelines. Knowledge of Spark, Scala, and SAFe methodology. Experience with AI in Test Automation. What We Offer B2B Agreement signed directly with Optiveum . Rate: 125 PLN/h. Flexibility: Hybrid work model. Benefits: Private medical care, Life insurance, and a Multisport card. Culture: A collaborative, international environment rooted in Swedish organizational culture. Engagement: Teambuilding events and dedicated, ongoing support from the Optiveum team throughout our cooperation. Specjalizacja / specialism IT Role QA Specialist Locations Gdańsk , Gdynia , Warsaw Remote status Hybrid About OPTIVEUM sp. z o.o. Optiveum is a recruitment and consulting company created based on our 20-plus years of experience in HR & IT services. We work for Clients located in Poland and abroad providing our local and international Candidates with Project-based or Permanent job opportunities in a remote or office-based model. COMPANY DATA Optiveum Sp. z o.o. ul. Tomasza Zana 43 lok. 2.1 20-601 Lublin, Poland nr KRS: 0000834436, NIP 7010975729 Contact us at: info (at) optiveum.com