Overview
You will ensure that initiatives and increments meet the company's quality standards by embedding the QA strategy into initiative-specific test plans. This role focuses on coordination, planning, and quality assurance across multiple delivery teams, not hands‐on testing.
Responsibilities
Develop and implement comprehensive test strategies and initiative test plans.
Define test scope and objectives based on change impact and risk assessment, in alignment with the Initiative Owner.
Facilitate and coordinate prerequisites for testing (test data, automation, environments).
Assign tasks to relevant teams, set priorities, and monitor progress.
Manage test results and defects in dashboards (Jira/Xray), and review with stakeholders.
Report deviations from QA strategy and upscale when necessary.
Conduct regular status meetings and provide updates to stakeholders.
Act as cross‐tribe coordinator, managing relationships with Tribe Leads, Product Owners, and partners.
Highlight risks, issues, and propose improvements to overall quality.
Ensure execution of the initiative test plan meets QA strategy expectations.
Requirements & Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in IT, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
Experience:
5–8 years in QA/Test roles, including 2–3 years as Test Lead or QA Lead in complex environments.
Proven experience in enterprise‐level testing coordination and risk‐based testing.
Must Have Skills
Strong knowledge of test strategy, planning, and risk‐based testing.
Experience with Jira/Xray (or similar tools) for defect and dashboard management and documentation sharing via Confluence.
Ability to coordinate across multiple teams and stakeholders in large‐scale, complex and dynamic environments.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills (English mandatory & preferably also Dutch).
Proactive attitude, structured approach, and ability to challenge teams constructively.
Nice to Have Skills
Telecom industry experience.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and QA metrics.
Knowledge of automation frameworks (e.g. Playwright).
ISTQB Advanced Test Manager or similar certification (Foundation level minimum).
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