At least 5 years of experience in software testing / QA
Initial experience in test management or in a leadership role
Experience building and implementing test strategies, test concepts, and test plans
Strong knowledge of test processes and quality standards (e.g., ISTQB)
Ideally an ISTQB Advanced Level certification (Test Manager) or equivalent
Solid experience in test automation (e.g., Cucumber, Playwright, Selenium, Cypress)
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and integrating testing into them
Experience in stakeholder management and mediating between business, development, and management
Experience with test management tools (e.g., Jira, Xray, TestRail, Zephyr)
Good technical understanding (e.g., Java, APIs, microservices, cloud)

Test Manager – Career ambitions, quality, team building

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