Head of Quality Assurance

Utimaco is an international provider of IT security solutions and cybersecurity technologies with headquarters in Aachen (Germany) and Campbell (USA). For over 40 years, we have been developing innovative solutions for the protection of people, data and communications that meet the highest standards. We are the world's leading manufacturer of hardware security modules and compliance solutions in a wide range of industries such as automotive, banking, telecommunications and many more.

With our global network of partners and customers, we contribute to making digital information and infrastructures secure worldwide. Become part of our team and help us make the digital world more secure - together we are shaping the future of IT security.

Tasks

• Lead and further build a team of QA engineers, responsible for independent end-to-end product testing, and for embedded Quality Assurance in our agile development teams
• Ensuring that the development teams adhere to the QA principles, guidelines, and best practices
• Establish quality gates for product releases based on defined quality metrics and KPIs.
• Contribute to the design and optimization of all quality assuring actions for selected product lines
• Define, develop & deploy standards, methodologies and frameworks for quality assurance and test automation for the global QA team
• Understand business and development strategies and apply knowledge to improve test plans and specifications.
• Recruit new talents and ensure a perfect onboarding of new colleagues
• Coach and develop team members to improve their skills and grow in their profession.

Requirements

• 5+ Years in a QA leadership role
• Proven working experience in an agile environment
• Extensive experience in software and hardware development life cycles
• Deep understanding of embedded development and testing methodologies
• Brought knowledge of test automation and performance testing
• Understanding of continuous integration and delivery processes
• Excellent verbal & written communication and presentation skills in English
• Intercultural skills as well as strong problem-solving and communication skills

We offer

• An open and friendly global corporate culture shaped by a constructive and cooperative environment
• Many learning opportunities to deepen your skills and support your professional growth
• Flexible working hours and the possibility of hybrid work
• Challenging tasks and close collaboration with a competent team
• A dynamic company where teamwork and relationship management are valued
• Utimaco is growing and lives diversity! Our global team includes colleagues from 42 nationalities and 45 different spoken languages