Software Test Lead (f/m/d)

As our Software Test Lead, you will own the strategy for testing our cloud‑native SaaS applications and ensure they meet high standards of reliability, performance, and compliance. This is more than a testing role – you will be a strategic leader, shaping our QA processes, defining our technology stack, and pioneering the use of AI in our workflows. By mentoring a talented team of QA engineers and embedding quality into our CI/CD pipelines, you will directly impact the speed and confidence with which we deploy software that improves healthcare.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership
  • You own and evolve test strategies, frameworks, and quality standards for cloud‑based healthcare software.
  • You drive integration of AI and automation into testing workflows to improve efficiency and coverage.
  • You serve as a quality advocate in architecture decisions, risk assessments, and release planning.
  • You collaborate closely with development, operations, product, and quality management teams to embed quality throughout the SDLC.
• Team Development
  • You lead, coach, and grow QA/Test engineers; run 1:1s, provide feedback and development plans; set clear goals and review performance.
  • You foster a culture of quality excellence and continuous improvement across engineering teams.
• Operational Excellence
  • You own and optimize test processes, including automation, manual testing, and CI/CD integration.
  • You establish metrics, reporting and quality gates that enable frequent, reliable deployments.
  • You ensure comprehensive test documentation, defect tracking, and transparent status reporting across projects.

Professional Competencies

• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Experience in software testing (manual and automated), ideally in healthcare or regulated environments.
• Strong background in cloud‑based SaaS testing (performance, smoke, canary & A/B releases, scalability).
• Familiarity with modern test tools, frameworks and methodologies (Playwright, GoLang test runner, SonarQube, Postman).
• Familiarity with relevant regulations in the healthcare industry (ISO 13485, IEC 62304, MDR, FHIR, etc.) is a plus.
• Solid understanding of agile and DevSecOps practices.
• Ability to work in interdisciplinary teams and manage multiple priorities.

Personal Competencies

• You are proactive, results‑oriented with strong problem‑solving skills.
• You excel at building relationships and collaborating across distributed, multidisciplinary teams.
• You are self‑motivated and balance strategic thinking with hands‑on execution.
• You possess a passion for technology and a desire to continuously learn and grow.
• You stay productive and capable of acting even in critical situations.
• You communicate fluently in English; German is a plus.

Benefits

• Flexible and family‑oriented working hours and hybrid working between office and home.
• Employee benefits.
• Company pension scheme.
• Subsidy for public transportation.

Job Details

• Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type: Full‑time
• Job function: Quality Assurance
• Industries: Medical Equipment Manufacturing

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