👉QA Architect

🟣 About the project:

Industry leading provider of software and AI solutions for the temporary staffing, cleaning services and personal security industries.

🟣 You will be:

• designing end-to-end test strategies for new projects, covering the overall testing approach, including automation, manual, functional, non-functional, and all testing levels,

• selecting the most suitable automation tools for each project, creating proof of concepts (PoCs), and presenting the advantages and disadvantages of different solutions,

• setting up test automation frameworks, implementing testing processes, developing automated tests, leading QA activities, and preparing test estimations,

• conducting QA reviews for existing projects by analyzing testing processes, automation frameworks, and overall QA maturity, preparing reports, presenting findings to project teams, and recommending improvements,

• working across multiple projects, with typical engagements lasting between 2 and 6 months, often supporting several initiatives simultaneously rather than being dedicated full-time to a single project,

• managing time effectively during periods between project assignments by focusing on value-adding internal initiatives, including:

  • mentoring other QA engineers,

  • researching new technologies and QA solutions, creating proof of concepts (PoCs), and sharing findings with the organization,

  • collaborating with QA Engineers and Architects across Xebia teams in the Netherlands, Switzerland, and India,

  • identifying and driving initiatives to improve QA practices across the company,

  • supporting QA engineers working on different customer projects,

  • contributing to presales activities by providing QA expertise, preparing estimations, representing the QA discipline in customer meetings, and gathering and analyzing customer quality assurance needs and challenges,

• using AI-powered engineering assistants (e.g. Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor) to improve productivity, software quality, and decision-making throughout the software delivery lifecycle.
  

🟣 Your profile:

• at least 10 years of experience in QA, including 3+ years in a similar role,

• hands-on experience building frontend test automation frameworks from scratch (e.g. Playwright, Selenium),

• hands-on experience building backend test automation frameworks from scratch (e.g. RestSharp),

• experience designing and configuring CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or GitLab,

• familiarity with consumer-driven contract testing and tools such as Pact,

• experience working with cloud platforms, preferably both AWS and Azure,

• solid knowledge of Git, including the ability to define and recommend an effective branching strategy,

• proficiency in C# with a willingness to learn additional programming languages such as TypeScript, Python, or Java,

• experience creating proof of concepts (PoCs) for test frameworks and automation solutions, evaluating different approaches, and presenting recommendations to customers,

• ability to design project test strategies and customer test policies,

• experience conducting QA project reviews and driving process improvements,

• experience preparing testing estimates for end-to-end project delivery,

• experience mentoring and supporting other QA team members,

• good understanding of software architecture patterns and their impact on testing strategies,

• experience designing and executing testing activities in Agile environments,

• comfortable working in an AI-native engineering environment using Specification-Driven Development (SDD) frameworks, such as OpenSpec, to structure requirements, implementation plans, validation, and traceability,

• excellent organizational and time management skills,

• willingness to travel when required,

• English proficiency at C1 level or higher,

• German language skills are considered a strong advantage,

Work from the European Union region and a work permit are required.

🟣 Recruitment Process:

CV review – HR call – Technical Interview – Client Interview – Decision

🎁 Benefits 🎁

✍ Development:

• development budgets of up to 6,800 PLN,

• we fund certifications e.g.: AWS, Azure,

• access to Udemy, O'Reilly (formerly Safari Books Online) and more,

• events and technology conferences,

• technology Guilds,

• internal training,

• Xebia Upskill.

🩺 We take care of your health:

• private medical healthcare,

• multiSport card - we subsidise a MultiSport card,

• mental Health Support.