Senior Test Manager: Digital Euro Programme Lead (Contract)

Airswift; Wien; On-site; EUR 111,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking an experienced Senior Test Manager to lead and coordinate all testing activities for a complex Digital Euro programme across multiple banking entities, partners, and ECB stakeholders in Vienna.

The role is a freelance, daily-rate engagement with a full-time workload and a setup tailored for a pilot phase extension. You will drive end-to-end test strategy, governance, and evidence management across cross-entity testing efforts.

Qualifications

• Extensive test management experience in banking, payments, or financial services.
• Strong knowledge of Digital Euro / CBDC ecosystems and wallets.
• Experience with ECB testing initiatives or Digital Euro programmes desirable.
• Proven ability to design enterprise-level test strategies including SIT, UAT, E2E, and regression.
• Hands-on testing of APIs, payment platforms, core banking integrations, and transactions.
• Expertise in defect governance, quality reporting, and stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the overall Test Strategy, Test Concept, governance model, and integrated test plan.
• Coordinate end-to-end testing across banks, vendors, payment platforms, APIs, and external Digital Euro components.
• Lead ECB/DESP testing activities, validation, readiness assessments, and evidence management.
• Manage cross-entity test execution, defect triage, quality gates, and phase-exit recommendations.
• Ensure requirements traceability, test coverage, non-functional testing, and operational readiness.
• Present testing status, risks, and go-live recommendations to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Banking testing

Digital Euro / CBDC knowledge

ECB testing experience

Test strategy and governance

API and integration testing

Defect management & reporting

Job description

Airswift is seeking an experienced Senior Test Manager to lead and coordinate all testing activities for a complex Digital Euro programme across multiple banking entities, partners, and ECB stakeholders in Vienna.

The role is a freelance, daily-rate engagement with a full-time workload and a setup tailored for a pilot phase extension. You will drive end-to-end test strategy, governance, and evidence management across cross-entity testing efforts.