Test & Release Lead (m/f/d)

Halian | Managed Services, Recruitment Agency & Contract Staffing; Brussel Hoofdstad; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Halian is seeking an experienced Test & Release Manager to establish robust quality and release practices for new digital products in a regulated environment. The role focuses on defining testing strategy, coordinating plans across teams and external partners, and ensuring reliable deployments in Brussels, Belgium.

You will oversee multiple testing types, manage defect triage and release governance, and drive continual improvements in testing coverage and deployment outcomes while

Qualifications

• Proven experience in software testing, QA, release management in regulated environments.
• Knowledge of test strategy, risk-based testing, defect management and release governance.
• Experience coordinating complex testing and production releases across multiple teams and partners.
• Strong communication, facilitation and documentation skills, fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the testing strategy, quality standards and entry/exit criteria.
• Develop integrated test plans aligned with delivery roadmaps and resources.
• Oversee functional, integration, end-to-end, regression, performance, security and UAT testing.
• Manage defect triage, prioritization and reporting; ensure critical issues are resolved before production.
• Establish release calendars, readiness reviews, deployment plans and go/no-go decisions.
• Monitor quality and release indicators; lead post-release reviews for continuous improvement.

Skills

Test strategy

Quality assurance

Release management

Stakeholder management

English fluency

Job description

A leading global financial services organization providing critical market infrastructure and transaction services is strengthening its innovation and technology delivery capabilities. The organization is seeking an experienced Test & Release Manager to establish robust quality and release practices for new digital products and services within a regulated, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

• Define and maintain the overall testing strategy, quality standards, test levels, governance processes, and entry and exit criteria across functional and non-functional testing.
• Develop integrated test plans aligned with delivery roadmaps, coordinating scope, environments, data, resources, dependencies, milestones, and external partners.
• Oversee functional, integration, end-to-end, regression, performance, resilience, security, and user-acceptance testing while ensuring requirements and acceptance criteria remain testable.
• Manage defect triage, prioritization, ownership, resolution, and reporting, ensuring critical issues are resolved or formally accepted before production release.
• Establish and coordinate release calendars, readiness reviews, deployment plans, approvals, rollback procedures, communications, and evidence-based go or no-go decisions.
• Monitor quality and release indicators, engage effectively with stakeholders, and lead post-release reviews to improve processes, tools, testing coverage, and deployment outcomes.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Proven experience in software testing, quality assurance, release management, or a comparable role within financial services or another regulated environment.
• Strong knowledge of test strategy, risk-based testing, defect management, traceability, quality evidence, reporting, and release governance.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating complex testing and production releases across multiple teams, systems, environments, suppliers, and external partners.
• Experience with functional, integration, end-to-end, regression, user-acceptance, and non-functional testing, as well as deployment planning and readiness assessments.
• Strong ability to understand technical dependencies and quality risks and translate them into clear business impacts, recommendations, and decisions.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, facilitation, analytical, organizational, prioritization, and documentation skills, with fluency in English.

Halian Group:

With over 28 years of experience, we have come to understand that innovation is the only way to provide agile, practical solutions that transform businesses and careers.

Our resourcing and smart services help you to realize tomorrow’s potential. Discover the amazing things possible when you bring the right people and the right technologies together.

At Halian, we recognize that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are essential to building high-performing teams for our clients. We are committed to connecting organizations with top talent from all backgrounds, ensuring that every individual feels valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of race, gender, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them unique. By fostering diverse and inclusive workplaces, we help our clients drive innovation, enhance collaboration, and better reflect the communities they serve.

Test & Release Lead in Brussels, Belgium