Senior QA Engineer (m/f/d)

Boardwise; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardwise is seeking a senior QA engineer to drive comprehensive testing across web, mobile, and backend services. You will design tests, ensure coverage for complex permission models, and validate integrations with Microsoft 365.

You’ll work within Agile teams, applying risk-based testing and edge-case analysis to deliver high-quality software. You will collaborate with Product and Engineering, participate in release readiness, and leverage AI tools to enhance test design and debugging.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional QA experience.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, STLC, Agile/Scrum, and shift-left testing.

Responsibilities

• Analyse requirements and user stories; identify gaps, edge cases and risks.
• Design and maintain test docs: plans, cases, checklists, traceability.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, exploratory, E2E and acceptance testing.
• Test complex RBAC and permission-based scenarios.
• Verify end-to-end Microsoft 365 integrations.

Skills

Software QA

SDLC

Agile/Scrum

Test design

Jira

Azure DevOps

RBAC testing

Workflow testing

Root-cause analysis

API testing (REST/GraphQL)

Mobile testing

Education

ISTQB certification

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

Your mission

• Analyse requirements and user stories and identify gaps, edge cases, and risks early in the development process
• Design and maintain test documentation, including test plans, test cases, checklists, and requirement traceability
• Perform functional, regression, integration, exploratory, end-to-end, and acceptance testing
• Test complex role- and permission-based scenarios, including multiple user roles, restricted access, and cross-board visibility
• Verify end-to-end integrations with Microsoft 365
• Test our iOS and Android applications across different devices and operating systems
• Validate configuration settings as well as data import and export functionality
• Report clear and reproducible defects and actively support their resolution
• Participate in release readiness, smoke testing, and post-release verification
• Use AI tools to improve test analysis, test design, debugging, and investigation

Your profile

QA expertise

• 5+ years of professional experience in Software QA
• Strong understanding of SDLC, STLC, Agile/Scrum, and shift-left testing practices
• Solid knowledge of functional, regression, smoke, integration, E2E, exploratory, UAT, compatibility, usability, and localization testing
• Experience with test design techniques such as boundary value analysis, equivalence partitioning, decision tables, state transitions, pairwise testing, and scenario-based testing
• Experience working with tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps
• Strong experience testing complex permission models and RBAC scenarios
• Experience with workflow-heavy products, such as approval processes, deadlines, or publishing rules
• Strong root-cause analysis skills using browser DevTools, network requests, console logs, local storage, REST and GraphQL payloads

Microsoft 365

• Hands-on experience testing applications integrated with Microsoft 365, such as SharePoint, Teams, Outlook, or Entra ID

Mobile & API testing

• Proven experience testing mobile applications on iOS and Android
• Understanding of mobile-specific risks such as device and OS fragmentation, permissions, network connectivity, push notifications, deep links, and app updates
• Experience working with TestFlight, Android test builds, and device logs
• Hands-on experience testing GraphQL APIs, including queries, mutations, variables, fragments, and schema introspection
• Good understanding of HTTP, JSON, authentication, authorisation, validation, error handling, and status codes
• Ability to validate data consistency between API and UI

AI tools

• Practical experience using AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Claude, or GitHub Copilot in QA workflows
• Experience using AI for requirements analysis, test case generation, log investigation, payload analysis, or test automation support
• Good understanding of AI limitations and responsible handling of sensitive data

Other

• English proficiency at B2 level or higher

Nice to have

• Experience with test automation using C# / .NET, Playwright, or xUnit
• Knowledge of access-control security testing, including OWASP Top 10, IDOR, and privilege escalation
• Experience in Enterprise B2B SaaS or governance / compliance software
• ISTQB certification

Why us?

• A key role with direct impact on the quality and reliability of our product
• The opportunity to shape QA standards, processes, and testing strategies
• Close collaboration with Product and Engineering
• A modern tech environment with complex and meaningful testing challenges
• 100% remote work with a high level of ownership and flexibility
• An international and ambitious team with an open feedback culture
• Regular team offsites and opportunities for professional development