QA Lead - Allianz in a pocket

Allianz Technology; Madrid; Híbrido; EUR 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Company bonus scheme

Pension

Employee shares program

Descripción de la vacante

Allianz Technology seeks a quality‑driven QA leader to define and own end‑to‑end QA strategy across mobile, backend and integrations, including release gates, KPIs and quality standards. You will build and scale automation frameworks and embed shift‑left practices across the product lifecycle.

In a distributed, global environment you will drive non‑functional testing, partner with DevOps, lead test data and environment strategy, ensure GDPR compliance and deliver production‑ready releases with

Formación

• Leadership in QA strategy across complex, distributed environments.
• Proven track record building QA frameworks and automation in mobile app ecosystems (iOS & Android).
• Experience with test automation, CI/CD pipelines and QA tooling (TestRail, Xray).
• Knowledge of risk-based testing and large-scale release management.

Responsabilidades

• Define and own end-to-end QA strategy across all layers.
• Build and scale automation frameworks for mobile UI, integration and contract testing.
• Embed shift-left in lifecycle via refinement, API reviews, Definition of Done.
• Integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines with DevOps and tech leads.
• Define and manage test environments and data strategy, ensuring GDPR compliance.
• Lead non-functional testing and ensure production readiness at global scale.
• Drive quality governance, reporting and continuous improvement via KPIs and production feedback loops.

Conocimientos

QA leadership

Automation strategy

CI/CD collaboration

Stakeholder influence

Quality metrics analysis

Mobile QA

Non-functional testing

Release management

Herramientas

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

TestRail

Xray

Descripción del empleo

About You

You are a quality-driven leader with a strong technical mindset and a passion for building scalable QA strategies from the ground up. You thrive in complex, distributed environments and enjoy working across teams without direct authority. You combine hands‑on expertise in automation, mobile quality, and CI/CD pipelines with a strategic vision of how quality impacts user experience at scale. You are comfortable influencing stakeholders and translating quality metrics into business impact.

What You Do

• Define and own the end‑to‑end QA strategy across all layers (mobile, backend, integrations), including release gates, KPIs, and quality standards.
• Build and scale automation frameworks (mobile UI, integration and contract testing), ensuring strong coverage of critical user journeys.
• Embed a shift‑left approach by contributing early in the lifecycle (refinement, API reviews, Definition of Done).
• Integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines and collaborate with DevOps and tech leads to ensure continuous quality validation.
• Define and manage test environments and test data strategy, ensuring compliance (e.g. GDPR) and reliability across systems.
• Lead non‑functional testing (performance, accessibility, localisation) and ensure production readiness at global scale.
• Drive quality governance, reporting, and continuous improvement through KPIs, defect analysis, and production feedback loops.

What You Bring

• Extensive experience in software QA, including leadership roles driving QA strategy across complex, distributed environments.
• Proven track record building QA frameworks and automation capabilities from scratch in mobile app ecosystems (iOS & Android).
• Strong experience with test automation, CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps), and QA tooling (e.g. TestRail, Xray).
• Solid understanding of risk‑based testing, non‑functional testing, and large‑scale release management.
• Experience working with distributed teams, external vendors, and influencing stakeholders without direct authority.
• Strong technical background (automation, APIs, cloud environments) combined with a structured and strategic mindset.
• Excellent communication skills in English, with the ability to translate quality data into actionable insights for both technical and business stakeholders.

What We Offer

• We offer a hybrid work model which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in‑person collaboration and remote working incl. up to 25 days per year working from abroad.
• We believe in rewarding performance and our compensation and benefits package includes a company bonus scheme, pension, employee shares program and multiple employee discounts (details vary by location).
• From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered.
• Flexible working, health and wellbeing offers (including healthcare and parental leave benefits) support to balance family and career and help our people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach.

Commitment to Integrity, Fairness & Inclusion

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us.

We at Allianz believe in a strong inclusive culture that encourages people to speak their minds, get involved and question the status quo. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love, or what you believe in. We therefore welcome applications regardless of race, ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.