Enterprise Testing Strategist & Quality Lead

Euroclear; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 210,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Euroclear in Kraków seeks a Senior Test Practitioner to shape testing strategy, governance and quality engineering across IT divisions, programmes and delivery teams. You will coach teams, influence stakeholders, and drive pragmatic improvements in a large, regulated financial services environment.

This role emphasizes modern testing practices such as BDD, TDD, contract testing and continuous testing within CI/CD, plus exploring AI-enabled testing while supporting a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years in testing with at least 3 years in a senior or CoE role
• Deep understanding of risk-based testing, test planning, defect management and audit evidence
• Strong knowledge of Agile, DevOps and large-scale delivery models
• Hands-on quality engineering: shift-left, BDD, TDD, contract testing, automation at scale
• Good understanding of CI/CD pipelines, continuous testing and release quality gates
• Experience in testing maturity assessments and process improvement frameworks
• Strong knowledge of test data management and environment management
• Good understanding of non-functional testing (performance, resilience, reliability, operability)
• Ability to define and interpret KPIs, dashboards, and quality metrics
• Experience in regulated environments (audit, traceability, compliance)
• Familiarity with testing operating models and CoE structures

Responsibilities

• Define testing strategy & governance across programmes, products and EPIC levels
• Drive consistency and quality across testing practices while allowing delivery context flexibility
• Review, challenge, and refine test strategies to be risk-based, proportionate and auditable
• Define and maintain enterprise testing standards, KPIs, governance principles
• Contribute to the evolution of the testing operating model (roles, decision forums, accountability)
• Assess testing maturity, identify gaps, and define pragmatic improvement actions
• Promote modern testing practices: shift-left, BDD, TDD, contract testing, test automation
• Accelerate adoption of quality engineering across teams and CI/CD pipelines
• Encourage AI in testing balanced with governance and value
• Support evolution of testing frameworks in cloud/OpenShift/Infrastructure as Code
• Contribute to enterprise-wide testing transformation roadmap
• Translate strategy into operational reality through coaching and practical frameworks

Skills

Enterprise testing

Testing strategy

Governance

Agile/DevOps

BDD

TDD

Contract testing

Test automation

CI/CD

Risk-based testing

Regulated environments

CoE structures

Job description

Euroclear in Kraków seeks a Senior Test Practitioner to shape testing strategy, governance and quality engineering across IT divisions, programmes and delivery teams. You will coach teams, influence stakeholders, and drive pragmatic improvements in a large, regulated financial services environment.

This role emphasizes modern testing practices such as BDD, TDD, contract testing and continuous testing within CI/CD, plus exploring AI-enabled testing while supporting a hybrid work model.