Lead Manual QA Engineer for Large-Scale Public Systems

SoftServe; Polska; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

SoftServe is seeking a Lead Manual QA Engineer to support large-scale grant and expert management systems in a European public-sector setting. You will lead testing efforts, craft test plans and ensure quality releases across systems.

You will work closely with business analysts, developers, and support teams, performing functional, regression, and end-to-end testing, and mentoring junior testers. Fluency in English or French at B2 level is expected.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent with 10+ years in IT.
• Strong experience in manual software testing.
• Experience validating acceptance criteria and test design.
• Experience with Jira and Zephyr for test management.
• API testing with SoapUI.
• SQL skills with Oracle SQL Developer.
• Logs analysis with Kibana.
• XML handling with XML Notepad/Notepad++.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum.
• Good documentation and communication skills.
• English or French at B2 level or higher.
• ISTQB CTFL and related certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define test plans, test cases, scenarios, and priorities.
• Validate user stories, acceptance criteria, business logic, and edge cases.
• Prepare and manage complex and realistic test data.
• Apply exploratory testing and boundary value analysis.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, UAT, and end-to-end testing.
• Track TEST, INT, and PREPROD environments, including deployments and uptime.
• Capture test results, screenshots, logs, and evidence.
• Track defects in Jira and Zephyr with severity and priority.
• Collaborate with business analysts to clarify requirements.
• Support test reporting and progress tracking.

Skills

Manual testing

SQL

Agile/Scrum

Jira

Zephyr

SoapUI

Kibana

XML Notepad

Notepad++

English/French (B2)

AI for test optimization

Education

Master's degree

10+ years IT experience

ISTQB CTFL

ISTQB Agile Tester

ISTQB Mobile Application Tester

Tools

Jira

Zephyr

SoapUI

Kibana

XML Notepad

Notepad++

Oracle SQL Developer

Job description

SoftServe is seeking a Lead Manual QA Engineer to support large-scale grant and expert management systems in a European public-sector setting. You will lead testing efforts, craft test plans and ensure quality releases across systems.

You will work closely with business analysts, developers, and support teams, performing functional, regression, and end-to-end testing, and mentoring junior testers. Fluency in English or French at B2 level is expected.