Test Manager / QA Lead VMWare, GCP Warsaw

DCG Poland; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Co-financing for sports card

Dedicated consultant

Job summary

DCG Poland is seeking a Test Manager / QA Lead to define end-to-end test strategy for migration programmes and lead cross-team testing efforts. You will build test frameworks, oversee test design and execution, and ensure quality across functional and non-functional areas.

Role requires at least 5 years in testing/QA, strong stakeholder management, and English fluency. Experience with cloud migrations and VMware/GCP is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in software testing, QA, or test management roles.
• Proven experience as a Test Manager, QA Lead, or similar role in complex programmes.
• Strong expertise in test management, including test strategy definition and test planning.
• Hands-on experience with functional and non-functional testing.
• Experience in technology migration or conversion projects (on-premise to cloud).
• Ability to coordinate testing across multiple teams, workstreams, and stakeholders.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Define, prepare, and own the end-to-end test strategy and test plans for the migration programme.
• Create a test framework for application testing teams, including pre-migration prerequisites and post-migration verification activities.
• Lead and coordinate testing activities across programme workstreams, where relevant.
• Coordinate testing activities across application testing teams during migration cutover.
• Analyse requirements and ensure appropriate test coverage, including functional and non-functional aspects.
• Oversee test case design, preparation, and execution.
• Review and quality assure test artefacts to ensure alignment with agreed standards.
• Work closely with project, technical, and business teams to align testing activities with project timelines and milestones.
• Track, monitor, and report on test planning, test execution progress, defects, risks, and quality metrics.
• Manage testing-related dependencies and risks, proactively escalating issues where required.
• Support business teams during testing phases and provide guidance on testing best practices.
• Ensure testing activities are aligned with quality standards, governance, and compliance requirements.
• Facilitate defect triage and support issue resolution in collaboration with development, infrastructure, and technical teams.

Skills

Test management

Stakeholder management

Quality assurance

Analytical skills

Test strategy

Tools

VMware

Google Cloud Platform

Automation strategies

Job description

As a recruitment company, DCG understands that every business is powered by experienced professionals. Our management style and partnership approach enable us to meet your needs and provide continuous support. Due to our ongoing growth and the large number of recruitment projects we undertake for our partners, we are currently looking for:

Test Manager / QA Lead

Responsibilities:

• Define, prepare, and own the end-to-end test strategy and test plans for the migration programme
• Create a test framework for application testing teams, including pre-migration prerequisites and post-migration verification activities
• Lead and coordinate testing activities across programme workstreams, where relevant
• Coordinate testing activities across application testing teams during migration cutover
• Analyse requirements and ensure appropriate test coverage, including functional and non-functional aspects
• Oversee test case design, preparation, and execution
• Review and quality assure test artefacts to ensure alignment with agreed standards
• Work closely with project, technical, and business teams to align testing activities with project timelines and milestones
• Track, monitor, and report on test planning, test execution progress, defects, risks, and quality metrics
• Manage testing-related dependencies and risks, proactively escalating issues where required
• Support business teams during testing phases and provide guidance on testing best practices
• Ensure testing activities are aligned with quality standards, governance, and compliance requirements
• Facilitate defect triage and support issue resolution in collaboration with development, infrastructure, and technical teams

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in software testing, quality assurance, or test management roles
• Proven experience as a Test Manager, QA Lead, or similar role in complex programmes
• Strong expertise in test management, including test strategy definition and test planning
• Hands-on experience with functional and non-functional testing
• Experience in technology migration or conversion projects, such as on-premise to cloud migration
• Ability to coordinate testing across multiple teams, workstreams, and stakeholders in parallel
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively with both business and technical teams
• Experience with test tracking, reporting, defect management, and quality metrics
• Ability to manage testing-related risks, dependencies, and escalations
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good understanding of testing governance, quality assurance standards, and compliance requirements
• Fluency in English (both written and spoken)

Nice to have:

• Knowledge of VMware environments
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform or other public cloud platforms
• Experience testing infrastructure, platform, or cloud-based solutions
• Familiarity with automation strategies and tools in a migration context

Offer:

• Private medical care
• Co-financing for the sports card
• Constant support of dedicated consultant

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