Test & Release Consultant

GFT Technologies Poland; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

GFT Technologies Poland seeks a Senior QA Lead to own testing strategies across mobile, API and UI within an Agile environment. You will collaborate with clients and development teams to drive quality, define test plans, and ensure high-quality releases.

Lead manual and automated testing, mentor junior QA members, and contribute to test documentation, metrics, and continuous QA improvements. Fluent in English and Polish.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of commercial experience in software testing and QA.
• Hands-on testing across mobile, API and UI layers.
• Experience with test automation frameworks and tools.
• Strong knowledge of testing techniques and QA best practices.
• Experience with release management processes and quality gates.
• Experience working with clients and business stakeholders.
• Fluent English and Polish.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain test strategies, test plans, and QA approaches.
• Analyze requirements and identify testing scope and quality risks.
• Execute and coordinate manual and automated testing activities.
• Perform mobile, API, and UI testing.
• Collaborate with clients and stakeholders on quality-related topics.
• Prepare test documentation, reports, and quality metrics.
• Support automation strategy and framework improvements.
• Drive quality initiatives and mitigate risks.
• Mentor and support junior QA team members.
• Collaborate with cross-functional Agile teams to ensure successful releases.

Skills

Mobile testing

API testing

UI testing

Test automation

Release management

JIRA

Git

QA methodologies

SDLC

Agile

Communication

Stakeholder management

Test documentation

Independence

Mentoring

Quality metrics

Tools

Appium

Selenium

Playwright

Cypress

Job description

You will join a customer-facing software project and take ownership of quality assurance activities across mobile, API, and UI layers. You will work closely with business stakeholders and development teams to define testing strategies, identify risks, improve QA processes, and ensure high-quality software releases in an Agile environment.

• Define and maintain test strategies, test plans, and QA approaches
• Analyze requirements and identify testing scope and quality risks
• Execute and coordinate manual and automated testing activities
• Perform mobile, API, and UI testing
• Collaborate with clients and stakeholders on quality-related topics
• Prepare test documentation, reports, and quality metrics
• Support automation strategy and framework improvements
• Drive quality initiatives and recommend mitigation actions
• Mentor and support junior QA team members
• Cooperate with cross-functional
• Agile teams to ensure successful releases
• Experience in release management processes, including release planning and coordination from a quality perspective, defining entry/exit criteria and quality gates, managing test environment readiness across the release path, and supporting Go/No-Go decisions
• At least 7 years of commercial experience in software testing and quality assurance
• Strong knowledge of testing techniques and quality assurance best practices
• Hands-on experience with mobile, API, and UI testing
• Experience creating and maintaining test strategies and test plans
• Experience working directly with clients and business stakeholders
• Ability to define testing scope, assess quality risks, and recommend mitigation actions
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Experience with test automation frameworks and tools
• Strong understanding of SDLC, QA methodologies, and Agile development practices
• Experience with Git Experience with JIRA and test management tools
• Experience creating test documentation, reports, and quality metrics
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of quality decisions
• Experience mentoring junior team members
• Fluent English and Polish

Nice to have

• Experience with Appium Experience with Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress
• Experience with REST Assured or Postman/Newman
• Practical experience with TDD and BDD
• Knowledge of CI/CD processes and DevOps practices
• Experience with performance and non-functional testing
• Experience leading testing activities in cross-functional or distributed teams
• Experience working in international customer-facing environments