Test & Release Consultant (Poznań, WP, PL, 61-569)

GFT Technologies SE; Poznań; On-site; PLN 193,000 - 241,000; Full time

Job summary

GFT Technologies SE in Poznań seeks an experienced QA Lead to own quality assurance across mobile, API, and UI layers on a client-facing software project. You will define testing strategies, identify risks, and drive QA improvements in an Agile environment.

You will mentor junior QA professionals, coordinate manual and automated testing, collaborate with stakeholders, and ensure high-quality releases through robust test plans and metrics. Fluent English and Polish are required.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of commercial software QA experience.
• Strong testing techniques and QA best practices.
• Hands-on mobile, API, and UI testing experience.
• Experience creating and maintaining test strategies/plans.
• Experience working directly with clients and stakeholders.
• Ability to define testing scope and mitigate risks.
• Fluent in 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 actions
• Mentor and support junior QA team members
• Cooperate with cross-functional Agile teams to ensure successful releases

Skills

QA leadership

Test strategy

Mobile testing

API testing

UI testing

Automation basics

Client collaboration

Go/No-Go decisions

JIRA / test management

Git

SDLC & Agile

Release management

Mentoring

English & Polish

Tools

JIRA

Selenium

Postman

Appium

Git

Job description

Type of contract: B2B contract

Salary range: 140 - 175 PLN/H

What will you do?

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.

Your tasks

• 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

Your skills

• 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
• Programming experience in Java, JavaScript, or Python
• 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