Test & Release Manager

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

Benefits offered by this job

Benefit package incl. medical, sport,

Lunch subsidy

Life insurance

Online training and certifications

Job summary

GFT Technologies Poland is seeking a senior QA engineer to own testing across mobile, API, and UI layers on a customer-facing software project in an Agile environment. You will define testing strategies, coordinate automation, and ensure high-quality releases.

You will mentor juniors, work with stakeholders, manage release quality gates, and contribute to continuous QA improvements, with fluency in English and Polish.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of commercial software testing and QA experience.
• Strong testing techniques and QA best practices.
• Hands-on mobile, API, and UI testing.
• Experience in release planning, quality gates, and Go/No-Go decisions.
• Ability to define testing scope and mitigate risks.
• Fluent in English and Polish.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain test strategies, plans, and QA approaches.
• Analyze requirements, identify testing scope and quality risks.
• Execute and coordinate manual and automated testing.
• Perform mobile, API, and UI testing across layers.
• Collaborate with clients and stakeholders on quality topics.
• Prepare test documentation, reports, and metrics.
• Support automation strategy and framework improvements.
• Drive quality initiatives and mitigation actions.
• Mentor junior QA team members.
• Contribute to cross-functional Agile releases.
• Oversee release management from a quality perspective.

Skills

Mobile testing

API testing

UI testing

Automation testing

Test planning

Release management

Agile & SDLC

Git

JIRA

Test management

Tools

Appium

Selenium

Playwright

Cypress

REST Assured

Postman

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

We offer

• Hybrid work in one of our locations: Poznan, Krakow, Wroclaw (2 office days per week)
• Working in a highly experienced and dedicated team
• Benefit package tailored to your needs (medical, sport, lunch subsidy, life insurance, etc.)
• Online training and certifications
• Access to e-learning platform
• Work From Anywhere (up to 140 days/year abroad)