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Our client is a Banking & Financial Services organization building a new digital platform. The Automation QA environment is a greenfield — nothing exists yet. You will be the person who defines how quality is engineered on this program: the strategy, the architecture, the frameworks, the metrics.
You will lead a team of 4–6 Automation QA Engineers (Senior and Mid-level) and act as the main QA counterpart for Product and Engineering leadership.

Engagement:
5–6 months with a strong possibility of extension.
Start:
ASAP.
Format:
mostly remote, with occasional on-site presence in Germany for kickoff and workshops.

What you will do
Define the
QA strategy and test automation architecture
from scratch.
Design the automation framework, repository structure, and QA processes (branching, review, gating, release criteria).
Establish
quality metrics, reporting and test coverage
models, and make them visible to stakeholders.
Build out the automation layers:
API, Integration, Contract and End-to-End testing
.
Own the CI/CD quality gates together with the platform team.
Coach and mentor Senior and Mid-level automation engineers; run code reviews and set engineering standards.
Work closely with Product, Engineering and other QA teams; represent QA in architecture discussions.

Requirements
6+ years in QA, with strong hands-on automation background and experience in an architect / lead role.
Proven experience building greenfield Automation QA environments from scratch
— not just maintaining existing ones.
Strong
Banking / Financial Services
background and experience in
regulated environments
(audit trails, compliance, controlled release processes).
Hands-on with
Cypress
and
REST Assured
.
Solid experience with
Contract Testing
,
API Testing
, and end-to-end automation.
BrowserStack
or equivalent cross-browser/device cloud.
Comfortable in the client's technology environment:
Backend:
Java (Spring Boot)
, Node.js
Frontend:
Angular
Mobile:
Flutter
Cloud:
AWS
(Lambda, ECS, API Gateway, Aurora, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS)
CI/CD:
GitHub Actions
, AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CDK
Data Platform:
Databricks
Tools: Jira, Confluence, SonarQube
Experience defining quality metrics and reporting for non-technical stakeholders.
Nice to have
Experience with
synthetic test data
generation and management (strong plus in a banking context).
Performance and security testing exposure.
Experience in a consulting / client-facing setup.

Mandatory (please read before applying)
You must be
based in Germany
(residence + right to work / valid B2B contracting status).
Fluent German (C1+) is mandatory
— it is the primary working language with the client.
Professional English (B2+) for technical documentation and the extended team.
Applications that do not meet these three criteria cannot be considered.