Are you a forward-thinking professional with a strong background in Test Automation and an interest in financial services? Join EPAM in Madrid as a Test Automation Manager in the private banking sector and accelerate your career in financial services technology. We're looking for a team player with excellent communication skills, engineering mastery, and a B2+/C1 English level for effective stakeholder interactions.

As a Senior (Technical) Test Manager, you will join our ART Channels team, which primarily focuses on e-banking solutions. You will be responsible for defining and refining the ART-level test strategy and implementing it by providing guidance and coaching to the teams. The main areas of focus include the implementation of Shift-Left practices, a test automation approach, and ensuring the transparency of testing through reporting, without compromising the quality of ongoing monthly releases. In this role, you will also oversee other applications within the Channels domain. You will work in an agile team alongside colleagues from Switzerland and Spain.

This is a hybrid role based in Madrid's city center, ideal for those eager to thrive in a dynamic environment and make a significant impact in the private banking technology sector. Join EPAM and contribute to shaping the future of financial services in Spain!

Responsibilities

• Act as ART and Domain Test Manager driving all aspects of testing including functional and non-functional testing
• Consult and engage with ART Leadership and CoE Testing to align the Domain and ART Test Strategy with Global Test Strategy
• Coach and support agile teams to implement the ART test strategy effectively
• Establish a sustainable quality mindset across the ART and Domain
• Drive continuous improvement, shift-left practices, and test automation
• Ensure adherence to quality gates across the domain and consult on sign-off decisions. Act as the escalation point for quality issues
• Provide continuous reporting of execution status and results throughout the delivery pipeline
• Oversee Pentest findings and risks
• Conduct and manage Go/No-Go meetings for all releases
• Review adherence of RFCs and readiness proofs to audit-mandated standards

Requirements

• BSc/MSc in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience as a Test Manager handling end-to-end testing aspects in complex environments
• Minimum 3 years of experience working in agile environments
• Expertise in creating and implementing test concepts with shift-left practices and automation in mind
• Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines such as GitLab and Jenkins with a focus on testing aspects
• Experience with JIRA
• Basic knowledge in banking
• ISTQB Foundation Level certification
• Ability to manage stakeholder communication at varying levels of management effectively
• Open-mindedness, problem-solving mindset with high levels of responsibility and assertiveness
• Excellent command of written and spoken English (B2+/C1 level)

Nice to have

• Experience in the financial industry, preferably within the e-banking solutions domain
• Familiarity with SAFe methodology
• Knowledge of XRAY for TM
• Advanced Level TM certification
• SAFe or other Scaled Agile certifications

We offer

• Private health insurance
• EPAM Employees Stock Purchase Plan
• 100% paid sick leave
• Referral Program
• Professional certification
• Language courses

EPAM is a leading digital transformation services and product engineering company with over 52,650 EPAMers in more than 55 countries and regions. Since 1993, our multidisciplinary teams have been helping make the future real for our clients and communities around the world. In 2018, we opened an office in Spain that quickly grew to over 1,450 EPAMers distributed between the offices in Málaga and Madrid as well as remotely across the country. Here you will collaborate with multinational teams, contribute to numerous innovative projects, and have an opportunity to learn and grow continuously.

• Why Join EPAM
• WORK AND LIFE BALANCE. Enjoy more of your personal time with flexible work options, 24 working days of annual leave and paid time off for numerous public holidays.
• CONTINUOUS LEARNING CULTURE. Craft your personal Career Development Plan to align with your learning objectives. Take advantage of internal training, mentorship, sponsored certifications and LinkedIn courses.
• CLEAR AND DIFFERENT CAREER PATHS. Grow in engineering or managerial direction to become a People Manager, in-depth technical specialist, Solution Architect, or Project/Delivery Manager.
• STRONG PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY. Join a global EPAM community of highly skilled experts and connect with them to solve challenges, exchange ideas, share expertise and make friends.