Test Manager

Test Manager

Location: Warsaw - 2 days in office / 3 days remote

Let us introduce you the job offer by EY GDS Poland – a member of the global integrated service delivery center network by EY.

This specific position gives you the opportunity to interact within international environment and work with the most recognizable and influential players on the market.

The opportunity

You will be part of a dynamic team of professionals working for international clients. By cooperating closely with software designers, developers, testers and other specialists you will be able to develop your technical software testing skills and build a better working world.

Your key responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end test management (SIT, UAT, Integration, Regression) ensuring high-quality delivery across complex platforms
• Define, implement, and maintain test strategies, test plans, and execution frameworks aligned with business and regulatory requirements
• Manage testing teams (including distributed teams), allocate resources and oversee day-to-day execution activities
• Ensure full traceability between requirements, test cases and defects (RTM ownership)
• Drive defect lifecycle management, including triage, prioritization, root cause analysis, and closure in tools such as JIRA, Azure DevOps or HP ALM
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, and development teams to clarify requirements and ensure test coverage completeness
• Oversee test data preparation and environment coordination, ensuring readiness for all testing phases
• Produce and present test status reports, metrics and quality insights to stakeholders and leadership (daily, weekly, test closure)
• Support process improvements, automation initiatives and quality governance practices across projects
• Ensure testing aligns with Agile and/or Waterfall delivery models, applying best practices to optimize efficiency

Skills and attributes for success

• Willingness to learn and improve skills in software testing
• Proactivity and responsibility for deliverables
• Openness to new ways of working and various cultures

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Proven experience in Test Management / Test Lead roles within complex enterprise environments
• Strong expertise in functional, integration, system, regression and UAT testing, with full lifecycle ownership
• Solid understanding of SDLC and STLC, including test strategy creation and execution governance
• Hands-on experience in test design (test scenarios, test cases, test data preparation)
• Experience with defect management tools such as JIRA, HP ALM or similar
• Strong experience in stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration, including working with global teams
• Practical experience working in Agile and/or Waterfall methodologies
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including defect analysis and root cause identification
• Domain expertise in banking/payments systems (e.g., SWIFT, ISO 20022, SEPA or similar financial systems)
• Excellent communication skills in English (B2+), enabling effective collaboration in international environments

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience in leading testing for payment transformation or core banking systems
• Exposure to test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, BDD/Cucumber) and API testing tools (e.g., Postman)
• Certifications such as ISTQB, Agile/Scrum Master or equivalent
• Experience in regulatory or compliance-driven environments (e.g., financial services)
• Familiarity with process optimization, quality governance, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Ability to contribute to pre-sales activities, estimations, or team capability development
• Basic knowledge of SQL or data validation techniques

What we look for 

As we are a dynamic team of passionate specialists, and we work in international teams all over the world, we will look for the same business acumen. Facing with customers, we are "out of box thinking" professionals. Our top performers have a team player attitude and they cope with challenges on daily basis. If it all sounds familiar to you - we are looking forward to seeing you on board.

What we offer

EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We work across nine locations –  Argentina, Hungary, India, the Philippines, Poland, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Spain and the United Kingdom – and with teams from all EY service lines, geographies and sectors, playing a vital role in the delivery of the EY growth strategy. From accountants to coders to advisory consultants, we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all business disciplines. In GDS, you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well-known brands from across the globe. We’ll introduce you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career.

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

About EY

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EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.

Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate.

Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build.

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