smartvokat GmbH is a dynamic, remote-first team of consultants, legal engineers, and project managers — We assist Legal, Risk and Compliance in-house departments in their digital transformation journey towards an agile and responsive strategic enabling function and we’re looking for someone equally passionate about transforming the legal world.

As a member of smartvokat, you’ll work in a multi-disciplinary team of legal professionals, management and technical consultants who apply a cross-disciplinary approach to legal, compliance and risk process delivery.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Tester to join our team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in establishing and optimizing testing processes, with a strong focus on quality assurance practices. This role requires a proactive individual with a passion for refining processes and improving product quality. If you are an excellent communicator, capable of leading a QA team, and have a strong quality and service mentality, we would love to hear from you.

Tasks

Define and implement cutting-edge test processes and procedures, aligning with industry best practices.
Lead the QA team and coordinate with manual testers in development teams to ensure comprehensive testing coverage.
Manage and oversee all aspects of ongoing quality assurance, including operational and exploratory testing to proactively catch bugs before they are found by others.
Screen automated test outcomes, create bug reports, and ensure critical issues are addressed and fixed promptly.
Handle 3rd level support, addressing production and UAT bug fixes, and ad hoc inquiries.
Develop test cases and documentation to support the team's testing efforts.
Facilitate ServiceNow’s Automated Test Framework for end-to-end testing to proactively catch issues and streamline deployment readiness.
Provide support for feature testing alongside manual testers when project demands or time allows.

Requirements

Extensive experience in establishing and optimizing testing processes, with a strong focus on quality assurance practices.
Proficient in manual testing, with a demonstrated ability to identify edge cases and uncover bugs.
Experience with testing tools, preferably Jira QMetry or similar platforms, for test case definition and management.
Familiarity with automated test frameworks, ideally ServiceNow ATF, to support regular, automated testing strategies.
Ability to create comprehensive testing documentation for auditing purposes.
Skilled in challenging and collaborating with business stakeholders and developers on acceptance criteria to ensure testability.
Effective leadership skills, capable of leading a QA team and mentoring cross-functional manual testers.
Strong quality and service mentality, with a passion for refining processes and improving product quality.
Excellent communicator, able to liaise effectively across teams and advocate for testing requirements.

Benefits

A remote-first, flexible work environment with a collaborative team culture
A team of entrepreneurial-minded colleagues
Exciting projects with top-tier clients in the legal and compliance space
Flat hierarchies and room for personal development
Permanent Employment - Not a B2B Freelance contract
Exposure to ground-breaking projects for multinational clients.
Autonomous nature of working remotely and integrating work in your life (not the other way round).
"9 for 10 program", enabling you to take every 10th working day off for personal matters at full pay on top of 30 days of annual leave.

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