Software Test Lead (f/m/d)

As our Software Test Lead, you will own the strategy for testing our cloud-native SaaS applications and ensure they meet high standards of reliability, performance, and compliance.
This is more than a testing role – you will be a strategic leader, shaping our QA processes, defining our technology stack, and pioneering the use of AI in our workflows. By mentoring a talented team of QA engineers and embedding quality into our CI/CD pipelines, you will directly impact the speed and confidence with which we deploy software that improves healthcare.
 

Duties and Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership 

• You own and evolve test strategies, frameworks, and quality standards for cloud-based healthcare software
• You drive integration of AI and automation into testing workflows to improve efficiency and coverage
• You serve as quality advocate in architecture decisions, risk assessments, and release planning
• You collaborate closely with development, operations, product, and quality management teams to embed quality throughout the SDLC

Team Development

• You lead, coach, and grow QA/Test engineers; run 1:1s, feedback, and development plans; set clear goals and review performance
• You foster a culture of quality excellence and continuous improvement across engineering teams

Operational Excellence

• You own and optimize test processes, including automation, manual testing, and CI/CD integration
• You establish metrics, reporting and quality gates that enable frequent, reliable deployments
• You ensure comprehensive test documentation, defect tracking, and transparent status reporting across projects

Professional competencies

• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Experience in software testing (manual and automated), ideally in healthcare or regulated environments
• Strong background in cloud-based SaaS testing (performance, smoke, canary and A/B releases, scalability)
• Familiarity with modern test tools, frameworks, and methodologies (e.g. Playwright, GoLang test runner, SonarQube, Postman)
• Familiarity with relevant regulations in the healthcare industry is a plus (ISO 13485, IEC 62304, MDR, FHIR, etc.)
• Solid understanding of agile and DevSecOps practices
• Ability to work in interdisciplinary teams and manage multiple priorities

Personal competencies

• You are a proactive, results-oriented personality with strong problem-solving skills
• You excel at building relationships and collaborating across distributed, multidisciplinary teams
• You are self-motivated and balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution
• You possess a passion for technology and a desire to continuously learn and grow
• You stay productive and capable of acting even in critical situations
• You communicate fluently in English. It would be a plus if you have knowledge in German

Benefits

• Flexible and family orientated working hours and hybrid working between office and home
• Employee benefits
• Company pension scheme
• Subsidy for public transportation