Responsibilities
- Support testing activities for a large-scale business and IT transformation project involving system integration, data migration, and replacement of existing platforms and processes
- Create and maintain the test concept, test strategy, and integrated test plan
- Define test levels, test types, roles, responsibilities, test data, environments, and entry/exit criteria
- Derive and structure test cases from business requirements, solution designs, process documentation, migration requirements, and JIRA epics
- Coordinate and support SIT, UAT, regression, migration, parallel run, and cutover testing activities
- Ensure readiness of test data, test environments, users, authorizations, and dependencies
- Manage defect tracking, prioritization, and resolution processes using JIRA or comparable tools
- Facilitate test preparation, status, defect, acceptance, and readiness meetings across project streams
- Monitor and report on test progress, risks, dependencies, defects, and overall test readiness
- Prepare test status reports, test closure reports, acceptance documentation, and related deliverables
Profile
- Extensive experience as a Test Manager or Test Lead in complex IT and business transformation projects
- Proven experience defining test strategies, test concepts, integrated test plans, governance structures, and entry/exit criteria
- Strong hands-on experience with SIT, UAT, regression, migration, parallel run, cutover, and business acceptance testing
- Experience translating business requirements, solution designs, migration requirements, and user stories into structured test scenarios and test cases
- Solid expertise in defect management, test traceability, test reporting, acceptance processes, and audit-ready documentation
- Advanced proficiency with JIRA, Confluence, and related test management and collaboration tools
- Experience coordinating testing activities across multiple workstreams, stakeholders, vendors, and delivery teams
- Experience managing test data, test environments, user access, risks, dependencies, and overall test readiness
- Strong understanding of governance, compliance-driven quality assurance, controlled testing approaches, escalation processes and audit requirements
- Preferred experience with financial services or asset management environments, SimCorp-related process landscapes, portfolio and order management, risk or compliance-related business processes, and platform transformation initiatives involving solutions such as SimCorp, Aladdin, or comparable investment management platforms
- Preferred experience with data migration, system replacement, carve-out or post-merger integration initiatives, as well as FundsXML, ESG/SFDR-related data domains, and transition projects involving replacement of legacy applications and services
Benefits
- International client
- Remote work option
About Hays
IT is and always has been our core business that laid the foundation for Hays' success. We are the biggest privately owned IT recruitment agency in Germany and offer the best jobs for every career level – whether you are interested in vacancies in agile SMEs or international DAX groups. Hays masters the entire IT job spectrum, from support to software architecture or digitalisation – thanks to our broad portfolio, we have something for everyone. In the last decades, we were able to support numerous IT experts with choosing the right path for a successful career, positioning ourselves as their lifelong partner. Our highly specialised consultants can cater to your every wish and expectation and will prepare you for interviews and contract negotiations. Give it a try and learn what the market has to offer – our services are free of charge, non-binding and discreet! We look forward to hearing from you.
Staffing process for freelance specialists
- Analysis of qualifications
- Telephone or personal interview
- Contact with customers
- Contract with Hays
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1. Analysis of qualifications
We carry out a detailed analysis of your technical qualifications on the basis of your CV, your application documents and your profile.
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