Quality / Test Engineer - ISTQB Certified and Experience with HOST Applications

Project overview

The commissioned services will be provided for the IT Product Management of a large company. The test team plans, coordinates, and executes the overall integration and acceptance testing. This includes both the integration of systems into the existing application landscape and technical and functional acceptance.

Functional tests ensure that the software meets all functional and qualitative requirements and complies with the criteria for production release.

• The product team works in accordance with the SAFe framework.
• The required project language is German at an almost native level (C2).

Responsibilities

• Test design: Analysis of relevant documents (functional concepts, backlogs, user stories), derivation of the test design, creation of test scenarios and cases, identification and procurement of test data, and consulting the client.
• Test execution & quality assurance: Testing the software regarding functional and non-functional requirements, end-to-end tests, documentation of defects and malfunctions in detailed test reports.
• Consulting & Methodology: Consulting on the strategy for software corrections, processing of specified test catalogs, and independent handling of specific test tools.

Requirements

Should-have criteria:

• Must-have: Relevant experience in test preparation (test design) and functional test execution
• Experience level in years: Intermediate (> 3 years experience)
• Must-have: ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level
• Proof by certificates: ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level
• Must-have: Proven practical experience in collaboration with business departments and IT
• Proof by 3 references
• Must-have: Very good knowledge of test methods and their application in agile and classic software development processes
• Must-have: Relevant experience with HOST applications
• Proof by 1 reference
• Experience in large, cross-application IT projects
• 40% weighting
• Very good German spoken and written
• 30% weighting
• Very good comprehension and understanding of processes and business workflows
• 20% weighting
• Experience in the Deutsche Bahn environment desirable
• 10% weighting

Project details

• Duration: 01.01.2027
• 31.12.2028
• Utilization: Part-time (min. 100 PT) and full-time (max. 400 PT) possible
• Of which 10 PT are on-site in Mainz
• Start: 2027-01
• Duration: 24 Monate
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Mainz, Deutschland, DE
• Languages: German