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Senior Test Manager – Lead Automation & Quality Engineering Are you motivated by shaping how modern digital solutions are tested, validated, and delivered? As our new Senior Test Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring that STARK Group’s digital platforms are reliable, futureready, and built on a strong foundation of structured testing and automation. This is a role where your expertise will influence not only the solutions we deliver, but the wider transformation journey across STARK Group. You will join an international IT organisation undergoing significant change: new platforms, new ways of working, and new expectations for quality. While development teams focus on building and enhancing their solutions, your role is to secure the quality of these solutions endtoend - creating clarity around testing needs, driving automation standards, and strengthening our ability to deliver stable releases in an increasingly complex environment. Key Responsibilities As Senior Test Manager, you take responsibility for quality across the full lifecycle of the applications you support. You will be part of a dedicated QA team of five Test Managers, working closely with DevOps, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and Developers to ensure shared goals, clarity, and effective delivery. A core focus of your role will be to build and maintain automation frameworks (primarily in C# with Playwright), manage testing activities within the projects, and mentor testing resources to develop reliable automated regression suites that strengthen our release cycles. You will help embed automated testing into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring earlier defect detection and greater release-confidence. Alongside automation, you will analyse requirements and user stories, translate them into comprehensive test cases, and ensure end-to-end scenarios are covered. You will identify defects with precision, document them clearly, and collaborate with developers to secure timely resolution. How You Will Be Successful in the Role You create real value when you Deliver clear, reliable testing outcomes that stakeholders trust Strengthen team satisfaction by bringing structure, clarity, and shared ownership to testing Increase automation coverage and reduce defect leakage through robust automation and CI/CD integration Ensure every release is stable, welltested, and ready to support operations across the organisation Provide documentation and reporting that helps leadership make informed decisions Raise testing maturity by promoting best practices and mentoring colleagues What You Bring We are looking for someone who is structured, curious, and committed to high quality. You enjoy translating complexity into reliable solutions and take pride in ensuring that what we deliver is robust and ready for real use. We are looking for someone with: 5+ years in test leadership or senior test roles with a proven experience in designing and implementing test automation frameworks for software testing. Proven experience designing and implementing test automation frameworks, including hands‑on work with tools such as Playwright, Selenium, Appium, Tosca, Leapwork, or Cypress. Strong programming skills in C#, Java, or Python and practical experience with API testing using tools like Postman. A solid manual testing foundation supported by ISTQB certification, with the ability to translate requirements into comprehensive, high‑quality test scenarios. A structured, transparent, and detail‑oriented approach that strengthens alignment and test coverage across teams. Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in international, crossfunctional environments In return, you will join a visible and strategically important area of STARK Group IT, where quality shapes our digital transformation. You will be part of a professional Test & QA community that values trust, teamwork, and continuous development. Here, quality is not an afterthought - it is essential to supporting thousands of colleagues across eight countries. Welcome to Group IT Group IT is at the heart of STARK Group’s digital transformation. We are replacing legacy systems and building a modular, scalable IT landscape that supports our international business. You will join a dynamic and ambitious team where quality is key to delivering value - and where your work has a direct impact on how we serve our customers. Want to know more and apply? We will be happy to answer any questions you may have regarding the position and your options in STARK Group. You are welcome to contact Praveen Kumar, Senior Manager QA and Release Management, at . for any specific questions regarding the role. STARK Group STARK Group is a growing private equity-owned company with a strong legacy. STARK Group was first established in Denmark in 1896 and has today evolved into a leading European retailer and distributor of heavy building materials with net sales of approx. EUR 9 billion. With a dedicated team of more than 20,000 employees and +1,150 branches and distribution centres across the Nordics, Greenland, Germany, Austria and the UK, we live and breathe to serve professional craftsmen with heavy building materials all the way from the Austrian Alps to Tromsø, close to the Arctic circle and everywhere in between. STARK Group is committed to reach net zero emissions by 2050 across the entire business, is a signatory to the UN Global Compact, and works within fully 2030 validated science-based targets to keep global warming below 1.5°C At STARK Group IT, we believe in the richness diversity brings. We invite individual of all backgrounds to join us in creating and inclusive and welcoming environment. We believe in a workplace where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. Agency Policy STARK Group IT appreciates the interest of all candidates. However, we prefer to directly engage with individuals seeking employment opportunities. Therefore, we kindly request recruitment agencies, headhunters, and third-party staffing services to refrain from contacting us regarding this job posting. All applications should be submitted directly by the candidates through our official application process. We value direct communication and look forward to reviewing your application. STARK Group is the leading business-to-business merchant and distributor of heavy building materials for the construction industry in Europe, serving professional builders from its +1,150 branches. Our more than 20,000 employees across Germany, the UK, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Austria, and Norway empower the construction industry with insights, product knowledge and sound advice. The value of equal opportunity is embedded in the way we do business and retain talent groupwide. We believe in the positive influence of diversity, equity, and inclusion on our work environment, performance, and relationships with customers and suppliers. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and perspectives, as we strongly believe that a diverse workforce strengthens our team. STARK Group is committed to reaching net zero emissions by 2050 across the entire business, is a signatory to the UN Global Compact, and works within fully 2030-validated science-based targets to keep global warming below 1.5°C.