**Role & seniority: ** QA Leadership (Lead) — ~5+ years in a QA leadership role; leads and builds QA organization/talent and also embeds QA in agile teams.

**Stack/tools (from text): **

Test automation (standards/frameworks)
Performance testing
CI/CD concepts (continuous integration & delivery)
Tools not explicitly listed (e.g., no names provided)

**Top 3 responsibilities: **

Lead/further build a team of QA engineers; embed QA practices within agile development teams
Ensure QA principles, guidelines, and best practices are followed; define “quality gates” for releases using metrics/KPIs
Define/develop/deploy QA standards, methodologies, and test automation frameworks; optimize QA actions for selected product lines

**Must-have skills: **

5+ years QA leadership experience
Agile environment experience
Deep understanding of software & hardware development lifecycles
Embedded QA/testing methodologies
Test automation + performance testing knowledge
CI/CD understanding
Strong English communication/presentation; strong problem-solving
Intercultural skills

**Nice-to-haves: **

Not explicitly stated (culture/working model noted but not skill-based)

**Location & work type: **

Headquarters: Aachen, Germany and Campbell, USA (role location not explicitly specified)
Flexible working model (working day can be organized independently); likely full-time (not explicitl

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Utimaco is an international provider of IT security solutions and cybersecurity technologies with headquarters in Aachen (Germany) and Campbell (USA). For over 40 years, we have been developing innovative solutions for the protection of people, data and communications that meet the highest standards. We are the world's leading manufacturer of hardware security modules and compliance solutions in a wide range of industries such as automotive, banking, telecommunications and many more. With our global network of partners and customers, we contribute to making digital information and infrastructures secure worldwide. Become part of our team and help us make the digital world more secure - together we are shaping the future of IT security. Utimaco is an international provider of IT security solutions and cybersecurity technologies with headquarters in Aachen (Germany) and Campbell (USA). For over 40 years, we have been developing innovative solutions for the protection of people, data and communications that meet the highest standards. We are the world's leading manufacturer of hardware security modules and compliance solutions in a wide range of industries such as automotive, banking, telecommunications and many more. With our global network of partners and customers, we contribute to making digital information and infrastructures secure worldwide. Become part of our team and help us make the digital world more secure - together we are shaping the future of IT security.,

Lead and further build a team of QA engineers, responsible for independent end-to-end product testing, and for embedded Quality Assurance in our agile development teams Ensuring that the development teams adhere to the QA principles, guidelines, and best practices Establish quality gates for product releases based on defined quality metrics and KPIs. Contribute to the design and optimization of all quality assuring actions for selected product lines Define, develop & deploy standards, methodologies and frameworks for quality assurance and test automation for the global QA team Understand business and development strategies and apply knowledge to improve test plans and specifications. Recruit new talents and ensure a perfect onboarding of new colleagues Coach and develop team members to improve their skills and grow in their profession.

5+ Years in a QA leadership role Proven working experience in an agile environment Extensive experience in software and hardware development life cycles Deep understanding of embedded development and testing methodologies Brought knowledge of test automation and performance testing Understanding of continuous integration and delivery processes Excellent verbal & written communication and presentation skills in English Intercultural skills as well as strong problem-solving and communication skills

An open and friendly corporate culture characterized by constructive and collaborative interaction We provide you with support for your future plans with a company pension scheme (depending on country-specific circumstances) Early risers and night owls - thanks to a flexible working model you can organise your working day yourself We also support you privately with benefit from special payments or additional vacation days on anniversaries or other special occasions Utimaco is growing and living diversity! Our global team includes colleagues from 42 nationalities and 45 different languages spoken

Head of QA

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