Atlassian Xray Specialist

Mission Overview:

We are seeking an Atlassian Xray Specialist for a consultancy mission at a client site, representing Keystone Solutions. In this role, you will be responsible for defining and implementing a robust, scalable configuration aligned with industry best practices for test management within the Jira Cloud environment.

Objectives of the Mission:

• Understand business, operational, and quality needs related to test management.
• Define a clear and sustainable Xray governance model.
• Design the target test management model in Jira and Xray.
• Establish standards for structuring, traceability, and reporting.
• Configure Xray according to Atlassian best practices.
• Ensure a scalable architecture suitable for future growth.
• Prepare the foundations for the progressive automation of tests.
• Facilitate knowledge transfer and adoption by teams.

Main Responsibilities:

• Analyze current test management processes.
• Understand the needs of QA, development, product, and business teams.
• Identify improvement opportunities in traceability and quality.
• Define functional and organizational objectives for the platform.
• Design the target test management model.
• Establish standards for creating and organizing Test Cases, Test Executions, Test Plans, Test Sets, and Test Environments.
• Define naming conventions and classifications.
• Define roles, responsibilities, and access rights.
• Establish best practices for usage and maintenance.
• Configure Xray Cloud according to the target architecture.
• Optimize integration between Jira and Xray.
• Structure workflows and traceability mechanisms between requirements, user stories, bugs, test cases, and test campaigns.
• Implement standard dashboards and reports.
• Define quality indicators and KPIs.
• Establish foundations necessary for test automation.
• Evaluate integration needs with tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Postman, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, and Jenkins.
• Design principles for managing automated results in Xray.
• Recommend best practices to support a CI/CD strategy.
• Train administrators and key users.
• Support QA teams and project teams.
• Produce user guides and best practice documentation.
• Provide advisory support to teams and management.

Beyond configuration, the candidate must not only be able to configure Xray but also define a long-term vision for Test Management, ensuring alignment with future automation, DevOps, and CI/CD initiatives.

Required Skills:

• Proven expertise in Xray Cloud.
• Strong knowledge of Jira Cloud.
• Demonstrated experience in implementing Test Management frameworks.
• Mastery of QA best practices.
• Experience in integration with test automation solutions.
• Knowledge of Atlassian and Xray APIs.
• Experience in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Ability to design a target Test Management architecture.
• Experience in governance and standardization of QA processes.
• Understanding of traceability and compliance issues.
• Ability to define a long-term vision while delivering value quickly.
• Excellent analytical and synthesis skills.
• Strong solution and results orientation.
• Ability to challenge needs and propose best practices.
• Effective communication with technical and business stakeholders.
• Autonomy, pragmatism, and leadership.

Expected Deliverables:

• Assessment of the current situation and recommendations.
• Xray target architecture.
• Documented Xray governance.
• Modeling and structuring standards for tests.
• Permissions and responsibilities model.
• Integration strategy with automation tools.
• Standard dashboards and reporting.
• User guides and operational documentation.
• Adoption and knowledge transfer plan.

If you are ready to tackle technical and strategic challenges in a dynamic consultancy environment, apply today at Keystone Solutions Career Portal.

Duration: As soon as possible - 31/12/2026 5 months • (full time)

Skills required:

• ISTQB - Level: Confirmed - Most recent: This year
• Jira - Level: Confirmed - Most recent: This year
• Quality Management - Level: Confirmed - Most recent: This year
• Testing - Level: Confirmed - Most recent: This year
• Xray Cloud - Level: Confirmed - Most recent: This year

Language requirements:

Dutch or French
Level Native
English
Level Active knowledge