Project – Test Manager, Banking, Bern

NAXCON GmbH, headquartered in Weil am Rhein with additional offices, including Stuttgart, is one of Germany's leading engineering and IT service providers.

Our experts possess extensive expertise in software and hardware development, modern electronics, and cutting-edge technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI).

In addition to delivering high-quality engineering solutions for our customers, we are passionate about driving our own innovation projects as well as research and development activities. Renowned companies from a wide range of industries place their trust in our expertise, reflecting the outstanding knowledge, professionalism, and commitment of our engineers.

Project – Test Manager, Banking, Bern
Workload: 50% – 100%
Start Date: January 1, 2027, or earlier
End Date: December 31, 2027
Location: Bern, 2–3 days per week remote (Remote work must be performed in Switzerland – legal requirement)
Client Segment: Banking
Candidate's Place of Residence: Ideally, the candidate already lives in Switzerland or is willing to rent an apartment in Bern
Applications from Outside Switzerland: The candidate must hold an EU passport or be a citizen of a Schengen country; dual citizenship is also acceptable. (Citizenship from outside the Schengen Area with a work permit for Germany, Austria, etc., is not permitted)


Responsibilities:

• Develop and oversee the test strategy and test plan for the replacement of the existing CCM, particularly the old-to-new comparison (generating documents with identical data streams on both systems)
• Planning, managing, and monitoring all testing activities from conception through implementation, in close coordination with the
• Product Owner, development, architecture, and business units
  Defining an approach for documents that cannot be triggered manually (e.g., reminders, month-end processing), such as through simulation, time-controlled processes, or batch test environments
• Establishing a test data management system using use-case-based test data (e.g., real estate financing) in compliance with data protection regulations
• Coordinating the test phases (integration testing, end-to-end testing, performance/load testing, UAT) and managing defect tracking
• Transparent test reporting to project management and steering committees, as well as assessment of readiness for implementation (Go/No-Go)

Requirements/Skills:

• Solid education in computer science or business administration (preferably a university or university of applied sciences degree)
• Many years of solid test management experience in the banking sector
• Impeccable character reference (no outstanding debt collection proceedings or criminal record entries)
• ISTQB Advanced Level Test Manager certification (or equivalent)
• Several years of experience as a test manager in large-scale system replacement or migration projects
• Knowledge of customer communication management and output management (e.g., OpenText Exstream, Quadient Inspire, Compart, Messagepoint, or equivalent)
• Strong understanding of the software development process in an agile environment (e.g., SAFe/Scrum)
• Strong leadership, coordination, and communication skills with stakeholders from business units, IT, and operations
• Language skills (spoken, written): German—very good; English—good