QA Architect - B2B project

Xebia is a global AI-first, digital transformation, and engineering partner. With over 25 years of experience and a team of 5,000 professionals across 16 countries, we help organizations design and build scalable products, platforms, and data-driven solutions. 

We specialize in Artificial Intelligence, Data and Cloud, Intelligent Automation, and Digital Products, combining deep technical expertise with a strong focus on engineering excellence and a people-first culture.  

In the CEE region, we’re a team of nearly 1,000 experts delivering modern applications, data platforms, and AI solutions for clients such as McLaren, Aviva, Deloitte, Spotify, Disney, ING, UPS, Tesco, Truecaller, AllSaints, Volotea, Schmitz Cargobull, Allegro, InPost, and many, many more. We work with leading technologies including AWS, Azure, GCP, Databricks, and Snowflake, and combine strong engineering culture with a consulting mindset and a continuous focus on growth and knowledge sharing. 

Your profile:

• You have at least 10 years of experience in QA, 3 years in a similar role
• You can design set up a frontend test framework from scratch (Playwright/Selenium…)
• You can design set up backend test framework from scratch (Restsharp)
• You can design and configure a pipeline in at least one selected tool (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab)
• You are familiar with consumer driven contract testing and can use a tool like pact
• You are familiar with at least one cloud AWS or Azure preferably both
• You know how to use git and you can propose branching strategy for the project
• You know C# and you are open to learn more programming languages (Typescript/Python/Java)
• You are experienced in creating PoC of test frameworks and solutions, framework comparisons and presenting them to the customer
• You can design a test strategy for a project and test policy for a customer
• You are experienced in conducting QA project review and process improvement
• You are experienced in preparing estimations for tests in the entire project
• You have experience in mentoring other team members
• You have knowledge about different software architecture patterns and understand their impact on testing)
• You have experience in working and designing tests in agile environment
  omfortable working in an AI-native engineering environment using Specification-Driven Development (SDD) frameworks such as OpenSpec to structure requirements, implementation plans, validation and traceability
• You have the ability to organize your time on very high level
• You are open to travel
• You speak English at a C1 level
• German language is also a big plus

You will be:

• You will be responsible for designing a test strategy for a new project, entire test approach, automation, manual, functional and non-functional tests, all test levels
• Selecting tools for automation best suited for the project, creating poc, presenting pros and cons for different tools
• Setting up test frameworks, implementing test process, writing tests, leading QA, estimating tests
• You will be conducting QA reviews for existing projects, analyzing test process, automation frameworks etc. creating a report, presenting it to the team and offering improvements
• Your involvement in projects may be short, between 2-6 months, and usually you will not work full-time on one project. There will be periods without project, during this time you will need to organize your time around activities such as:
• Mentoring other QA’s
• Researching new solutions and technologies, creating PoC’s and presenting your findings
• Working on cooperation with other QA’s and Architects on international level from other Xebia parts from Netherlands, Switzerland and India
• Finding ways to improve QA in the entire company
• Supporting other QAs in different projects
• Supporting presales when expert QA knowledge is needed, preparing estimations, representing QA to new potential customers, gathering and analyzing customer QA requirements and problems

• Practical experience using AI-powered assistants (e.g. Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor) to improve productivity, quality, or decision-making in software delivery.

• Work from the European Union region and a work permit are required.

Nice to have:

• Experience applying GenAI in a more structured way within the SDLC, including defined workflows, prompt patterns, or tool integrations embedded into daily work.

• German 
• Interest in and familiarity with emerging AI-driven practices (e.g. agent-based workflows, automation patterns, AI-augmented development), with a willingness to explore and experiment beyond standard approaches.

Recruitment Process:

CV review – HR call – Interview – Client Interview – Decision