📍Location: Brussels
🗣 Languages: English + French or Dutch
Role summary
Our client is seeking an experienced Test Manager to design, implement, and oversee a unified testing and release strategy across multiple technical domains. This role is essential to ensure the quality, reliability, and performance of both Embedded and web-based solutions in a dynamic, agile environment.
The Test Manager will play a dual role: setting the overall testing strategy at a high level while also contributing hands-on to testing activities when needed.
Key responsibilities
- Strategy & governance
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Define and roll out a comprehensive test strategy adapted to different solution areas.
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Translate this strategy into concrete testing practices (functional, integration, performance, robustness, etc.).
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Integrate automated testing within a robust CI/CD pipeline.
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Establish a consistent release and launching strategy, taking into account interdependencies between systems.
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- Automation & CI/CD
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Design and oversee automated testing frameworks, including
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Unit, integration, and regression testing.
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Infrastructure and connectivity testing (APIs, unstable networks, reconnections).
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Performance and non-functional testing.
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Define and monitor CI/CD pipelines, including quality gates and triggering mechanisms.
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- Coordination & reporting
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Work closely with team leads to ensure alignment of deliverables.
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Monitor quality indicators and evolve the testing strategy based on field feedback.
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Provide regular reporting that can be integrated into project governance structures (e.g., Steering Committees, Project Status Reports).
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- Operational contribution
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Take ownership of specific test activities, supporting teams directly when needed.
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Draft or review test plans, automated scripts, and defect reports.
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Actively participate in agile ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Reviews, Retrospectives).
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Profile & qualifications
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5+ years of proven experience as a Test Manager or QA Lead, ideally in environments combining Embedded systems and web applications
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Strong knowledge of testing methodologies (ISTQB certification is an asset)
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Familiarity with Embedded (C/C++) and web (PHP or similar) environments
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Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOps) and test management tools (e.g., Xray, Testrail)
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Solid understanding of connected environments with potential instability (network resilience, error handling, robustness validation)
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Strong documentation and communication skills, with the ability to formalize global strategies
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Autonomous, rigorous, and collaborative mindset
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Excellent communication skills in English and either French or Dutch (oral and written)
