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Head of Department Test Services (all humans)
Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
Working-Hours: fulltime_permanent
Division: Core Integration & Platforms
Company: Erste Digital
Make a difference in the financial life of millions of people: At Erste Digital you are co-creating the digital future, in which better financial health is possible. #believeinyourself
We are part of Erste Group - the largest banking group in Central and Eastern Europe with more than 2,500 branches and over 45,000 employees. Our more than 2,000 IT experts and enthusiasts are the bank's Digital Muscle.
What to do:
- Take end-to-end responsibility for a diverse test portfolio comprising over 90 systems and applications across various banking domains, with approximately 40,000 predominantly automated test cases
- Ensure application and system quality in monthly release cycles in close collaboration with your internal team and around 80 external testers based in India and Serbia
- Act as contract owner for two major Master Service Agreements with test suppliers, managing procurement and annual order volumes exceeding EUR10 million
- Serve as the lead author of the Erste Digital Test Policy, shaping the strategic direction of testing practices
- Own and manage dedicated test automation infrastructure and environments, including Windows Forest, virtual workspaces, unattended test execution, and synthetic test tenants
- Demonstrate willingness to travel occasionally to India, Serbia, and Slovakia to support collaboration with international partners
You check these boxes:
- Strong organizational skills and a detail-oriented mindset for effective management of complex testing environments
- Proven experience in banking IT across multiple domains such as Core Banking, Retail, Payments, and Business Intelligence
- A deep interest in quality assurance and a drive to continuously improve testing methods and tools, including automation and AI
- ITIL and/or ISTQB certifications and a solid foundation in IT service and quality management
- Skilled in managing teams and suppliers, overseeing financials, negotiating contracts, and ensuring compliance
- Experience with IT testing processes like change, release, and deployment management, and familiarity with tools such as ServiceNow
- Advanced proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel
- Proficiency in English, German is an advantage
Our Offer:
- Possibility to benefit and learn from our international, talented and passionate community at Erste
- Interest groups and clubs: Take part in discussions and get involved in projects. Numerous interest groups invite you to engage with a topic
- Health Centre - The Erste Campus operates a fully equipped health center that offers all employees a high standard of medical services during working hours.
- Employee benefits - Benefit from special conditions for financial services and insurances, supermarkets, clothing stores and many more.
- Employee Referral Program - Become a talent scout for career opportunities in IT. We are rewarding every successful referral for Erste Digital
- A competitive and performance-related salary dependent on your professional and personal qualifications is granted - the minimum wage for this position in accordance with the respective collective agreement is EUR 82.600,-- gross per year. But this is just a formality, we are more than happy to discuss your actual expectations.
The way we are:
Erste Group considers the diversity of its employees as key to innovation and success. As employer we are proud to offer everyone equal chances, irrespective of age, skin colour, religious belief, gender, sexual orientation or origin.
We kindly ask you to submit your application no later than July 14, 2025