General Information
Type of contract
Fixed-term contract which may be converted into a permanent contract after three years subject to individual performance and organisational needs
Who can apply?
EU nationals
Salary
E/F (bracket 1 - step 1) full time monthly net salary: €4,611 plus benefits, for further information see
what we offer.
Role specialisation
Portfolio and Project Management
Working time
Full time
Place of work
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Closing date
05.01.2022
Your team
You will be part of the Governance and Transformation Services Division, which acts as a cross-functional service platform for the three service areas under the ECB’s Chief Services Office: Directorate General Corporate Services, Directorate General Human Resources and Directorate General Information Systems.
The Division supports all three service areas in the fields of communication, service delivery and optimisation, financial management and quality management. Using its skills and operational expertise, it provides them with the best practices, methodologies and tools to enable them to focus on their core functions and perform their key activities to an excellent standard.
In your role as Test Management Specialist, you will be part of a team of ten staff members responsible for improving delivery of projects and service releases. Your role will focus primarily on IT development and you will work closely with business users, project managers and business analysts, as well as IT security and software engineers.
The ECB is an inclusive employer and we strive to reflect the diversity of the population we serve. We encourage you to apply irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or other characteristics.
Your role
As a Test Management Specialist you will:
- coordinate execution of the ECB testing strategy, following an agile approach as part of a cross-functional team and working closely with project and development teams;
- support project managers and service coordinators in implementing best practices for testing in relation to, for example, goals and scope of quality assurance, test phases, test levels, test types, test reporting and software configuration management;
- provide advice and training on using IT testing methodologies and tools (Confluence, Jira, ALM, Xray, ECB software factory, etc.) and developing the related material;
- review the quality of test plans and deliverables to develop a risk-based approach to testing;
- act as a coordinator for the testing community and organise events to share knowledge and practices across the ECB and European System of Central Banks.
We are seeking candidates for this role who demonstrate the potential for growth, and we support the selected candidate in her/his future development of the required knowledge, skills or competencies.
The position offers you excellent opportunities to establish best practices for implementing changes to testing practices and challenge opinions about what is possible and how things are done, while also developing new ideas and deepening your knowledge of testing and quality assurance. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.
Qualifications, experience and skills
Essential:
- a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in business administration, information technology, computer science or another relevant field (click here for details on degree equivalences);
- in addition to the above, a minimum of two years of professional experience in designing, managing and performing software application tests;
- practical experience of project delivery and acceptance processes in a fast-paced business environment, including setting acceptance criteria, defining quality assurance plans and quantitatively monitoring testing or acceptance processes using both waterfall and agile approaches;
- experience in interacting with teams of consultants and internal stakeholders to achieve successful project outcomes;
- practical experience of application lifecycle management and software delivery tools such as HP, Maven, Jira, Xray, Bitbucket and Jenkins;
- an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Desired:
- experience in designing and providing training in test methodologies and practices;
- certification in best practices for testing and quality assurance.
You engage collaboratively with others. You pursue team goals and learn willingly from other people’s diverse perspectives. You signal any need for change by explaining it and proposing alternative solutions. You analyse complex information effectively and can evaluate different views to arrive at solutions. You know and anticipate stakeholder needs. You are motivated to be part of our team and to develop and use your skills and competencies to achieve the objectives of this position.
Further information
The formal title for this position will be Portfolio and PM Analyst.
For additional information on this specific vacancy, you can speak to the hiring manager Jeremías Iglesias on +49 (0)172 210 4929 between 12:00 and 13:00 on Thursday, 16 December.
Application and selection process
The recruitment process for this position will be conducted remotely. It will include – if you are invited to participate in the selection phase – a written test, presentation and interviews.
If you are not selected for this position but are still considered suitable, you will be placed on a reserve list (
see step 4 of how we hire), from which you might be considered for similar positions within the ECB.
