QA Test & Defect Manager
Cluj, RO
Who we are
Everything at BMW TechWorks Romania begins with passion. It transforms a job into a calling. It motivates us to continually reinvent mobility and bring new ideas to life and onto the roads. Passion for collaborative projects turns a team into a strong unit where every viewpoint is appreciated.
Whatever you aspire to, at BMW TechWorks Romania we live and breathe software and we offer a wide variety of departments and fields where you can share your professional passion with us. By delivering software all the way from the idea to the final product, we lead BMW into the future of digitalization and mobility. And this also means:
• We search for excellence
• We get involved
• We keep it simple
• We share trust
Join BMW TechWorks Romania on our journey of innovation and excellence as we redefine the future of motion, one product at a time. Our engineers are vital to the innovation and digitalization of BMW Group's driving machines, production, sales and banking processes, and you could be part of our evolving teams.
What awaits you
- As a Test and Defect Manager, you will be the cornerstone of quality assurance across projects, ensuring that applications and systems are thoroughly tested and meet business expectations
- Responsible for planning and overseeing test cycles, coordinating defect management, and working with cross-functional teams to deliver stable and reliable solutions
- Lead end-to-end testing activities, from test planning and strategy through execution and reporting
- Coordinate system integration testing (SIT), user acceptance testing (UAT), and regression testing across multiple streams
- Collaborate with business analysts, developers, and stakeholders to define test scenarios, test cases, and acceptance criteria
- Manage test environments, data preparation, and ensuring readiness for each test cycle
- Oversee defect lifecycle management: logging, triaging, prioritizing, tracking, and retesting defects using tools like JIRA
- Facilitate daily defect triage meetings and ensuring timely resolution of issues with appropriate stakeholders
- Create and maintain comprehensive test documentation and provide clear reporting on quality metrics, test coverage, and defect trends
- Drive continuous improvement of QA processes, tools, and standards in collaboration with development and operations teams
What should you bring along
- University Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business or a related field
- 5+ years of experience in software testing and QA, with a strong focus on test coordination and defect management, especially in complex and large-scale distributed software projects
- Solid understanding of software development life cycle (SDLC) and Agile/DevOps methodologies
- Experience with test management tools such as TestRail or Xray
- Hands-on knowledge of defect tracking systems like JIRA
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple test cycles and stakeholder expectations
- Experience in working with cross-functional teams
- Analytical mindset with the ability to troubleshoot, escalate, and resolve defects systematically
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate technical issues into clear business impact
- ISTQB Certification or similar is a plus
- Excellent English verbal and written skills
What do we offer?
• Challenging projects with which we are shaping the mobility of tomorrow
• Great team spirit within an international team
• State-of-the-art global IT landscape and processes
• 100% implementation of the Agile Working Model methodology
• Wide range of personal & professional development opportunities
• High level of job security
• Work-Life-Balance and flexible working hours
• Attractive and performance-related remuneration
• Dynamic and highly-motivating work environment
At BMW TechWorks Romania, we view diversity and inclusion in all its forms as a cornerstone of our team's strength. Equal opportunities are a priority, and fair treatment of all applicants and employees is a fundamental principal of our corporate policy. Our recruitment decisions ensure a balanced and inclusive approach, valuing our people’s different personalities and skills, experience and viewpoints, regardless of sexual orientation, national origin or citizenship, gender identity, age, race, color, ethnicity, religion, or disability.
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