Product Owner – Quality Engineering (m/f/x)

Your mission

As the driving force behind quality assurance, you will build our new internal Center of Excellence for QA and test automation, serving as a central product offering for all our development departments. You will significantly contribute to the digital sovereignty and security of our open-source-based cloud in Germany by taking responsibility for the holistic test strategy of our distributed systems. Through close, cross-team collaboration, you will ensure that our cloud features integrate seamlessly, refactoring efforts are significantly reduced, and we provide our customers with high-quality, reliable solutions.

Your tasks

• Formulating and communicating the product vision as well as prioritizing the product backlog for QA and test automation to create a transparent, value-driven roadmap

• Defining QA processes independently and selecting appropriate tooling with a strong focus on in-depth end-to-end testing of the entire cloud solution

• Designing a comprehensive test strategy and, where necessary, engaging in active development to build test environments and automated test pipelines

• Acting as a central interface between development, operations, and internal stakeholders to create acceptance for new test processes and to moderate technical discussions effectively.

• Managing test cases and realistic test data systematically, as well as preparing test-relevant documentation for internal and external audits (e.g., by the BSI) in coordination with the Information Security team

• Reviewing product components prior to production release and providing meaningful reporting and KPIs to continuously measure product quality

Requirements

• Several years of proven experience in software quality assurance and test automation, ideally combined with solid practical experience in product ownership or agile requirements management

• A solid fundamental understanding of modern cloud architectures as well as confident handling of Linux-based systems and open-source technologies

• Profound knowledge of common frameworks for end-to-end testing and test automation, or the strong motivation and willingness to quickly acquire these skills within our highly technical environment

• Excellent communication skills to act as a mediating interface between various teams, coupled with a structured approach to complex systemic challenges

• A high awareness of IT security and quality standards, optimally with initial exposure to IT audits or regulatory requirements

• Good German and fluent English skills as well as a mandatory permanent residence in Germany

What you can expect

At SysEleven, you are part of a true tech company with deeply rooted open-source DNA and a clear focus on technological excellence. We cultivate a direct, peer-to-peer knowledge exchange and a lived hands-on mentality where hierarchies do not matter – ultimately, the best technical solution always wins. You can expect short decision-making paths and a tremendous amount of space for your own ideas, which will particularly benefit you during the strategic setup of this new Center of Excellence