Lead QA & Testing Engineer (f/m/x) – Payment Channel Applications

Job Description:

About the job

Deutsche Bank Technology in Berlin

DB Technology is a global team of tech specialists, spread across multiple trading hubs and tech centres. We have a strong focus on promoting technical excellence – our engineers work at the forefront of financial services innovation using cutting-edge technologies.

Our Berlin location is our most recent addition to our global network of tech centres and growing strongly. We are committed to building a diverse workforce and to creating excellent opportunities for talented engineers and technologists. Our tech teams and business units use agile ways of working to create #GlobalHausbank solutions from our home market.

Channels Applications

Corporate Bank Technology has embarked on a multi-year technology refresh program that includes revitalization of "Channel" applications for payment initiation. As a Lead Engineer (f/m/x), you will be working on adding functionality to a global payment initiation platform that has React based micro frontends backed by Java powered micro-services deployed in a containerized environment. The platform uses event streaming over Kafka and varied datastores such as PostgreSQL, Oracle, HBase, MongoDB.

You'll collaborate with other Senior Engineers and Analysts on the platform embracing agile practices to incrementally add functionality to the platform, with a sharp focus on automation.  You will partner with business and technology managers to define modules and enhancements to the application stack that provides Deutsche Bank's institutional clients ability to initiate payments in real time and access to their account balances & statements in near real time. You will enable the digital environment that helps our people share their knowledge, expertise, and real passion for our business. Deutsche Bank is investing heavily in technology, which means we are investing in you. Join us here, and you’ll constantly be looking ahead.

Your key responsibilities

• You partner with UI/UX Design Team, Architects, Business Analysts, Developers, and Stakeholders situated in multiple regions and time-zones to clarify requirements, challenge ambiguities, and translate them into effective QA strategy and test artefacts

• You own feature quality from the QA side across the full lifecycle, ensuring requirements are testable, acceptance criteria are covered, and risks are visible from inception to production

• You create, maintain, and continuously improve test plans and test scenarios, leveraging AI-assisted approaches where useful to accelerate actualization, increase coverage, and keep documentation aligned with evolving requirements

• You design, build, and maintain hands-on automated tests across UI, API, integration, and backend layers with a strong focus on reliability, maintainability, and fast feedback in CI/CD pipelines

• You regularly monitor and control quality risks through appropriate reviews and tollgates across both functional and non-functional testing areas, and you support production issue triage with clear defect analysis and prioritization

Your skills and experiences

• Extensive hands-on experience testing and automating Java-based microservices and distributed applications in Google Cloud environments, including Cloud Run and GKE

• Strong background in test automation using Selenium, Karate, Cucumber, and related frameworks, with the ability to build and evolve robust automation suites independently

• Solid backend and API testing skills (SoapUI, Postman) plus UI testing experience for React-based applications, component-driven front ends, and data validation involving MongoDB-backed services

• Proficient with CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and experienced in TDD/BDD automation, test reporting, and quality gates in delivery pipelines

• Strong communication skills with proven ability to drive requirement discussions, define QA ownership for features, and use data and AI-enabled techniques to improve test planning, coverage, and delivery outcomes

What we offer

We provide you with a comprehensive portfolio of benefits and offerings to support both, your private and professional needs.

• Emotionally and mentally balanced
  A positive mind helps us master the challenges of everyday life – both professionally and privately. We offer consultation in difficult life situations as well as mental health awareness trainings.

• Physically thriving
  We support you in staying physically fit through an offering to maintain personal health and a professional environment. You can benefit from health check-ups; vaccination drives as well as advice on healthy living and nutrition.

• Socially connected
  Networking opens up new perspectives, helps us thrive professionally and personally as well as strengthens our self-confidence and well-being. You can benefit from PME family service, FitnessCenter Job, flexible working (e.g parttime, hybrid working, job tandem) as well as an extensive culture of diversity, equity and inclusion.

• Financially secure
  We provide you with financial security not only during your active career but also for the future. You can benefit from offerings such as pension plans, banking services, company bicycle or “Deutschlandticket”.

Since our offerings slightly vary across locations, please contact your recruiter with specific questions.

This job is available in full and parttime.

In case of any recruitment related questions, please get in touch with Luisa Moderzinski.

Contact Luisa Moderzinski: +049 (0) 151 56516413

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.

Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.

We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.