April 28, 2026
Defect Manager
Senior • Hybrid
30,000 - 38,000 PLN/hr
Krakow, Poland
📍 Location: Kraków, Poland (hybrid: 2 days in the office, 3 days remote)
📄 B2B Contract: 180 - 230 PLN / hour
We are looking for a proactive Defect Manager to join an international programme supporting the transition of a major banking business to a new technology platform. The initiative includes application re-installation within the new environment, data migration, and a comprehensive testing phase covering migration testing and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
This role sits within the Test Management function and will play a key part in coordinating defect resolution across multiple teams, driving prioritization, and ensuring smooth delivery in a complex banking environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Coordinate defect resolution activities across teams and ensure SLA adherence.
- Refine defect understanding, including criticality, urgency, and resolution path.
- Lead and facilitate defect meetings and track corrective actions.
- Organize defect correction work using burndown charts, workarounds, and prioritization based on severity and business impact.
- Work closely with Test Managers, business teams, and technical stakeholders to remove blockers.
- Promote best practices in defect management and support a strong banking functional culture.
- Challenge delays, escalation points, and defect prioritization where needed.
- Support effective communication across distributed, multicultural teams.
Requirements:
- Experience in Test Management or a similar role within a structured project environment.
- Solid understanding of defect management processes and testing methodology.
- Familiarity with SDLC and project methodologies such as Waterfall and Agile.
- Hands-on experience with Jira, including dashboards, filters, and test/defect tracking.
- Cross-domain consulting or business analysis experience.
- Strong understanding of banking functional areas.
- Ability to understand architecture, environments, and data models.
- Experience in investment banking or large programme environments is highly desirable.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong analytical thinking, ownership, and ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure.
- English proficiency enabling work in international teams.
Nice to Have:
- Test management certification.
- Experience working in large-scale migration or transformation programmes.
- Background in defect governance, reporting, and escalation management.
- Familiarity with UAT and migration testing phases.
What We Offer:
- Long-term cooperation in a large international banking programme.
- Real impact on defect resolution and delivery quality.
- Work in a multicultural, distributed environment.
- Private medical care (LuxMed) and Multisport card.
Why apply for an Antal job offer?
When your application is successful, you will be supported by a dedicated Consultant who will stay in regular contact with you (via email or phone), help you prepare for interviews with your future employer, and ensure a smooth and professional recruitment process.
About Antal
Antal is a leading recruitment and HR advisory company, present in Poland since 1996 and later expanded to the Czech Republic and Hungary. Across the CEE region, we employ around 150 professionals who deliver a full range of services – from specialist and executive recruitment, employee outsourcing and HR consulting, to employer branding and market research.
Our division-based structure combines deep industry expertise with functional specialisation, enabling us to provide tailored solutions for companies in every sector. We act as a trusted partner for both employers and candidates, sharing our knowledge and guiding them through every stage of the talent journey. We connect exceptional people with the right opportunities and help organisations build successful teams.
Discover our latest job openings: https://en.antal.pl/candidates
Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/antalpoland
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Krakow, Poland
35,000 - 42,000 PLN/hr
🏢 Summary: Senior DevOps Software Engineer role in a global banking transformation programme focused on cloud-native platforms, automation, and distributed systems. The position involves designing, building, and operating scalable cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines in a regulated, production-grade environment. The engineer will support mission-critical services and contribute to automation, reliability, and continuous improvement initiatives. 🗂️ Requirements: Strong experience with GCP and core cloud services, Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, Experience with Jenkins, Git, Maven, SonarQube, Practical knowledge of Terraform and Ansible, Shell scripting skills, Experience operating production-grade cloud services, Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools, Understanding of DLT or blockchain concepts 📃 Skills: GCP, GKE, Jenkins, Git, Maven, SonarQube, Terraform, Ansible, Shell, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, DLT, Blockchain 🏢 Description: 📍 Location: Kraków (hybrid: 2 days in the office per week, 3 days remote) 📄 B2B: 210 - 250 PLN / h 🏦 Industry: Banking / Financial Services We are currently seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Software Engineer to join a large-scale, global banking transformation programme focused on cloud-native platforms, automation, and distributed systems. The role sits within a high-performing engineering team responsible for building, operating, and evolving mission-critical services in a regulated environment. You will work in a cross-functional, international setup with engineers, architects, and platform specialists, contributing to the design and operation of scalable cloud infrastructure and CI/CD ecosystems. Responsibilities: • Provide end-to-end support across the software delivery and run lifecycle, including development and DevOps activities • Design, build, and maintain Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, Git, Maven, and SonarQube • Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Ansible, and scripting (e.g. Shell) • Manage and support cloud-based solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), networking, compute, storage, and databases (e.g. PostgreSQL) • Ensure service reliability through monitoring, logging, incident management, and adherence to availability and recovery objectives • Support release management processes and drive automation and continuous improvement initiatives • Collaborate with cross-functional engineering and operations teams to deliver scalable and resilient platforms • Provide post go-live support for Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) / blockchain-based systems where applicable Requirements: • Strong experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including GKE and core cloud services • Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Jenkins, Git, Maven, and SonarQube • Practical knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, Shell scripting) • Experience supporting and operating production-grade, live services in cloud environments • Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and observability tools • Understanding of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) / blockchain concepts (advantageous) • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to design simple solutions for complex challenges • Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams What we offer: • Opportunity to work on large-scale, global banking and cloud transformation initiatives • Exposure to modern cloud-native and DevOps toolchains in a mature engineering environment • Real impact on the design, automation, and reliability of enterprise platforms • Collaboration with international, highly skilled engineering teams • Private medical healthcare (Lux Med) & Multisport card Why apply for an Antal job offer? When your application is successful, you will be supported by a dedicated Consultant who will stay in regular contact with you (via email or phone), help you prepare for interviews with your future employer, and ensure a smooth and professional recruitment process. About Antal Antal is a leading recruitment and HR advisory company, present in Poland since 1996 and later expanded to the Czech Republic and Hungary. Across the CEE region, we employ around 150 professionals who deliver a full range of services – from specialist and executive recruitment, employee outsourcing and HR consulting, to employer branding and market research. Our division-based structure combines deep industry expertise with functional specialisation, enabling us to provide tailored solutions for companies in every sector. We act as a trusted partner for both employers and candidates, sharing our knowledge and guiding them through every stage of the talent journey. We connect exceptional people with the right opportunities and help organisations build successful teams.
Technology
Antal Sp. z o.o.
Quality Assurance Lead
Senior
Hybrid
Krakow, Poland
140 - 160 PLN
🏢 Summary: Leadership role responsible for defining and driving QA strategy across complex IT projects while overseeing end-to-end testing activities. Combines hands-on manual and automated testing expertise with team leadership and cross-functional collaboration. Focuses on ensuring high software quality, test automation adoption, and effective defect and release management. 🗂️ Requirements: Proven experience as QA Lead, Test Lead, or Senior QA with leadership responsibilities, Strong knowledge of software testing methodologies and best practices, Hands-on experience in manual and automated testing, Experience with UI and API testing, Practical experience with test automation tools, Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments, Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and quality gates, Experience with test management and defect tracking tools, Ability to manage defect lifecycle, Very good English (minimum B2) 📃 Skills: Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, RestAssured, Jira, Xray, TestRail, Agile, Scrum, CI/CD, API, UI 🏢 Description: QA Lead Location: Kraków, Poland (hybrid 8x per month from office) We are looking for an experienced QA Lead to take ownership of quality assurance activities across complex IT solutions. The role combines hands-on quality expertise with leadership responsibilities and close collaboration with development, product, and business teams. Responsibilities Define, implement, and continuously improve the QA strategy and testing processes Lead and mentor a team of QA engineers (manual and automation) Plan, coordinate, and oversee end-to-end testing activities across multiple projects Ensure high quality of delivered software through effective test planning, execution, and reporting Drive test automation strategy and support its adoption within the team Collaborate closely with Developers, Product Owners, Business Analysts, and other stakeholders Manage defect lifecycle and ensure transparent communication of quality risks Take part in release readiness, go/no-go decisions, and production quality monitoring Promote best practices in QA, Agile delivery, and continuous improvement Requirements Proven experience as a QA Lead, Test Lead, or Senior QA with leadership responsibilities Strong knowledge of software testing methodologies, processes, and best practices Hands-on experience with both manual and automated testing (UI and API) Practical knowledge of test automation tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, RestAssured, or similar Experience working in Agile / Scrum environments Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and quality gates Experience with test management and defect tracking tools (e.g. Jira, Xray, TestRail) Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders Strong analytical mindset and attention to detail Very good command of English (minimum B2 level) Nice to Have Experience with performance or security testing Background in financial services, banking, or other regulated environments ISTQB or other relevant QA certifications We Offer Opportunity to lead quality initiatives in impactful projects Work in an international, collaborative environment Flexible working model (hybrid / onsite) Competitive compensation and long-term cooperation Professional growth and influence on quality standards and processes Why apply for an Antal job offer? When your application is successful, you will be supported by a dedicated Consultant who will stay in regular contact with you (via email or phone), help you prepare for interviews with your future employer, and ensure a smooth and professional recruitment process. About Antal Antal is a leading recruitment and HR advisory company, present in Poland since 1996 and later expanded to the Czech Republic and Hungary. Across the CEE region, we employ around 150 professionals who deliver a full range of services – from specialist and executive recruitment, employee outsourcing and HR consulting, to employer branding and market research. Our division-based structure combines deep industry expertise with functional specialisation, enabling us to provide tailored solutions for companies in every sector. We act as a trusted partner for both employers and candidates, sharing our knowledge and guiding them through every stage of the talent journey. We connect exceptional people with the right opportunities and help organisations build successful teams.