Quality Assurance Consultant (f/m/d) German speaker

We are seeking a Quality Engineer Consultant to join our Quality Engineering team, bridging the gap between world-class Software Quality Assurance (SQA) and client-focused solutions and delivery. In this consultative role, you will act as a remote quality assurance expert on a day-to-day basis for many of our core clients, and internal product teams alike. Seamless collaboration is a cornerstone of this role and due to demand in the DACH region, the role requires bilingual professional fluency in both German and English to coordinate between customer stakeholders and supplier teams. As a consultant, you will not only write robust, maintainable automated test suites, but also employ consultative approaches to understand client challenges, conduct technical discovery, and guide stakeholders through quality strategies. You will design, implement, and evolve testing frameworks while serving as a customer advocate and solutions technical advisor under minimal supervision. This role is built for a professional eager to deliver outstanding technical quality while expanding their advisory capabilities and accelerating growth towards a senior role. What you'll be doing Software Quality Engineering & Automation Test Automation Frameworks: Design, write, execute, and maintain robust automated test scripts using both Playwright (JavaScript) and Selenium across web applications, APIs, embedded software, and backend integrations. Quality Processes: Establish and continuously improve SQA processes, testing methodologies, and robust testing standards across cross-functional teams. Lifecycle Testing: Define modular testing strategies across the full software development lifecycle (SDLC), covering unit, integration, system, e2e, edge case, and release testing. CI/CD & DevOps: Integrate automated testing suites seamlessly into deployment pipelines and modern CI/CD and DevOps environments (primarily GitLab CI, GitLab, and Bitbucket). API Validation: Perform functional API testing and a