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With more than 7,300 stores in 11 different countries, ALDI SOUTH is one of the world’s largest food retailers. It is our mission to supply our customers with high-quality food at the best possible prices. In doing so, we follow our own unique concept of consistency, simplicity and responsibility. ALDI SOUTH IT ensures that everything runs smoothly, from the IT infrastructure to the software used, at both national and international level. Within the scope of transnational projects, our experts develop IT solutions for worldwide deployment at ALDI SOUTH.

The Stores area creates the technical basis for efficient store processes by using the latest technologies. Our customers will be able to see the results of your work first-hand in all ALDI SOUTH stores worldwide. Our processes are increasingly moving to mobile devices to provide store associates with the most up-to-date hardware and software support. To facilitate this strategic focus, we are continually expanding our current team of experts. 

Your Job

What this role looks like.

• Assuming full ownership of and for the testing of our checkout solutions deployed to more than 7,300 stores 
• Maintaining a broad overview of the test status of our checkout solutions both internally and by our external development partners and vendors at any given time, backed by corresponding KPIs and suitable dashboard visualisations 
• Providing insights on testing capacity forecasts and the estimated effort; defining specific requirements for testing activities 
• Setting standards and driving the agile testing approach to deliver robustly tested, high-quality increments, challenging our external development partners and vendors accordingly 
• Defining appropriate test methods, cases and data requirements to validate the full functionality (“zero-bug policy”) of our checkout solutions for all countries during Sprints  
• Actively participating in agile ceremonies for our checkout products in order to shape the testing scope and activities early in the process, fostering a continuous feedback loop with our external development partners and vendors 
• Using your specialised knowledge of testing methodologies in the heart of the product team(s) 

Your Profile

What you bring with you.

• Thorough attention to detail; robust problem-solving skills 
• Exceptional organisational and time management skills; ability to work on tight deadlines 
• Proactive hands-on approach to tasks and challenges 
• Extensive experience in software testing (e.g. ITIL), including but not limited to test creation and automation, ideally supported with proficiency in software development 
• Agile mindset with a track record of employing agile testing methodologies to validate developments during Sprints  
• Strong communication and presentation skills in English 
   

Desirable extras.

• Experience in retail (particularly with checkout solutions) is highly advantageous 
• Experience in software development is beneficial 
• Experience working with external development partners and vendors 
• Certification in testing (e.g. ISTQB Certified Tester) 
   

Your Benefits

What you will get in return.

• Partial mobile working within Germany, incl. hardware budget
• State-of-the-art technologies
• Attractive remuneration as well as holiday and Christmas bonuses
• Future-oriented training and development
• Modular onboarding and buddy
• Corporate health management programme

Your Tech Stack

What you will work with.

• Atlassian Jira for test case creation and test cycle maintenance 
• Atlassian Confluence for documentation 
• Microsoft Teams for communication 
• Microsoft O365 (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint)