Test and Release Manager (m/f/d)

About the Job

The Test and Release Manager is responsible for overseeing the end-to-end delivery lifecycle — from acceptance of deliveries through quality assurance, testing, and deployment. This role coordinates testing and release schedules across organizational entities, ensuring that all processes run smoothly and in line with the plan, with particular focus on complex projects with multiple dependencies. The Test and Release Manager also ensures that all processes comply with internal and external standards and regulations, safeguarding compliance and security requirements throughout the software delivery pipeline.

What you do

• Own and manage the full delivery acceptance process: validate incoming deliveries, assess quality, coordinate and execute testing activities, and oversee deployment to TEST and PROD environments.
• Plan, maintain, and communicate the release calendar; align testing and deployment schedules with all stakeholders and vendors to prevent conflicts and avoid unplanned emergency releases.
• Design, prepare, and maintain test plans, test cases and test scripts covering functional verification, regression, integration, and system testing; verify that deliveries meet acceptance criteria before UAT handover.
• Identify, track, and resolve release-blocking issues early, reducing deployment time and minimizing the risk of failed go-lives.
• Ensure all release and test management activities comply with internal governance standards, security policies and applicable external regulations.
• Act as the central coordination point between IT analysts, development teams, infrastructure, and business units.
• Maintain clear release and test documentation and continuously review and improve release and testing processes, tooling, and best practices to increase efficiency and support continuous improvement.

What you bring

• Proven experience in release management, test management, or IT delivery coordination in complex, multi-dependency environments; strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes across TEST and PROD environments.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in IT project delivery, release management, or a related field; prior hands-on experience in a software testing role is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of software testing methodologies with focus on functional, regression, integration and system testing in pre-UAT phases, including hands-on experience preparing test plans, test cases and test scripts as well as evaluating test outcomes to communicate a clear UAT entry recommendation.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, able to coordinate across development, operations and business teams and drive alignment under time pressure.
• Solid understanding of IT governance, compliance frameworks and security standards as they apply to software delivery and release processes.
• Education in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline; relevant trainings or certifications (e.g. ISTQB, ITIL, SAFe) are a plus.
• Basic knowledge in AI technologies, principles and their practical use.

What we offer

• We offer a hybrid work model which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working incl. up to 25 days per year working from abroad.
• We believe in rewarding performance and our compensation and benefits package includes a company bonus scheme, pension, employee shares program and multiple employee discounts (details vary by location).
• From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered.
• Flexible working, health and wellbeing offers (including healthcare and parental leave benefits) support to balance family and career and help our people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach.
• For our location in Slovakia, the minimum salary range for this position starts from EUR 3600 per month, depending on experience and qualifications.

About Allianz Technology

With its headquarters in Munich, Germany, Allianz Technology is Allianz's global IT service provider and delivers IT solutions that drive the group's digitalization. With more than 11,000 employees in over 20 countries around the world, Allianz Technology is tasked to run, optimize, transform and innovate the infrastructure, applications and services together with Allianz companies to co-create the best customer experience.

We service the entire spectrum of digitalization – from one of the industry's largest IT infrastructure projects that spans data centres, networks and security, to application platforms ranging from workplace services to digital interaction.

In short: We deliver comprehensive end-to-end IT solutions for Allianz in the digital age. We are the backbone of Allianz.

Find us at: www.linkedin.com/company/allianz-technology.

Commitment to Integrity, Fairness & Inclusion

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us.

We at Allianz believe in a strong inclusive culture that encourages people to speak their minds, get involved and question the status quo. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love, or what you believe in. We therefore welcome applications regardless of race, ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.

To Recruitment Agencies

Allianz Technology has an in-house recruitment team that sources great candidates directly. Therefore, Allianz Technology does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies or search firm recruiters.

When we do work with recruitment agencies, that engagement is formalized by a contract. Fees will only be paid when there is a contract in place. Without a contract in place, we will not accept invoices on unsolicited resumes, even if the candidate was ultimately employed by Allianz.

 98984 | IT & Tech Engineering | Professional | Non-Executive | Allianz Technology | Full-Time | Permanent