hero

Find Your Dream Job Today

Our mission is to help high-achieving LGBTQ+ undergraduates reach their full potential.

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

Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank

IT, Quality Assurance
Berlin, Germany
Posted on May 22, 2025

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

  • Accountable for engineering and leading a function in Corporate Bank Technology

  • Deliver state of the art solutions and be a hands-on technologist

  • Implement leading technology advancements in the industry

  • Maintain hygiene, risk, control, and stability at the core of every delivery

  • Manage the software development life cycle (SDLC) of software components all the way to production, including helping support the application to resolve production issues with appropriate triaging

  • Partner with UI/UX Design Team, Architects, Business Analysts, and Stakeholders situated in multiple regions and time-zones; at varying capacity to understand requirements

  • You will lead the testing of components & features in an Agile pod, driving the overall test strategy and execution, while also partnering with the other engineers and analysts to groom and refine requirements to define relevant test cases and scenarios

  • As a QA & Testing lead engineer, you will also partner with the product team, enterprise infrastructure architects and engineers in test to optimize the regression suite with focus on test automation and integration testing with interfaces for penny testing while complying with all control frameworks

  • Partner with enterprise risk team and production services to ensure continuous adherence to technology policies including technology roadmap compliance

Your skills and experiences

  • Several years of experience developing and/or testing Java based Microservices (preferably using Spring Boot framework) in a cloud environment (preferably Google Cloud)

  • Several years of experience with testing frameworks - Selenium, Karate, and tools such as Cucumber

  • Several years of backend testing experience for databases, API’s using SoapUI, Postman and UI testing experience for React components

  • Several years of experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment tools such as Jenkins

  • Automation experience with Test Driven Development (TDD) and/or Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) using Cucumber

  • Exposure to Splunk/SQL for data analysis

  • Full understanding of SDLC lifecycle for software delivery including engaging with production support personnel for defect triaging and resolution

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: 0151 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.