Sovereign Cloud Senior Quality Specialist

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SAP Sovereign Cloud is a specialized cloud solution designed to meet stringent data sovereignty, security, and compliance requirements. It is tailored for organizations that need to ensure their data remains within specific geographic or jurisdictional boundaries. A collaborative, cross‑functional working group within SAP focuses on defining, developing, and promoting best practices for the adoption and implementation of SAP Sovereign Cloud solutions.

YOUR FUTURE ROLE

We are looking for a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer (f/m/d) in the newly formed SOEVERIGN CLOUD DELIVERY ARCHITECTURE QUALITY ASSURANCE team of the SOEVERIGN CLOUD DELIVERY & OPERATIONS business unit within the CUSTOMER SERVICES AND DELIVERY board area. In this role, we test and operate the internal SAP Sovereign Cloud environments used as reference by the regional Operations teams. You will help deliver SAP Multi‑Tenant applications to SAP Sovereign Cloud customers aiming at functional completeness, streamlined deployments, and smooth operation. You will be working closely with technical product managers, engineers, our security team, as well as SAP product team members and Operations teams. You will have the opportunity to solve the intricate Sovereign Cloud challenges of scale and security, while using your functional expertise skills in the applications’ environment setup, functional expertise, and testing background (manual/automated). You will participate in the overall release lifecycle which includes scheduling, coordinating, and executing test cases for releases as well as patches in pre‑production Cloud landscape. You will help identify defects, track defect remediation, and include software or solution updates required to resolve issues in future deployments.

What you bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, engineering or a similar field
• A solid background in software testing, encompassing both manual and automated testing for frontend and backend cloud‑based solutions (inc mobile).
• Expertise in test planning, design and execution, leveraging tools like Jira for requirement review and adhering to established testing principles.
• Defect management processes experience in detecting, logging, and reporting bugs and configuration changes
• Ability to troubleshoot complex software issues leveraging technical and product skills.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control systems.
• Familiarity with Security processes and tools (e. g. Vault)
• Excellent methodological and conceptual skills paired with analytical thinking
• Proven ability to work in cross‑functional teams
• Fluency in written and spoken English

Nice to have

• Understanding of Software Testing lifecycle with ISTQB Foundations certification
• Prior team or work stream lead experience to streamline QA effort
• Awareness of Cloud infrastructure and design incl. hyperscalers, Azure, GCP).

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 5 + years of professional experience in Cloud Delivery related fields and technologies

Due to the potentially classified nature of our work, your willingness is required to subject yourself to a governmental security clearance process (https://www.gns. gov. pt/pt/pessoas/)

Please note that any violation of these guidelines may result in disqualification from the hiring process.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local legal requirements.

Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.