Release and Test Manager

Join our team as a Release and Test Manager

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Whoever you are, and whatever your role is, with Luminor you will get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to build a local banking champion. 

We are seeking for a skilled and detail-oriented Release and Test Manager to lead the testing and release lifecycle of data platform and warehouse solutions in Luminor Data Platform team. This role ensures smooth and secure deployment of regular data solutions across on-premise and cloud environments, supporting critical business and regulatory reporting needs.

What You Will Do: 

• Plan, coordinate, and manage releases across SAP IQ, SAP Data Services, Oracle, and AWS-based data platforms.
• Define and manage release schedules for data warehouse components including ETL jobs, data models, and reporting layers.
• Oversee deployment activities across development, test, staging, and production environments.
• Ensure comprehensive test coverage including functional, regression, performance, and data integrity testing.
• Ensure all releases and testing activities comply with banking regulations, internal audit standards, and data governance policies.
• Identify risks and dependencies early in the release cycle.
• Collaborate with Data Engineers, DevOps, Developers to enhance CI/CD pipelines and automate testing and release workflows.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for test and release-related communications.
• Provide regular updates to stakeholders on release readiness, test results, and post-release reviews.

What We Expect:  

• Relational Database understanding: Oracle, Sybase IQ, MS SQL Server or similar
• Understanding of Data Warehouse architecture, ETL principles.
• Experience in test and release management in data-intensive environments, preferably in banking or financial services.
• Strong understanding of data warehouse architecture, ETL processes, and data
  quality principles.
• Hands on experience in Testing and QA would be an advantage.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies, CI/CD practices, and ITIL frameworks.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Tools: Jira, Git, Jenkins, ServiceNow, SQL, Python (for data validation scripts).
• Fluent English is required in spoken and written communication.

What We Offer:

• Flexibility. Flexible working hours, Hybrid work, and the possibility to work from anywhere in the EU, Iceland, Switzerland, and the UK (in total 90 days per year)
• International teams. Teams that go outside Pan-Baltic borders, where people value challenging work together with good humor and having fun
• More vacation. Additional weeks of vacation are available to all employees who have been in the company for 1 year or more
• Volunteer time off. We care about giving back to society, therefore, you will get additional days off for volunteering purposes
• Paid leave. We are proud of our employees who are participating in military training. Therefore, Luminor offers 30 fully paid calendar days for military training every year
• Health benefits. A competitive benefits package in addition to your salary that includes health insurance after the first 3 months pass in all three Baltic states, as well as Health days in case of your absence due to sickness without a doctor's note needed
• Wellbeing. Access to tools and resources that help you feel good and be productive at work and in life
• Professional growth. Internal and external training programs, workshops, conferences, online training, etc.
• Special Offer for Luminor products & services. Enjoy special offers & pricing for products and services provided by Luminor
• Gross salary. 2,400 - 5,080 EUR/month, which is to be determined depending on your level of experience and competencies

The application deadline is the 29th of October. We are looking for a candidate primarily already located within the Baltics please apply with your CV in English and PDF format. 
If you're interested to apply please don't wait until the last day: we can still proceed with suitable candidates before the application deadline.