Senior QA & Release Engineer – Banking & Regulatory Reporting

Swiss Himmel GmbH Vacant since : 28.10.2026 Number of jobs : 1 4051 Basel (BS) 100% Immediately Permanent

Location:

Basel, Switzerland
Company:
Swiss Himmel GmbH

Employment Type:

Full-time
Industry: Banking & Financial Services

Swiss Himmel GmbH is a Basel-based technology and consulting firm partnering with leading enterprises to deliver complex technology transformation and modernization initiatives. We combine strong industry expertise with practical engineering and consulting capabilities across banking technology, cloud infrastructure, Dev Ops, quality engineering, and digital transformation.

Swiss Himmel GmbH is seeking an experienced Senior QA & Release Engineer – Banking & Regulatory Reporting to manage end-to-end testing, quality assurance, and release delivery for business-critical banking applications.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in software testing, release management, production support, and Dev Ops automation within banking or financial services environments.

This role requires close collaboration with development, QA, Dev Ops, and business stakeholders to ensure application stability, regulatory compliance, and successful production deployments.

The successful candidate will act as the primary point of contact for test coordination and release readiness, supporting complex banking platforms and regulatory reporting applications in an Agile environment.

• Plan, design, and execute integration, system, regression, end-to-end, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for banking and regulatory reporting applications.
• Own end-to-end test coordination, including test planning, execution tracking, defect triage, retesting, and stakeholder reporting.
• Develop and maintain test plans, test cases, requirements traceability matrices, and defect documentation.
• Perform backend data validation using SQL to ensure data accuracy, consistency, and integrity across applications.
• Support testing activities for regulatory reporting initiatives, including ECB/Bundesbank reporting, IFRS, XBRL, and related banking requirements.
• Collaborate with business analysts, developers, and stakeholders to validate functional and technical requirements.

• Manage the complete release lifecycle, including deployment planning, release coordination, production go-live, validation, and post-deployment support.
• Act as the single point of contact for testing and release readiness across cross-functional teams.
• Coordinate release activities with development, infrastructure, Dev Ops, and production support teams.
• Support Day-End Processing (DEP), batch execution monitoring, and job scheduling using Redwood or similar tools.
• Investigate production issues, support troubleshooting activities, and coordinate defect resolution.
• Ensure successful implementation of platform migrations, application upgrades, and production releases, including RHEL upgrades.

• Build, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines using Git Lab CI/CD and Git.
• Develop and maintain deployment automation using Ansible.
• Perform application troubleshooting, log analysis, and operational support in Linux/Unix environments.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts using Bash and Python.
• Support secure file transfer pipelines, deployment validation, and environment configuration activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve test automation, deployment efficiency, and release reliability.

• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Work closely with onshore and offshore teams to…