The test manager designs, plans, and coordinates testing. The test manager ensures that the test fundamentals are developed in the form of the test concept and transfers testing to the subsequent operation.

1. Assurance that the various requirements such as organizational requirements and solution requirements regarding the quality of the system are met

1. Defines the test methods and test organization
2. Determines employee and system deployment for testing and orders tests to be conducted

1. Knowledge of the specialist area
2. In-depth knowledge of the test objects (specialist processes, technology, etc.)
3. In-depth knowledge of the special field of quality assurance and testing with the corresponding methods and practices
4. Knowledge of the design and implementation of IT solutions
5. Knowledge of project management
6. In-depth knowledge of change management
7. In-depth knowledge of HERMES, attested to by a certificate
8. Decisiveness and assertiveness
9. Ability to work in a team, to communicate, and to resolve conflicts
10. Good writing skills, e.g. to create test concepts and test reports