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Senior Program Test Lead

Meerab Group

Brussel, Belgium Belgium Source: OnJob

Job description

Description supplied through OnJob, with formatting cleaned for readability.

We are seeking a Senior Program Test Lead to join our team. The role involves orchestrating program tests across multiple workstreams and providing end‑to‑end visibility for governance decisions.
Key responsibilities
Develop the overall test plan for the program and break it down into integrated operational plans.

Orchestrate testing activities carried out by various workstreams, internal teams and suppliers.

Establish and maintain a consolidated schedule of test campaigns, dependencies, environments, datasets and resources.

Coordinate sequences of System Testing, SIT, End‑to‑End Testing, UAT, regression and non‑functional tests.

Anticipate capacity conflicts, critical dependencies and inter‑domain impacts, proposing necessary trade‑offs.

Produce consolidated dashboards of coverage, results, risks and quality of evidence.

Required qualifications
Proven experience in leading large‑scale testing programs.

Strong knowledge of System, SIT, UAT and regression testing methodologies.

Ability to develop and maintain comprehensive test plans and schedules.

Excellent communication and stakeholder coordination skills.

Nice to have
Familiarity with Pollard and Brightstar vendor processes.

Experience with migration validation and cut‑over planning.

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Researched 27 October 2026

Program test leadership in Brussel

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What this program test-lead role involves

This Senior Program Test Lead role is about coordinating testing across multiple workstreams and giving leadership clear, end-to-end visibility for governance decisions. The vacancy points to program-level planning, integration across internal teams and suppliers, and control of the overall test agenda. It covers System Testing, SIT, End-to-End Testing, UAT, regression and non-functional testing, with attention to dependencies, resources and evidence quality.

Sources: Original OnJob vacancy

Experience and skills to demonstrate

The core experience to show is leadership in large-scale testing programs, plus practical knowledge of System, SIT, UAT and regression methodologies. You should be ready to discuss how you build and maintain test plans and schedules, coordinate multiple stakeholders, and manage trade-offs when capacity or dependencies collide. The vacancy also values clear communication and stakeholder coordination; optional familiarity with Pollard and Brightstar processes, and migration validation or cut-over planning, can be mentioned separately if relevant.

Sources: Original OnJob vacancy

Preparing examples for an interview

For interview preparation, pick examples that show how you turned a broad testing objective into an integrated plan, tracked campaign progress, and escalated risks with evidence. A strong example would include how you handled dependencies between environments, datasets and teams, or how you balanced sequence changes across test phases. General preparation can also include reviewing planning, scheduling, reporting, risk-based testing and team-leadership themes so you can speak clearly about your methods.

Sources: Original OnJob vacancy Luxembourg Testing Board: Test Manager training and syllabus

Brussel: location and details to clarify

The vacancy is listed in Brussel, Belgium, as full-time and on-site. Ask the recruiter about the office location, attendance pattern and working language before making arrangements.

Sources: Original OnJob vacancy

About Meerab Group

Meerab Group’s company-supplied LinkedIn profile describes it as a Belgium-based software-development and IT-consulting company serving organisations across Europe, headquartered in Brussels. The profile also mentions project management, quality assurance and managed services as part of its delivery background. Treat this as company-provided context rather than independent verification of the vacancy’s team, client, or hiring details.

Sources: Meerab Group: company-supplied LinkedIn profile

Questions for the recruiter

Useful recruiter questions include: how the overall test plan is expected to be structured; which workstreams, suppliers and governance forums the role coordinates; how coverage, risks and evidence are reported; and what the current test sequence looks like across System Testing, SIT, UAT and regression. Since the posting is on-site, it is also reasonable to ask about office attendance expectations and the working language used day to day.

Sources: Original OnJob vacancy

Confirm the working language, office attendance, application deadline and work-authorization requirements with the recruiter.