.Location: Madrid, SpainThales people architect identity management and data protection solutions at the heart of digital security. Business and governments rely on us to bring trust to the billions of digital interactions they have with people. Our technologies and services help banks exchange funds, people cross borders, energy become smarter, and much more. More than organizations already rely on us to verify the identities of people and things, grant access to digital services, analyze vast quantities of information, and encrypt data to make the connected world more secure. Thales in Spain is a leader in technological solutions applied to Defence, Aeronautics, Security, Transportation, and Space and, furthermore, is a global centre for excellence in Space, Security of Critical Infrastructures, and Transportation.With a turnover of €320 million and a staff of, it exports approximately 40% of its total production principally to the Middle East, North Africa, and Latin America. Thales Digital Identity & Security is a global leader in digital security, bringing trust to an increasingly connected world. We design and deliver a wide range of products, software, and services based on two core technologies: digital identification and data protection.As a Validation & Integration Manager/Lead, you will be contributing to the quality of HW & SW solutions based on Thales components using state-of-the-art Biometric products and algorithms. If you're looking for new opportunities, ready to join a high-skilled multicultural team, and willing to travel (up to 15% of your time on certain peaks), we are now hiring in Madrid.A week in the life of a Validation & Integration Manager: You define the validation and integration strategy with the schedule.You will coordinate and test E2E a full solution by integrating SW/HW components from other teams towards a successful deployment in the production environment.You will cooperate with developers to reproduce, identify, and isolate the issues.You will write all the documentation and procedures required.You participate in customer acceptances, deployments, trainings, and demos.Knowledge, Skills, and Experience: To succeed at this job, you must have > 5 years of proven experience with:Create validation and integration strategy, test plans, and schedules.Coordinate integration of SW components from different teams.Build and test End-to-End your integrated solution.Reporting and KPI follow-up including optimization of planning to meet deadlines.Participation in meetings/demos/acceptances/deployments/trainings with customers.QA Testing including 2 years in test & integration management.Extremely valuable:Experience with API testing and Web Services SOAP/REST.Non-functional testing (performance, load, etc.) using JMeter, Postman, or SOAP UI.HW & SW components integration (cameras, readers, etc).Any of the following is a plus:Scripting language for automatic tests (e.G., Python)