Senior Test Engineer

What you will do

As a Senior Test Engineer, you will ensure that developed software operates as expected on both technical and functional levels. You will support the software design and delivery team with your expertise, covering functional and non-functional testing, end-to-end testing with external partners, and supporting end users during acceptance testing. You will also contribute to the continuous improvement of testing processes and quality assurance implementation.

Your main responsibilities include:

• Defining test strategies for projects
• Reviewing business requests and analysis documents
• Creating and executing test cases, scenarios and plans
• Following up on defects and issues, and writing test reports
• Automating test cases using different tools depending on technologies and needs
• Supporting involved teams and assisting in the estimation of test effort and test plans
• Improving processes and test deliverables

You will report to the Software Team Leader and work closely with functional analysts, developers and engineers within the operations department.

What we are looking for

Technical skills:

• A bachelor's degree or above
• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience in software testing (manual and automated)
• Experience with manual testing, API testing and building test strategies
• Strong knowledge of testing processes and methodologies (ISTQB certification is an asset)
• Experience in testing Java services, web services, REST APIs, proxy services and open standards such as XML, XSD, WSDL
• Solid experience in analysing and modelling complex processes and workflows
• Knowledge of tools such as Jira, Xray, ReadyAPI and Playwright
• Experience working in Agile environments
• Experience with Groovy Script or equivalent
• Nice to have: familiarity with public administration systems

Personal skills:

• Fluent in Dutch/English or French/English, with at least basic knowledge of the third language
• A real team player at ease with sharing knowledge and best practices with colleagues, able to create an atmosphere of openness
• Attentive to details, with strong analytical and communication skills
• Result driven and never diminishing quality for speed

The setting

This assignment runs until the end of December 2027 and starts as soon as possible. The work mode is hybrid: 40% in the office in Brussels and 60% working from home. You must be able to be on-site two days a week.

The interview process consists of two rounds. The first round is a one-hour interview via Teams, and the second round is a one-hour technical interview on-site. Only the presence of the candidate is accepted at both interviews.