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Software QA Engineer, IT Application

North Holland, Netherlands (On-site)

Software QA Engineer, IT Application

1 Hour ago • All levels • Quality Assurance • Undisclosed

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quality-control

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react

jira

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python

sql

git

angular

restful-web-services

selenium

security-testing

agile-development

product-launch

Job Description

As a Software QA Engineer, you will focus on backend applications designed for the European market. Responsibilities include designing and running tests, debugging, identifying improvements for in-house financial and sales-oriented applications. A key objective is automating existing manual test scenarios and collaborating with product teams and end-users to define robust test cases. You'll work on urgent tasks and independent regional projects, conducting pre-launch testing to ensure software meets requirements. This role demands multitasking, prioritization, and collaboration in a fast-paced environment. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams (product owners, developers, business owners), design automation scripts (open-source tools), and work with analysts to resolve bugs. Strong communication and operational skills are essential, along with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and advocate for high product quality.

Must have:

Agile experience
.NET Core, C#, Angular/React
Automated testing (Selenium, Python)
RESTful APIs, SQL databases
Jira, Xray, Confluence, Git
Excellent written/verbal English

Good to have:

Performance/security testing

What to Expect

As a QA-engineer you focus on backend applications, intended for, but not limited to, the European market. You design and run tests, debug and identify any necessary improvements for our in-house developed financial and sales-oriented backend applications.

The objective is to automate test scenarios that are currently performed manually and to work closely with product and end users to identify solid test scenarios. Hereby you focus on the different aspects of our financial and sales-oriented backend applications where you will not only work on urgent, direct changes, but also independently on regional projects. You are therefore responsible for conducting tests prior to product launch to ensure that the software meets our needs. It is an exciting and demanding position that requires to multitask, prioritize and work in an extremely fast-moving, collaborative environment.

What You’ll Do

Collaborate with other cross-functional teams such as product owners, developers and business owners to create detailed and structured test plans and test cases.
Design, develop and execute automation scripts using open source tools
Collaborate with product analysts when the bugs are fixed.
Identify, register, document bugs found in detail
Communicative and operational skills as well as the ability to work with many stakeholders
The ability to handle multiple projects and tasks in parallel.
Raise the bar high for the quality of the product and the team, be an advocate of the customer

What You’ll Bring

Experience working in an Agile development environment
Strong experience in the latest backend/frontend web stack: NET core, C#, and Angular or React.
Experience with performance and/or security testing is a plus
Proficient user in Jira, Xray, Confluence and Git.
Hands-on experience with automated testing tools, i.e. Xray, Selenium and Python
Proven knowledge and experience with RESTful web services and SQL databases
Mastering the English language in both written and verbal form is required, and some flexibility in working hours is necessary because different teams work in different time zones

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