Test Automation Engineer

Quick Facts

• Role: Test Automation Engineer

• Location: Brussels (easy to reach by train)

• Office presence: 2x a week

• Team setup: Agile/Scrum environment

Description

The Test Automation Engineer ensures software quality by implementing and maintaining automated testing approaches. The role includes clarifying functional and non-functional requirements, designing automated tests, documenting and reporting test results to stakeholders, and advising on best practices in test automation.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and clarify functional and non-functional requirements

• Design, develop, and maintain automated tests

• Document test results and report on software quality to stakeholders (developers, analysts, QA, management)

• Draft test cases and manage the bug lifecycle

• Contribute to test automation strategy: tool choice, test coverage, and test architecture

• Provide advisory input to optimize the test approach and processes

• Work within an Agile/Scrum context

Requirements

• Medior to senior experience in test automation (minimum 3 to 5 years)

• Very good knowledge of Java

• Strong experience with Playwright (must-have)

• Proactive mindset and strong communication skills

• Able to work autonomously and at the same time impact the team

Nice to Have

• Experience with Selenium

• Good knowledge of test methodologies (ISTQB or similar)

• Familiarity with BDD / Gherkin

• Knowledge of API testing and REST

• Understanding of synchronous/asynchronous communication (APIs, events)

Benefits

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