Senior Software Test Engineer – NIRIS, Security Clearance

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Senior Software Test Engineer for NATO ensuring software quality in complex systems. Seeking experienced individuals for developing automated and manual test cases in an Agile environment.

Posted 6/6/2026full-timeRemote • 🇳🇱 NetherlandsSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAzureCypressDistributed SystemsDNSDockerJavaLinuxPythonSelenium

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop, maintain, and improve manual and automated test cases for NIRIS baselines.
Execute functional, regression, integration, system, and release testing.
Build, maintain, and refactor automated test scripts using frameworks such as Robot Framework, Playwright, Selenium, or Cypress.
Support test automation frameworks within the NATO Software Factory (Azure DevOps / GitLab CI/CD).
Perform interface and interoperability testing for tactical data links and external systems.
Prepare test data and support test-event preparation (e.g., CWIX, customer visits).
Log, track, retest, and verify defects using Jira / Zephyr or equivalent.
Produce and maintain test documentation: test plans, test cases, execution reports, regression reports, release readiness inputs.
Participate in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives).
Provide test evidence, KPIs, and release recommendations to support acceptance and governance decisions.
Proactively identify risks, blockers, dependencies, and process improvements.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years in software testing & QA (complex/distributed systems)
Professional proficiency in English (oral & written)
Experience in Scrum/Agile environments
3+ years in manual testing (functional, regression, integration, release)
3+ years in defect management (identification, reporting, retesting, verification)
2+ years in API/Interface testing (RESTful services, messaging systems)
2+ years in Web GUI & CLI testing
2+ years in interoperability testing (external systems, data exchange)
2+ years in test automation (Robot Framework, Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or similar)
1+ year in scripting (Python, Java, Bash, or Ansible)
1+ year in containers (Docker or equivalent)
Familiarity with tools like Jira, Zephyr, GitLab, CI/CD pipelines
Experience in Documentation: Test plans, cases, reports, defect reports, release readiness
OS troubleshooting in Windows Server & Linux (IP, DNS, HTTP, certificates)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

manual testingautomated testingdefect managementAPI testinginteroperability testingtest automationscriptingOS troubleshooting

Soft Skills

communicationrisk identificationprocess improvement