QA Engineer / Test Specialist

EUROPEAN DYNAMICS; Brussel; On-site; EUR 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

EUROPEAN DYNAMICS Brussels is seeking a QA Engineer / Test Specialist fluent in English to join the Development team on site in Brussels, working with a major client IT team. You will define test strategies, build automated suites for backend APIs (.NET/Java REST) and frontend (Angular/PrimeNG), and integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines.

This role offers a contract or full benefits package based on qualifications and experience; the successful candidate will collaborate across multi-system

Qualifications

• University degree in IT with 8+ years IT experience.
• Minimum 3 years QA or test engineering, with 2+ years test automation.
• Hands-on API test automation with Playwright or equivalent.
• Frontend test automation for Angular (Playwright/Selenium).
• CI/CD integration experience (GitHub Actions).
• Experience with event-driven or message-based systems and async flows.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes environments and log diagnostics.
• Ability to read .NET and TS/Angular code to write meaningful tests.
• Excellent English language skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain test strategy across unit, integration, end-to-end, regression and performance testing.
• Design, build, and maintain automated test suites for backend APIs and frontend components.
• Set up and maintain test environments and data pipelines with DevOps.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and enforce quality gates.
• Conduct exploratory testing for complex multi-system workflows.
• Produce defect reports and work with developers to triage issues.
• Support performance and load testing for high-throughput endpoints.
• Contribute to test documentation for governance and audit requirements.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning and reviews.

Skills

QA testing

Test automation

API testing

Frontend testing

CI/CD

Kubernetes

.NET

TypeScript/Angular

English

Education

IT degree

Tools

Playwright

Selenium

GitHub Actions

Job description

We currently have a vacancy for a QA Engineer / Test Specialist fluent in English, to offer his/her services as an expert who will be based in Brussels, Belgium. The work will be carried out either in the company's premises or on site at customer premises. In the context of the first assignment, the successful candidate will be integrated in the Development team of the company that will closely cooperate with a major client's IT team on site.

Your tasks

• Define and maintain test strategy, covering unit, integration, end-to-end, regression, and performance testing;
• Design, build, and maintain automated test suites for backend (.NET/JAVA REST APIs) and frontend (Angular/PrimeNG) components;
• Set up and maintain test environments and test data pipelines in collaboration with the DevOps team;
• Integrate automated test execution into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring quality gates are enforced before deployment;
• Conduct exploratory and scenario-based testing against complex multi-system workflows;
• Produce clear, actionable defect reports and work closely with developers to triage and resolve issues;
• Support performance and load testing for high-throughput API endpoints;
• Contribute to test documentation required by formal governance reviews and audit processes;
• Participate in Agile@PM2 ceremonies including sprint planning, retrospectives, and programme increment reviews.

Requirements

• University degree in IT combined with relevant IT professional experience of 8 years;
• Minimum 3 years of professional QA or test engineering experience, with at least 2 years focused on test automation;
• Hands-on experience with backend API test automation (Playwright API testing, or equivalent);
• Strong experience with frontend test automation for Angular applications (Playwright, or Selenium or equivalent);
• Understanding of CI/CD integration for automated testing (GitHub Actions, or equivalent);
• Experience testing event-driven or message-based systems, verifying asynchronous flows, message ordering, and error handling;
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes environments: understanding how services are deployed and how to access logs and diagnostics for test investigation;
• Ability to read and understand .NET and TypeScript/Angular code sufficiently to write meaningful tests and collaborate on testability;
• Experience with test data management in environments with complex data;
• Excellent command of the English language.

We offer a competitive remuneration (either on contract basis or remuneration with full benefits package), based on qualifications and experience. All applications will be treated as confidential.

EUROPEAN DYNAMICS (www.eurodyn.com) is a leading Software, Information and Communication Technologies company, operating internationally (Athens, Brussels, Luxembourg, Copenhagen, Stockholm, London, Nicosia, Hong-Kong, Valetta, etc). The company employs over 1000 engineers, IT experts and consultants (around 3% PhD, 36% MSc and 53% BSc or equivalent). We design and develop software applications using state-of-the-art technology. The group generates annual revenues in the range of EURO 40 million, with an EBITDA in the range of 20%. The value of our contract portfolio exceeds EURO 250 million. EUROPEAN DYNAMICS is a renowned supplier of IT services to government institutions, multinational corporations, public administrations and multinational companies, research and academic institutes.

As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, we are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion.

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