Environment Testing Engineer

Job Description

"We have people at heart, and business at mind."

Why Euroclear? We believe that our people are our strength. The diverse talents that our employees offer are directly linked to our global success. We are committed to crafting an inclusive culture that celebrates diversity and strive to be a Great Place to Work for All.

We are an organization that values people and has a strong reputation in global markets. As a trusted provider of post-trade services, Euroclear brings together participants from around the world to facilitate the transfer of money and securities. Join us and make a meaningful impact on the global financial markets while pursuing your personal and professional goals.

Join our international business with 5,500+ team members worldwide. Experience a culture of high performance and continuous growth in a vibrant and multicultural environment.

Division: GBS

Job description:

We are seeking an experienced Test Environment Manager to contribute to the test environment stream covering the existing landscape and future test environment strategy for our modernization program. This program involves transitioning from a monolithic architecture to a microservices architecture. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing, maintaining, and evolving our test environments to ensure they align with the strategic goals of the modernization program, providing reliable, scalable environments for testing activities.

The role will also require you to drive the Test environment management processes across Legacy and Modernised Services as well as building technical test knowledge to contribute to Infrastructure projects, provide technical test expertise to Development squads, define Technical Test requirements and feed into Test strategies.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Test Environment Strategy Development:
   • Contribute and support to the Development and implementation of a comprehensive test environment strategy aligned with the goals of the modernization program.
   • Collaborate with architects, developers, and squads to ensure the test environment meets the needs of microservices-based applications.
2. Environment Management:
   • Support the setup, configuration, and maintenance of test environments.
   • Ensure environments are properly provisioned, maintained, and decommissioned as needed.
   • Manage and document environment configurations, dependencies, and integration points.
   • Support the planning and scheduling of test environments for project work.
3. Support and Troubleshooting:
   • Provide ongoing support for test environment issues, including troubleshooting and resolving problems promptly.
   • Act as a liaison between development, QA, and support teams to address and resolve environment-related issues.
4. Automation and CI/CD Integration:
   • Implement and maintain automated environment provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.
   • Integrate test environments with CI/CD pipelines to facilitate automated testing and continuous delivery.
5. Monitoring and Reporting:
   • Monitor environment performance and usage, ensuring optimal operation and resource utilization.
   • Develop and maintain metrics and dashboards to track environment health, usage, and issues.
6. Stakeholder Collaboration:
   • Work closely with developers, QA, and operations teams to understand environment requirements and constraints.
   • Communicate environment status, changes, and issues to stakeholders effectively.
7. Continuous Improvement:
   • Identify and implement opportunities for improving environment setup, management, and support processes.
   • Stay updated with industry trends and best practices related to test environment management and microservices.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Experience:
  • Proven experience (5+ years) in managing test environments, with at least 2 years of experience specifically with OpenShift Linux.
  • Extensive experience with microservices architecture and related containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Ansible).
• Technical Skills:
  • Understanding in scripting languages and automation tools.
  • Proficient in Linux operating systems and shell scripting.
  • Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab).
  • Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana).
• Soft Skills:
  • Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

About Euroclear

Working together, winning together

At Euroclear, teamwork is at the heart of everything we do. To promote openness and communication we have open offices, flexible working, a collaborative online platform spread over 15 different locations and a casual dress code. We continuously strive to do things better but also encourage our people to make finance enjoyable. Working together is winning together!

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About Us

Why join us

Embark on your new adventure at Euroclear, and work at the heart of the global capital markets. We connect over 2,000 financial institutions across the globe. As an open and resilient infrastructure, we contribute to the stability of the financial markets. We help clients cut through complexity, lower costs, and mitigate risks of financial transactions. At Euroclear, we have the clear ambition to use our key role to facilitate and accelerate a sustainable global financial system.

What We Offer:

• Work closely with inspiring, supportive and engaged colleagues from more than 80 different countries.
• Practice your talents in a highly professional international environment.
• Join a learning and development environment with an emphasis on knowledge sharing and training.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

New ways of working

Find your own optimal balance within our hybrid working model, where you can connect at the office and also benefit from remote working.

Great Place to Work for All

We are committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates diversity and strives to be a Great Place to Work for All. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment, regardless of any aspect that makes them unique (including race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, disability, ...). If you need any specific accommodation due to disability or any other reason, you can let the recruiter know during your application process.

About the Team

The Group Business Solutions (GBS) division ensures the competitiveness of Euroclear by delivering reliable and sustainable IT solutions for the financial securities markets. Our technical teams deliver new IT solutions and improve existing applications for both our internal and external clients. We deploy changes into the production environment in a controlled and structured way that doesn't compromise production stability and we ensure applicative production support.