Assurance Engineer – NS

Jobtailor; Den Haag; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Den Haag, Netherlands, seeks a verification and validation engineer to join the Chief Quality Office. You will plan, execute and report on multiple projects within a multinational assurance team, coordinating with external contractors as needed.

Role requires NATO SECRET clearance and 3+ years in testing across functional, non-functional, and interoperability areas, with strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Qualifications

• Must have NATO SECRET clearance.
• 3+ years of experience planning and executing test, verification and validation activities in large, complex projects.
• Experience with functional, non-functional and interoperability testing of systems and products.
• Proven experience managing external stakeholders and co-workers during large projects.
• Ability to understand hardware and software system architectures.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize and conduct formal reviews and assessments.
• Evaluate compliance with organizational standards and determine underlying causes for non-compliance.
• Produce test documentation (Test Plans, Test cases, RTM, test reports).
• Provide assurance to test artefacts such as RTM.
• Manage design, planning and execution of V&V events and reporting.
• Support projects where execution is performed by external contractors.
• Support operational communities in acceptance activities.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Test planning

Technical communication

Education

Advanced certification in testing and testing management

Tools

Test Management Tools

Defect Management Tools

Requirements Management Tools

Job description

Duties

• The section where the duties will be performed is within the Chief Quality Office, Independent Assurance Branch, Product and Service Assurance Team.
• The Product and Service Assurance Team is responsible for the independent verification and validation of all Agency delivered projects, systems, services, processes and programmes, including independent status reporting at executive level.
• This includes in-service projects, systems, services, processes and programmes, which are supported by the Branch through the Agency enterprise change management processes.
• The role is to be a part of a team that deals with planning, execution and reporting on multiple different projects.
• The person will be integrated in a multinational team of assurance engineers with the knowledge of the specific domain(s) as requested for the profile.
• Plans, organizes and conducts formal reviews and assessments of complex domains areas, cross-functional areas, and across the supply chain.
• Evaluates, appraises and identifies non-compliances with organizational standards and determines the underlying reasons for non-compliance.
• Produces test documentation such as (Event) Test Plans, Test cases, Requirements Traceability Matrix, test reports, etc.
• Provides assurance to test artefacts such as the Requirements Traceability Matrix.
• Manages the design, planning and execution of the V&V events and its reporting.
• Provides support to projects where the execution is performed by an external contractor.
• Provides support to the operational community in operational acceptance activities.

Requirements

• The candidate must have a currently active NATO SECRET security clearance.
• At least 3 years recent experience in planning and execution of test, verification and validation activities in large complex projects.
• At least 3 years recent experience with functional, non-functional and interoperability testing of systems and products.
• Proven experience with managing external stakeholders and co-workers during the execution of large complex projects.
• Ability to understand and reason about hardware and software system architectures typically found in system design documentation.
• Ability to understand technical concepts such as DNS, NTP, Email, Databases, Application architectures and inter-application communication protocols.
• Ability to communicate with clarity, coherence, conciseness and engagement, both orally and in writing.
• Experience using, and testing in virtualized and cloud environments.
• Familiar with main test tools for test management, defect management and requirements management.
• Experience dealing with independent testing when the testing is conducted by an external party.
• Desired:
• Advanced certification in the area of testing and testing management;
• Experience testing NATO/military business domain;
• Experience with assurance tools and processes;
• Experience as an interoperability tester within NATO context;

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in planning, execution, and reporting of verification and validation activities for complex projects, with a strong focus on stakeholder management and compliance with organizational standards. Proficient in utilizing test management tools and understanding system architectures within a NATO context.

Tools & Technologies

• Test Management Tools
• Defect Management Tools
• Requirements Management Tools