Software tester

Sqills; Enschede; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Sqills in Enschede is seeking a Software Tester to join their ambitious test team. You will be responsible for executing manual and automated test plans while closely collaborating with developers in a DevOps environment.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree, knowledge of testing techniques, and a proficiency in programming languages. Enjoy working in an agile setting and continuously strive for improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in applicable fields (ICT, Computer Science).
• Understanding of testing techniques and methods.
• Affinity for programming and CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Write, review, and execute manual and automated test plans.
• Develop automated tests using various programming languages.
• Collaborate with the DevOps team for testing feedback.
• Document and report test results to stakeholders.
• Identify and implement improvements to testing processes.

Skills

Software testing techniques (ISTQB, TMap)

Test automation (Cucumber, Rest Assured)

Programming languages (Java, Go, Kotlin)

Agile methodologies

SQL database systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Tools

Postman

Gatling

Behat

Cucumber

Job description

Software Tester

We pay you to wreck the place

Full-time · Amersfoort

Sqills currently has room for a Software Tester with technical affinity. We are looking for an enthusiastic, eager to learn colleague who enjoys testing our software, features and more.

What will you do?

As a Software Tester you are responsible for writing, reviewing and executing manual and automated test plans and test cases. You will set up functional, performance, and security tests using various tooling (i.e. Postman, Gatling, Behat, Cucumber).

The Sqills test team is ambitious and eager to work in progressive way, using the latest tooling, languages and processes.

What does a software tester do?

• You work in an autonomous DevOps team together with developers and analysts on one of the components of our software suite S3 Passenger;
• You develop automated tests in, for example, Kotlin, Go, Java or React;
• You make sure that developers get feedback about any regression errors as quickly as possible. You do so by working closely with the development process when testing;
• You are the quality advocate for the team and facilitates the team to be able to continuously improve the quality;
• You automate tests on different levels, such as API, GUI and integration;
• You document test results and report them to the team and stakeholders;
• You continuously investigate whether improvements can be made to working methods, processes, and tooling in order to improve the quality of S3 Passenger.

About you

• Bachelor’s degree in both working and technical proficiency (e.g. HBO ICT, Computer Science, Business Intelligence, Technical Management);
• Knowledge of testing techniques and test methods such as ISTQB or TMap;
• Affinity with the technical side of software testing (Programming, Continuous Integration/Delivery);
• Knowledge of test automation with, for example, Cucumber, Rest Assured, Apitest or Cypress is a plus;
• Knowledge of programming languages (Go, Java, Scala, Kotlin, etc.) is a plus;
• Knowledge of SQL database systems is a plus;
• You feel at home in an Agile working environment and embrace concepts such as DevOps;
• You are interested in the latest developments in your field and enjoy learning.

Curious?

We can only consider applications from Dutch, EU/EEA or Swiss citizens, or from individuals who already hold a valid residence and work permit for the Netherlands.