Test Specialist

For our Partner delivering a project for a European Union agency.

• Minimum 5 years of relevant professional IT experience, including at least 5 years of experience in software testing or a similar role.
• Proven experience in functional, regression, and acceptance testing of enterprise web applications.
• Hands-on testing experience with SharePoint, SPFx, React, and .NET Web APIs.
• Experience in API testing (e.g. Postman) and basic performance testing (e.g. JMeter).
• Strong practical knowledge of Azure DevOps Test Plans and Boards, including test management and defect tracking.
• Experience maintaining traceability between requirements, user stories, test results, and related commits or pull requests.
• Experience taking over test assets, regression suites, and testing environments from third-party contractors.
• Understanding of Definition of Done criteria, including security scan and penetration test findings.
• Experience working with business owners on acceptance criteria and UAT organisation.
• Strong knowledge of software testing tools, test design techniques, and methodologies.
• Good understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Excellent analytical, communication, and documentation skills, with strong attention to detail.

Nice to have:

• ISTQB Advanced certification, an internationally recognised equivalent accepted by the Contracting Authority, or an additional 3 years of test design experience beyond the minimum experience required for a similar position.
• English proficiency at minimum B2 level.
• Availability for a knowledge-transfer period.
• EU citizenship is mandatory.

• Designing, documenting, and executing test cases for complex software systems.
• Performing functional, regression, acceptance, and exploratory testing.
• Conducting API testing and basic performance testing.
• Creating and maintaining test plans, test suites, test cases, and defect reports in Azure DevOps Test Plans and Boards.
• Ensuring traceability between requirements, user stories, test results, and defect resolutions.
• Reviewing existing testing documentation and taking over test assets, regression suites, and environments from third-party contractors.
• Verifying Definition of Done criteria, including security scan and penetration test findings.
• Collaborating with business owners to define acceptance criteria and organise User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Analysing test results, reporting defects, and monitoring testing progress.
• Cooperating with business analysts, architects, developers, and service desk teams.
• Supporting knowledge transfer activities and taking a test lead role in smaller projects.

• English proficiency at minimum B2 level.
• EU citizenship is mandatory.
• Professional experience must not overlap with periods of education or other employment when calculating the required years of experience.