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Junior / Medior Test Automation Engineer

Location
Antwerp, Belgium
Work mode
Hybrid
Contract
Full-time · Junior
Closed
10 Apr 2026

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About the mission

We are looking for a junior/medior test automation engineer for a government project starting in June 2026. The role involves designing automated tests and collaborating closely with analysts and developers to ensure software quality within a microservices architecture.

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Overview

We are looking for a junior/medior test automation engineer for a government project.

Start: June 2026
Duration: until 31/12/2027, with an option for extension
Full-time assignment, partially remote
Language knowledge: French or English
Budget: 570/600 Euro per day, excl. VAT

Key Responsibilities

As an automation tester, you will be responsible for:
designing and maintaining recurring automated tests and mocking
creating and managing test datasets
executing tests within the TAF environment

You will work closely with functional analysts and developers and will be involved from the start in every user story. Anticipation ability, organizational flexibility, and smooth communication across team boundaries are essential in this role. You will work according to the guidelines set by the central QA & Control team.

Project

You will participate in a strategic rewrite project where an existing monolithic application is transformed into a microservices architecture.

The application resembles:
banking applications (management of payments, accounts, and refunds)
accounting systems

You will be deployed within one of the priority domains:
accounting management
transactions and orders
business rules
interfaces

Skills & Experience

Required Competencies

Functional & Methodological (must-have)
Minimum 3 years of experience in test automation
Experience in analyzing and clarifying functional and non-functional requirements
Thorough knowledge of test methodologies and preferably certified (ISTQB or equivalent)
Experience with Agile and Scrum
Strong communication skills
Good knowledge of English and at least one of the official languages

Technical (must-have)
Good knowledge of Gherkin and Playwright or Selenium
Experience with BDD and tools such as Cucumber
Thorough knowledge of XRAY
Experience with JIRA and Confluence
Strong programming skills, preferably in Java
Knowledge of JavaScript, JSON, XML, OpenAPI, Angular, Spring Boot, and HTML
Experience with API testing (Postman, SoapUI, automated via Java/Spring Boot)
Insight into API concepts such as idempotency, versioning, pagination, error handling, DLQ, and Belgif
Knowledge of message-queuing systems (ActiveMQ, RabbitMQ)
Thorough knowledge of databases, test datasets, and SQL
Basic knowledge of containerized environments (Kubernetes, Pods, Clusters) and related tools such as GitLab, ArgoCD, Helm, Harbor, Lens

Languages

Good knowledge of English and French or Dutch

Additional Info

Contract renewable: Yes
Number of days of the assignment: 220
Employment region: Brussels

What you'll do

  • Designing and maintaining recurring automated tests and mocking
  • Creating and managing test datasets
  • Executing tests within the TAF environment
  • Clarifying functional and non-functional requirements
  • Creating test plans and documenting test results
  • Reporting on software quality to stakeholders (developers, analysts, team leaders, QA, and management)
  • Determining the test automation strategy, test coverage, tooling, and test architecture
  • Coaching and guiding colleagues within the testing domain

What we're looking for

  • Minimum 3 years of experience in test automation
  • Experience in analyzing and clarifying functional and non-functional requirements
  • Thorough knowledge of test methodologies and preferably certified (ISTQB or equivalent)
  • Experience with Agile and Scrum
  • Strong communication skills
  • Good knowledge of English and at least one of the official languages
  • Good knowledge of Gherkin and Playwright or Selenium
  • Experience with BDD and tools such as Cucumber
  • Thorough knowledge of XRAY
  • Experience with JIRA and Confluence
  • Strong programming skills, preferably in Java
  • Knowledge of JavaScript, JSON, XML, OpenAPI, Angular, Spring Boot, and HTML
  • Experience with API testing (Postman, SoapUI, automated via Java/Spring Boot)
  • Insight into API concepts such as idempotency, versioning, pagination, error handling, DLQ, and Belgif
  • Knowledge of message-queuing systems (ActiveMQ, RabbitMQ)
  • Thorough knowledge of databases, test datasets, and SQL
  • Basic knowledge of containerized environments (Kubernetes, Pods, Clusters) and related tools such as GitLab, ArgoCD, Helm, Harbor, Lens

Skills

  • Gherkin
  • Playwright
  • Selenium
  • BDD
  • Cucumber
  • XRAY
  • JIRA
  • Confluence
  • Java
  • JavaScript
  • JSON
  • XML
  • OpenAPI
  • Angular
  • Spring Boot
  • HTML
  • Postman
  • SoapUI
  • Kubernetes
  • ActiveMQ
  • RabbitMQ
  • SQL