Test Engineer, niveau expert

MC Expert

Brussels, Belgiumhybridfull-timesenior

We are looking for an expert Test Engineer with over 10 years of hands-on experience to join our team for a modernization project. The role involves developing test strategies and operational test plans in a cloud environment, focusing on quality assurance for our eDossier solution. Candidates must have a strong background in testing methodologies and tools, as well as the ability to work collaboratively in a hybrid setting.

Description (English)

Description

Profile description Expert Test Engineer eDossier

The General Commissioner for Refugees and Stateless Persons is a federal independent administration. The mission of the CGRA is to provide protection to individuals who risk persecution or serious harm if returned to their country of origin. In accordance with Belgian, European, and international standards, the CGRA examines each request for international protection in an individual, objective, and impartial manner.

Within the CGRA, a modernization trajectory has been initiated, translated within the eDossier program. It is a very ambitious program, consisting of several projects, with a very tight schedule. To continue shaping and developing the program, we are looking for strong profiles who wish to engage temporarily (fixed-term contracts, terminable immediately, extendable upon positive evaluation) until delivery, expected at least until the end of 2028.

One of the profiles we are looking for is an expert (+10 years of experience, mandatory) hands-on Test Engineer. We expect this person to be able to develop a test strategy considering the eDossier context (cloud, APIs, zero trust, microservices, etc.), create an agile operational test plan (business and technical), and implement it as automated as possible, so that the quality of our eDossier solution (software and hardware) cannot be questioned by internal and/or external stakeholders. You will form a team with other experienced, highly competent, and motivated individuals.

Key Responsibilities

•You have a broad and diverse set of competencies that enable you to determine, design, implement, and manage the quality level of IT solutions.

•You are an energetic Test Engineer with a passion for IT and a positive can-do mentality. You are a team player who works as a core member of a multidisciplinary and cross-functional team with the primary driver being the customer and stakeholders.

•You continuously develop your own expertise while gathering, updating, and disseminating knowledge about new tools & practices within the team.

•As a Test Engineer, you are responsible for developing (and adjusting) a plan of action for testing within our eDossier solution, as well as for its operational implementation.

•You are responsible for functional testing: validating business logic in microservices and APIs, testing data integrity, and E2E testing of user flows.

•You are responsible for API testing: validating API contracts (openAPI) and testing for functionality, performance, security, and compatibility between microservices and external systems.

•You are responsible for integration testing: testing the interaction between microservices and COTS components, as well as with external APIs and adapters.

•You are responsible for security testing in a context where authentication, authorization, and encryption are central.

•You are responsible for performance and scalability testing of microservices and APIs, as well as the solution as a whole.

•You are responsible for developing and maintaining automated test suites in the CI/CD pipelines.

Skills & Experience

•Degree, preferably in computer science from higher education of short or long type, obtained at a recognized college or university within the European Union, is mandatory.

•5 years of hands-on experience testing cloud (native) developments/solutions, preferably within Azure Cloud.

•5 years of hands-on experience with TDD.

•5 years of hands-on experience with monitoring and observability of software solutions, preferably GRAFANA.

•5 years of hands-on experience with test automation.

•3 years of hands-on experience with Java SE.

•3 years of hands-on experience with Java SE10+.

•3 years of hands-on experience with Python and JavaScript.

•3 years of hands-on experience with Bash and/or PowerShell.

•5 years of hands-on experience with API testing frameworks and tools, preferably BRUNO.

•5 years of hands-on experience with UI testing frameworks and tools, preferably CYPRESS with a good knowledge of HTML DOM.

•3 years of hands-on experience with unit, regression, and integration testing, preferably JUNIT and CUCUMBER.

•5 years of hands-on experience with performance, stress, and load testing, preferably via JMETER and GATLING.

•3 years of hands-on experience with version control, pull requests, and code quality tools.

•5 years of hands-on experience with E2E testing.

•3 years of hands-on experience with security testing.

•3 years of hands-on experience with build tools, preferably MAVEN.

•5 years of hands-on experience with integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines (preferably Azure DevOps).

•5 years of hands-on experience with contract testing, mocking, and service virtualization.

•3 years of hands-on experience with using NoSQL databases.

•5 years of experience working within agile delivery teams.

Languages

•A very good knowledge of English is necessary.

•A good knowledge of Dutch or French is necessary.

Additional Info

•The deadline for proposals is 03/08/2026 23:59.

•The duration of the assignment is from 14/09/2026 to 31/08/2027.

•The daily rate is 800.00€.

Competitive

Job Info

Type

full-time

Level

senior

Work

hybrid

Salary

Competitive

Posted

Jul 3, 2026

Start Date

Sep 14, 2026

Deadline

Aug 3, 2026

Tech Stack

Azure CloudJava SEJava SE10+PythonJavaScriptBashPowerShellGRAFANABRUNOCYPRESSJUNITCUCUMBERJMETERGATLINGMAVENNoSQL