Software Engineer

Responsibilities

As an integral part of the Engineering team, the successful candidate will be responsible for automating the test process of new product releases to ensure we can release fast and at high quality. You’ll need to:

• Ensure that our enterprise applications are delivered with the appropriate level of quality.
• Capture the requirements and acceptance criteria of newly developed functionality in test cases and manage the overall inventory of test cases to ensure it remains up to date.
• Minimize the need for manual testing by transforming suitable test cases into automated tests.
• Collaborate with Product Management on refining feature requests, ensuring testability stays top of mind when transforming the requirements to implementation.
• While manual exploratory or regression testing is not the primary focus of this role, it is expected to be part of the workload at times

Person Specification

Successful candidates will be enthusiastic individuals with a strong technical background in general software engineering skills related to the following:

Essential

You must have all of the following:

• Experience in object-oriented programming.
• Highly proficient in Java.
  Experience of writing complex automated tests.
• Experience with setting up, managing and maintaining test automation frameworks.
• Experience with using a test case management tool (e.g. TestRail).
• A keen eye for detail and the ability to identify, isolate and document defects.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Fluent written and spoken English. 

Desirable

• Basic understanding of graph theory, as these concepts are relevant to the applications to test.
• You hold an ISTQB certification or similar proof of experience in testing.
• Experience with Geospatial
• Information Systems (GIS) or web mapping software.
• Experience working in an Agile environment, with an understanding of
• Scrum methodology.
• Experience of the telecommunications and/or utility industry.

Education / Experience

Master’s degree from an accredited university in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent industry experience.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Work Permits & Visas

You must already have the right to work permanently in Belgium. 
IQGeo is not able to sponsor work permits.

Flexible Working

We support hybrid and flexible working arrangements for all employees. We understand that life for many people involves school runs, care giving, or exercising!