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Test Automation Engineer

Ghent, Belgium

IQGeo is seeking an enthusiastic Test Automation Engineer to help us move our quality assurance to being majority-automated. You’ll be a software engineer that enjoys building and maintaining automated test suites of many hundreds of tests for our various products, with manual testing only when automation is not practical. Your primary responsibility is to automate testing of the frontend and various backend APIs.

Our Engineering department, with teams located in Cambridge (UK), Denver (USA), and Ghent (Belgium) is responsible for designing and developing our geospatial products. As a Test Automation Engineer, you will be a part of the Ghent team, where you will be involved in the testing of our auto-design tools for planning Fiber and Power networks. The person in this role is expected to be capable of working independently, and as a team member, and should have experience working with complex business software and enterprise applications. 

Responsibilities

As an integral part of the Engineering team, the successful candidate will be responsible for testing 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.
  • 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.
  • Collaborate with Product Management on refining feature requests, ensuring testability stays top of mind when transforming the requirements to implementation.
Person Specification

Essential

  • Experience with maintaining test automation frameworks.
  • Experience with end-to-end testing using Playwright.
  • Experience with using a test case management tool (e.g. TestRail).
  • Proficient in either Java, Python, or a similar programming language.
  • 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

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

 

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!


This position will be based in our Ghent, Belgium office. However, we support hybrid and flexible working arrangements for all employees. 

If you would like to join this winning team, please Apply here or alternatively submit your resume and cover letter to hr@iqgeo.com