Senior Software Development Engineer in Test I, Protect

Joining Collibra’s Test Engineering team

• You will take part in testing activities in the Scrum Team and assist in the successful execution of testing strategies.
• You will develop and promote the testing knowledge within an Agile team and provide the needed help and assistance in enabling developers to test.
• You will share your experience on a variety of testing tools relevant to our business environment and drive experimentation towards further improvements.
• You will define and maintain metrics and promote testing awareness within Engineering.
• You will promote a shift-left approach in testing across Engineering.
• You will drive Test Data definition and develop scalable frameworks and tools to solve problems.
• This is a hybrid role based in our Brussels office. Our hybrid model means you’ll work from the office at least two days each week. This setup helps us stay connected, work more closely together, and keep making progress as a team.

SDET, Test Engineering at Collibra are responsible for

• Reviewing requirement specifications and user stories to provide timely and meaningful feedback.
• Designing, development and execution of automation scripts and Test Automation frameworks (Cypress, Playwright, Rest Assured, etc).
• Working on the continuous integration of your scripts (Jenkins) and driving the team on the way towards continuous testing.
• Identifying, documenting and tracking issues.
• Working closely with Software/Test Engineers and Product Managers across the organization to understand the context and drive automation and testing to meet objectives.
• Taking part in exploratory testing and test design sessions - to help in improving the overall product quality.
• Acquiring a deep understanding of the domain and approach testing holistically, ensuring comprehensive coverage.
• Have a critical mindset to discern what to automate and what not to, strategically sampling critical tests with a focus on balancing risk, cost, and value.
• Coach developers and other SDETs.
• K8s and Helm charts.

You have

• Minimum 8 years of experience in Test Automation.
• Knowledge of software QA methodologies and tools (JIRA or similar) and processes.
• Experience in Java and/or TypeScript and hands-on experience with automated testing tools (Cypress, Playwright, Rest Assured, etc.).
• Experience with DevOps, Gradle, Jenkins and Docker.
• Good communication skills and enjoy collaborating with fellow co-workers.
• Ability to identify flaws in the testing process, toolset, infrastructure and to propose and drive necessary improvements.
• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent related working experience is required.
• You must have work authorization to work in Belgium.
• This is a full time employment position. As of this time, we are not considering freelance or B2B arrangements for this role.

You are

• Experienced in building Test Automation Frameworks and in continuous delivery/continuous testing environment.
• Experienced in building/maintaining CICD pipelines.
• Experienced in working in an Agile/Scrum development process.
• Able to identify testing and quality challenges.
• Able to create innovative solutions to solve complex problems.
• A person with great communication skills and who enjoys collaborating with fellow co-worker.
• Able to combine automation skills with manual part of testing (Exploratory).
• Able to think independently with curiosity, criticism and keen attention to details.
• Well organized and accustomed to an innovative environment.

Measures of success are

• Within your first month, you will complete your onboarding and all the mandatory learnings, whilst becoming familiar with the product, tech stack and test frameworks.
• Within your third month, you will be actively contributing to the test processes and improvements to test coverage.
• Within your sixth month, you will own test projects and be driving the team on quality improvements.