Test Automation Specialist

Mission Overview:

Keystone Solutions is seeking a Test Automation Specialist for a consultancy mission at a client site. As a consultant, you will be part of a dynamic team responsible for developing application components used within the organization. This role offers the opportunity to work on diverse projects, enhancing your professional development and learning experiences.

Key Responsibilities:

As a Test Automation Specialist, you will:

• Create a test plan and define acceptance criteria with the business and development team for each increment, optimizing existing test plans.
• Create, document, and execute integration and end-to-end (E2E) tests.
• Ensure the automation of the execution of created tests (both personally and by supervising others).
• Track and maintain existing integration and end-to-end test cases.
• Evaluate and improve test coverage in a reasoned manner.
• Assess the priority and criticality of detected bugs and take precise actions.
• Support the analysis and development process by providing critical feedback.
• Participate in organizing user acceptance testing.

You will also take on the following roles:

• Scrum Master for the team: ensuring organization and follow-up of agile rituals within the team, implementing an 'inspect and adapt' mindset.
• Domain Quality Steward: ensuring adherence to testing best practices across the domain teams.

Technical Skills:

• Advanced mastery of test definition (acceptance criteria, test plan creation, test plan execution).
• Advanced mastery of test automation techniques (methodology, best practices).
• Advanced mastery of SQL (creating medium complexity queries: joins, deltas, etc.).
• Active knowledge of testing frameworks (testing levels, testing responsibilities, etc.).
• Active knowledge of object-oriented programming (Java coding is required).
• Active knowledge of a version control system such as GIT.
• Active and recent knowledge in an agile environment.
• Active knowledge of XML.
• Ability and recent experience in managing E2E testing of a feature independently and autonomously.
• Knowledge of various testing tools used at the client site (Xray, Postman, Cucumber, Playwright, etc.).
• Recent experience in implementing complex payment/accounting systems.

Preferred Qualifications:

• ISTQB, TMAP, or equivalent certification.
• Scrum Master certification.
• Recent experience in the public sector/social security systems is a significant advantage.
• Active knowledge of REST and SOAP exchanges.

Behavioral Skills:

The ideal candidate:

• Is proactive and persistent.
• Is assertive.
• Has a team spirit.
• Is curious.
• Is motivated to add value to the organization.
• Is professional: able to accept community choices even if they differ from personal preferences.
• Is open to feedback.
• Can work autonomously.
• Is willing to take initiative.
• Can prioritize effectively.
• Can communicate clearly with stakeholders (e.g., user counterparts, other development teams).

Selection Criteria:

• Mastery of applicable technical skills and tools.
• Technical skills: Test analysis, test automation techniques, mastery of different levels of the testing pyramid (definition, implementation, best practices), E2E management of identified bugs (detection, analysis, validation).
• Tools: Playwright, Cucumber, Postman/Bruno, Git, Jira, Miro, Opengrok.
• Language: Advanced knowledge of Java (code writing), SQL queries (medium complexity), XML, REST/SOAP interfaces.
• Methodology: Agile (Scrum).
• Mastery of required behavioral skills. Particular importance is given to team spirit, autonomy (being the sole tester on a project), and initiative.
• Experience as a Scrum Master.
• Knowledge and experience in a large payment and accounting system. Knowledge of the pension allocation and payment system is a significant advantage.

The candidate will mention in their CV the best practices to follow for creating automated tests and why.

The candidate must be available to work full-time starting from November 1, 2026 (project imperative). The candidate will be required to be on-site 2 days a week.

If you are ready to tackle technical and strategic challenges in a dynamic consultancy environment, apply today at Keystone Solutions Career Portal.

Duration: 01/11/2026 - 31/10/2027 12 months • (full time)

Skills required:

• Agile - Level: Junior - Most recent: Any time
• Automatisation des tests - Level: Confirmed - Most recent: Any time
• Création/ exécution des cas de test manuels - Level: Confirmed - Most recent: Any time
• Cucumber (écriture de test DDD) - Level: Junior - Most recent: Any time
• Définition du plan de test - Level: Confirmed - Most recent: Any time
• Gestion E2E Test lifecycle - Level: Confirmed - Most recent: Any time
• Java (écriture de test en java) - Level: Junior - Most recent: Any time
• JIRA - Level: Junior - Most recent: Any time
• miro - Level: Junior - Most recent: Any time
• Opengrok - Level: Junior - Most recent: Any time
• Postman / Bruno - Level: Junior - Most recent: Any time
• REST / SOAP - Level: Junior - Most recent: Any time
• SQL (niveau avancé) - Level: Junior - Most recent: Any time
• Système de gestion des versions (GIT) - Level: Junior - Most recent: Any time
• Testing d’un système de calcul et envoi de paiement et/ou comptabilité - Level: Junior - Most recent: Any time
• XML - Level: Junior - Most recent: Any time

Language requirements:

Dutch
Level Passive knowledge
English
Level Active knowledge
French
Level Native