Tribe Test Engineer

Location: Brussels

Start Date: 19/03/2026

End Date: 31/03/2027

Mission Context:

Join the DevEx Tribe to enhance the development experience by making application development faster and smoother while ensuring higher quality. As a Tribe Test Engineer, you will help shape the testing strategy, define best practices, and select/integrate testing tools. The position involves 50% office work and 50% remote work.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Testing Strategy:
   • Develop and implement a scalable testing strategy aligned with organizational goals and agile methodologies.
   • Own testing initiatives within agile teams.
   • Foster a quality-first culture, embedding shift-left testing and continuous improvement across squads.
2. Standardizing Testing Practices:
   • Define and enforce standardized testing methodologies, including Integration Testing, System & End-to-End Testing, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
   • Promote automated testing and CI/CD integration to accelerate feedback loops.
   • Advocate for non-functional testing.
3. Testing Tool Selection & CI/CD Integration:
   • Evaluate, recommend, and implement modern testing tools aligned with our tech stack (Java, JavaScript/TypeScript).
   • Lead Proof-of-Concept (PoC) initiatives for new tools.
   • Oversee tool integration into CI/CD pipelines.
4. Stakeholder Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing:
   • Partner with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, DevOps teams, and Testing Guild to embed testing as a core development practice.
   • Translate technical testing outcomes into business-insightful reports for stakeholders.
   • Mentor teams on best practices, test automation, and quality assurance.

Language Requirements:

Proficient in English. Knowledge of French or Dutch is a plus.

Education:

Bachelor/Master or equivalent by experience.

Agile Requirements:

• Act as the owner of testing initiatives within agile teams.
• Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and DevOps teams.
• Foster a culture of quality and accountability.

Required Experience/Knowledge:

• At least 5 years of relevant experience.
• Hands-on expertise with Test Automation Frameworks, BDD/TDD, API Testing Tools, CI/CD Pipelines, and Version Control.
• Excellent knowledge of Java in a test engineering context.
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and shift-left testing principles.
• Eager to use AI technologies to improve software testing.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with containerization (Docker).
• Business domain knowledge (e.g., finance, banking, payments).
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (IaC).

Soft Skills:

• Quality-first mindset with meticulous attention to detail.
• Adaptability & collaboration in fast-paced environments.
• Passion for continuous learning and proactive knowledge-sharing.