[Hiring] Automation tester @WLG

Role Description

We are seeking a team of highly experienced software test engineers to support the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) in the testing, validation, and quality assurance of the Networked Interoperable Real-Time Information Services (NIRIS) software baseline.

• Develop, maintain, and improve manual and automated test cases for NIRIS baselines.
• Execute functional, regression, integration, system, and release testing.
• Build, maintain, and refactor automated test scripts using frameworks such as Robot Framework, Playwright, Selenium, or Cypress.
• Support test automation frameworks within the NATO Software Factory (Azure DevOps / GitLab CI/CD).
• Perform interface and interoperability testing for tactical data links and external systems (Link 16, JREAP, OTH-Gold, DIS, VMF, AIS, CESMO, etc.).
• Prepare test data and support test-event preparation (e.g., CWIX, customer visits).
• Log, track, retest, and verify defects using Jira / Zephyr or equivalent.
• Produce and maintain test documentation: test plans, test cases, execution reports, regression reports, release readiness inputs.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives).
• Provide test evidence, KPIs, and release recommendations to support acceptance and governance decisions.
• Proactively identify risks, blockers, dependencies, and process improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience: 5+ years in software testing & QA (complex/distributed systems)
• English: Professional proficiency (oral & written)
• Agile: Experience in Scrum/Agile environments
• Manual testing: 3+ years (functional, regression, integration, release)
• Defect management: 3+ years (identification, reporting, retesting, verification)
• API/Interface testing: 2+ years (RESTful services, messaging systems)
• Web GUI & CLI testing: 2+ years
• Interoperability testing: 2+ years (external systems, data exchange)
• Test automation: 2+ years (Robot Framework, Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or similar)
• Scripting: 1+ year (Python, Java, Bash, or Ansible)
• Containers: 1+ year (Docker or equivalent)
• Tools: Jira, Zephyr, GitLab, CI/CD pipelines
• Documentation: Test plans, cases, reports, defect reports, release readiness
• OS troubleshooting: Windows Server & Linux (IP, DNS, HTTP, certificates)

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