Tribe Test Engineer

The client's DevEx tribe is dedicated to enhancing the development experience by making application development faster and smoother, while ensuring high quality. You will join the DevEx Tribe as a Tribe Test Engineer, shaping testing strategy, defining best practices, and selecting/integrating testing tools. The position involves a hybrid work model, with 50% on-site and 50% remote work., * Develop and implement a scalable testing strategy aligned with organizational goals and agile methodologies, in collaboration with the Tribe Product Owner and other squad members.

• Own testing initiatives within agile teams.

• Foster a quality-first culture, embedding shift-left testing and continuous improvement across squads.

• Define and enforce standardized testing methodologies, including:

• Integration Testing (e.g., RestAssured, Karate, …)

• System & End-to-End Testing (e.g., Cypress, Playwright, …)

• User Acceptance Testing (UAT) (e.g., Octane)

Promote automated testing (UI, API, performance) and CI/CD integration to accelerate feedback loops.

Advocate for non-functional testing.

• Evaluate, recommend, and implement modern testing tools aligned with the tech stack (Java, JavaScript/TypeScript).

• Lead Proof-of-Concept (PoC) initiatives for new tools.

• Oversee tool integration into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., automated test execution on merge requests).

• 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, fostering a collaborative, feedback-driven culture.

• Challenge requirements based on testing expertise, ensuring feasibility and risk mitigation., * Act as the owner of testing initiatives within agile teams, ensuring alignment with sprint goals and delivery timelines.

• Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and DevOps teams to establish testing as a cornerstone of the development process.

• Foster a culture of quality and accountability across all teams.

• Thirst for knowledge: Agile is about learning and adapting. Knowledge sharing is key to success.

• The goal of team success: Agile is about the success of the team, not individual heroics.

• There is no failure, only feedback: Agile is about continuous improvement through feedback., * Consultancy Nature: Embrace your role as a consultant, working on-site and representing Keystone Solutions in client environments.

• Dynamic Projects: Experience a wide variety of challenges across different client settings, ensuring no two missions are ever the same.

• Turbo-Charged Learning: Accelerate your professional development with exposure to diverse technologies, methodologies, and industries.

• Skyrocketing Ambition: Grow your career within a framework that values ambition, initiative, and continuous improvement.

• K-Stone Values: As a K-Stone, you bring our core values-excellence, integrity, and collaboration-to every engagement.

If you are ready to tackle technical and strategic challenges in a dynamic consultancy environment, apply today .

Do you have experience in User acceptance testing?, Do you have a Master's degree?, * Sound knowledge of English is required; knowledge of a local language (French or Dutch) is a plus., * Bachelor/Master degree or equivalent by experience., * At least 5 years of relevant experience., * Hands-on expertise with Test Automation Frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright).

• BDD/TDD (Cucumber, Octane).
• API Testing Tools (Postman, Bruno, RestAssured, Karate).
• CI/CD Pipelines (Gitlab-CI, Jenkins).
• Version Control (Git).
• 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 and to upskill in other programming languages.

Nice to have:

• Experience with containerization (Docker).
• Business domain knowledge (e.g., finance, banking, payments, …).
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) (e.g., Terraform).
• Knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript.

Business Experience:

• Practical experience with Scrum is preferable.

Soft Skills:

• Quality-first mindset with meticulous attention to detail.
• Adaptability and collaboration in fast-paced, feedback-driven environments.
• Passion for continuous learning: stays updated on emerging testing trends (AI in testing, observability, chaos engineering).
• Proactive knowledge-sharing: actively improves team processes and challenges requirements when needed.