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# Senior Test Automation Engineer

- **Company:** DUO
- **Location:** Groningen, Netherlands
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** €4,132.0 - €6,275.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Automation of Tests, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Playwright, Cucumber (Software), Jenkins
- **Published:** August 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.nationalevacaturebank.nl/vacature/dbc14c28-97aa-42f6-bd1c-008209d4c736/senior-test-automation-engineer

## About the Role

Je bent een ervaren Test Engineer die technische kennis combineert met een coachende en verbindende houding. Je vindt het leuk om complexe vraagstukken op te lossen, collega's mee te nemen in kwaliteitsdenken en samen te werken aan betere software.

* hbo-werk- en denkniveau;
 * minimaal vijf jaar ervaring met testautomatisering in een DevOps-omgeving;
 * ervaring met API-testautomatisering in Java, met Cucumber, Serenity en Playwright;
 * ervaring met CI/CD en Jenkins.

## Description

Als Senior Test Engineer zorg je ervoor dat kwaliteit vanaf het begin onderdeel is van softwareontwikkeling. Binnen het team ben jij de inhoudelijke sparringpartner voor testen en kwaliteit. Je helpt ontwikkelaars en testers om betere keuzes te maken, geeft richting aan testautomatisering en draagt bij aan de verdere ontwikkeling van het testvak binnen Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO). Zo werk je aan betrouwbare digitale dienstverlening voor studenten, terugbetalers en DUO-collega's.


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