Senior Test Engineer / Test Automation Engineer (DevOps)

Overview Senior Test Engineer / Test Automation Engineer (DevOps). Location: Utrecht (Hybrid – 1–2 days onsite per week). Contract: Fixed-term (no self-employed / no freelancers). Duration: 1 June 2026 – 1 June 2027 (option to renew). Hours: 32–36 hours per week. Vacancies: 1. Application deadline: 27 January 2026 – 12:00.

About The Assignment

You will join a permanent DevOps team responsible for the management and further development of one of the most visible and security-sensitive digital platforms in the Netherlands. The platform runs in a cloud-native, containerized environment, with a Java microservices backend, a largely headless frontend, and a CMS-driven architecture. Quality, stability, and security are central to everything the team delivers.

You Will Work According To The DevOps Principle

“You build it, you run it, you own it.”

Practical Information

Start date: 1 June 2026

Limited availability in March for preparation and team interviews

Location: Utrecht (hybrid)

Team: Permanent DevOps team of 7 FTE

Your Role As a

Senior Test Engineer / Test Automation Engineer , you are the point of contact for quality and testing within the DevOps team.

Define and monitor the test strategy and Definition of Done

Actively drive shift-left quality

Contribute to reducing regression, incidents, and technical debt

Collaborate closely with developers, DevOps engineers, and platform teams

Work as a T-shaped team member, with testing fully embedded in the team process

Participate in 24/7 on-call rotations (shared within the team)

Required Knowledge & Experience

Senior-level experience as a tester within Agile / DevOps teams

Extensive experience with test automation in CI/CD environments

Strong experience with test strategy and test management

BDD experience, e.g.: Cucumber (Java)

Robot Framework

API testing (Postman or similar tools)

UI test automation using: Playwright and/or Selenium

Proven experience testing CMS-driven environments, preferably: CMS-driven websites

Headless CMS architectures

Content, workflow, and publishing processes

Experience with security testing, including: SAST / DAST

Vulnerability scanning

Secure software development

DevSecOps (knowledge and/or experience)

Experience integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines

Familiarity with containerized environments (Kubernetes context)

Experience with external-facing web applications (strong plus)

ISTQB and/or TMAP certification

Hard Requirements (Mandatory)

Fluent Dutch, spoken and written

Dutch passport required

Willingness to undergo security screening

No self-employed / freelancers

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