Support NIRIS testing

Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and execute NIRIS test cases, test scenarios, test scripts, and test data in line with project requirements and release objectives.
• Perform manual and automated testing activities, including functional, regression, integration, system, interface, interoperability, and release testing.
• Support the full software testing lifecycle, including test planning, test design, execution, defect reporting, retesting, verification, and documentation.
• Develop and maintain automated test frameworks, scripts, and supporting test assets to improve test coverage and efficiency.
• Validate software changes, enhancements, and defect fixes against functional and technical requirements.
• Design and execute regression test campaigns supporting NIRIS releases and baseline verification activities.
• Prepare, maintain, and manage reusable test data for functional, interoperability, and operational testing scenarios.
• Conduct API, messaging, interface, and data exchange testing across multiple integrated systems.
• Support interoperability testing involving external systems, Tactical Data Links (TDLs), and NATO interoperability events.
• Analyze, document, track, and verify software defects using approved defect management and test management tools.
• Produce comprehensive test documentation, including test plans, test cases, execution reports, defect reports, verification evidence, and release readiness assessments.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, defect triage meetings, release reviews, and technical discussions.
• Collaborate with Solution Architects, Test Managers, Project Managers, Service Delivery Managers, developers, and stakeholders.
• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), release validation, and operational readiness activities.
• Provide testing support for interoperability exercises, customer demonstrations, and NATO events such as CWIX, TDLITS, and INTEND.
• Ensure compliance with NCIA quality standards, testing methodologies, configuration management procedures, and security requirements.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives for test automation, defect management, reporting, and overall testing processes.

Required Qualifications & Experience

Mandatory Requirements

• NATO SECRET Security Clearance (valid before project start).
• National of a NATO member nation.
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in software testing and quality assurance for complex software systems.
• Minimum 3 years of experience designing, executing, and maintaining manual test cases and test scenarios.
• Minimum 3 years of experience with defect management, defect verification, regression testing, and issue tracking.
• Minimum 2 years of experience testing REST APIs, web services, messaging systems, or data exchange interfaces.
• Minimum 2 years of experience testing web-based applications, REST APIs, and command-line interfaces.
• Minimum 2 years of experience supporting interoperability and integration testing across multiple systems.
• Minimum 2 years of experience with test automation frameworks such as Robot Framework, Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Gauge, Cucumber, or similar.
• Minimum 1 year of experience using scripting or programming languages such as Java, Python, Bash, Ansible, or equivalent.
• Minimum 1 year of experience working with containerized or virtualized environments, including Docker.
• Experience using Jira, Zephyr, GitLab, CI/CD pipelines, artifact repositories, and related testing tools.
• Experience creating and maintaining test documentation, including:
  • Test Plans
  • Test Cases
  • Test Execution Reports
  • Regression Reports
  • Defect Reports
  • Verification Evidence
  • Release Readiness Reports
• Experience defining acceptance criteria, validation approaches, and test strategies.
• Working knowledge of Windows Server and Linux operating systems.
• Understanding of networking fundamentals, including:
  • IP Addressing
  • Routing
  • DNS
  • HTTP/HTTPS
  • Active Directory
  • Certificate Management
  • Service Configuration
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
• Experience working within Agile/Scrum development and testing environments.

Highly Desirable Skills

• Experience with NATO, defence, military, command-and-control, or interoperability assurance projects.
• Knowledge of Tactical Data Links (TDLs), including:
  • Link 16
  • Link 22
  • JREAP
  • OTH-Gold
  • VMF
  • DIS
  • AIS
  • CESMO
• Experience supporting NATO interoperability events such as CWIX, TDLITS, and INTEND.
• Experience testing distributed systems and multi-component architectures.
• Experience with near real-time data processing and information exchange systems.
• Experience with automated testing in CI/CD environments.
• Familiarity with NATO Software Factory, Azure DevOps, GitLab, and containerized testing environments.
• Experience working within regulated, accredited, or security-sensitive environments.
• ISTQB, TMap, Microsoft, Red Hat, CompTIA, Cisco, or equivalent testing/technical certifications.

Technical Environment

• Test Automation (Robot Framework, Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Cucumber, Gauge)
• REST APIs & Web Services
• GitLab
• Jira / Zephyr
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Docker
• Linux & Windows Server
• API Testing
• Interoperability Testing
• Defect Management Tools
• Agile / Scrum
• NATO Software Factory / Azure DevOps
• Tactical Data Links & Defence Interoperability Standards