Functional Test Specialist (Employed or freelance)

📋 Tasks and responsibilities

For this assignment, a testing team is being expanded to support SAT activities across business-as-usual changes, satellite applications and project-related evolutions.

The team is responsible for planning and executing the SAT test scope. In addition, it provides input for the setup of test automation scripts and supports broader testing activities by carrying out first-line analysis of incoming defects linked to major releases.

Testing is performed mainly in a waterfall context, while agile ways of working are also applied and will gradually gain importance. The focus of this role is on manual and functional testing, supported by a semi-automated tool for sanity and regression test execution.

• Prepare, execute and follow up sanity, regression and functional test scenarios.
• Log, analyse and monitor defects during the test cycle.
• Provide first-line support for defects identified during major releases.
• Support testing activities for DGO and market parties when requested.
• Contribute to ad hoc testing requests from analysts.
• Work across service domains such as message exchange, batch treatment and infrastructure-related changes.
• Collaborate with analysts and external stakeholders in the language of the end user.
• Contribute input for the setup of automated test scripts, without being responsible for pure automation execution.

The scope excludes security testing, failover testing, purely technical testing and BI-related activities.

📝 Your profile

• You have experience as a medior test specialist and functional tester.
• You can write clear and structured test scenarios.
• You are familiar with formal test methods and testing techniques.
• You have proven knowledge of English at minimum C1 level and communicate fluently in English, which is the project language.
• You can communicate with users and stakeholders in French, Dutch or English.
• You have knowledge of at least one customer-related process, in particular structure.
• You are familiar with SOAP/UI, XML and SQL.
• You are able to write and execute SQL queries.
• You can work with technical design documents and interpret conditional logic.
• You have experience with waterfall testing methodology.
• You have experience as a tester in an Agile/Scrum project.
• You have experience within the Belgian energy sector.
• You hold an ISTQB certification at Foundation level or higher.
• Knowledge of DevOps, VB Script and test automation is an asset.

💼 Offer

You will be part of a growing Belgian SME where initiative and personal development are encouraged. We will provide you with an enjoyable work environment with fun colleagues. We will work out a career plan with you, with attention and a budget for extra education/certification. You can count on an attractive salary, supplemented with extra-legal benefits, including a company car.
(Freelance is also possible)