Senior Software Test Engineer – NIRIS for NATO with security clearance

Would you like to join the leading international intergovernmental organization?

We are seeking a team of highly experienced software test engineers to support the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) in the testing, validation, and quality assurance of the Networked Interoperable Real-Time Information Services (NIRIS) software baseline.

Responsibilities (Team-wide):

• Develop, maintain, and improve manual and automated test cases for NIRIS baselines.

• Execute functional, regression, integration, system, and release testing.

• Build, maintain, and refactor automated test scripts using frameworks such as Robot Framework, Playwright, Selenium, or Cypress.

• Support test automation frameworks within the NATO Software Factory (Azure DevOps / GitLab CI/CD).

• Perform interface and interoperability testing for tactical data links and external systems (Link 16, JREAP, OTH-Gold, DIS, VMF, AIS, CESMO, etc.).

• Prepare test data and support test-event preparation (e.g., CWIX, customer visits).

• Log, track, retest, and verify defects using Jira / Zephyr or equivalent.

• Produce and maintain test documentation: test plans, test cases, execution reports, regression reports, release readiness inputs.

• Participate in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives).

• Provide test evidence, KPIs, and release recommendations to support acceptance and governance decisions.

• Proactively identify risks, blockers, dependencies, and process improvements.

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

• Experience: 5+ years in software testing & QA (complex/distributed systems)

• English: Professional proficiency (oral & written)

• Agile: Experience in Scrum/Agile environments

• Manual testing: 3+ years (functional, regression, integration, release)

• Defect management: 3+ years (identification, reporting, retesting, verification)

• API/Interface testing: 2+ years (RESTful services, messaging systems)

• Web GUI & CLI testing: 2+ years

• Interoperability testing: 2+ years (external systems, data exchange)

• Test automation: 2+ years (Robot Framework, Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or similar)

• Scripting: 1+ year (Python, Java, Bash, or Ansible)

• Containers: 1+ year (Docker or equivalent)

• Tools: Jira, Zephyr, GitLab, CI/CD pipelines

• Documentation: Test plans, cases, reports, defect reports, release readiness

• OS troubleshooting: Windows Server & Linux (IP, DNS, HTTP, certificates)

If you've read the description and feel this role is a great match, we'd love to hear from you! Click "Apply for this job" to be directed to a brief questionnaire. It should only take a few moments to complete, and we'll be in touch promptly if your experience aligns with our needs.