Junior Tester - Application Support

Automation, manual, test, application support, selenium

Leading European Institution has tasked me to identify a junior tester/application support freelance, self employed consultant for an initial 6 - 12 month contract based in the heart of Brussels.

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS:

- Track record in testing web applications is a must;
- Knowledge of test automation tools eg Selenium, JUnit, TestWhiz;
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (particularly Outlook, Excel, Word and Powerpoint);
- Independent, result-oriented and flexible;
- Able to work in an international and multicultural environment;
- A team player with good communication and presentation skills;
- Strong analytical, problem solving and learning skills;
- To have meticulous approach to work-related tasks;
- Ability to prioritize among tasks and meet deadlines;
- General knowledge of the EU institutions.

DESIRABLE:

- Knowledge of a programming language;
- Certified in test management;
- Experience with Drupal, Java and ColdFusion based applications;
- Experience with performance and security test tools eg LoadRunner;
- Knowledge of Atlassian products (JIRA and Confluence);
- Experience with various operating systems and databases;
- Familiar with Agile methodology;

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

- write manual test cases and test scenarios;
- perform scheduled and on-demand manual tests on new releases of applications;
- manage the infrastructure for planning and executing automated tests;
- write and develop automated test cases and test plans;
- plan and execute automated tests on a regular basis;
- proactively work on bettering test infrastructure;
- analyse users' requests, extract and compile data from those requests;
- be the first point of contact for first line and second line questions and you will ensure and perform all communication with the end-users;
- ensure the follow-up of incident/issue tickets and attempt to resolve them;
- provide services to all the applications' stakeholders according to ITIL best practices using an IT Service management application to handle and document all requests;
- maintain FAQs, user guides and document all relevant information;
- prepare and provide online trainings for end-users;
- Based on test results, use applications' databases to track and identify defects and to propose solutions to the development and to the business;
- prepare and present various presentations;
- provide advice or suggestions for any improvements to work methods according to agreed objectives;
- produce on a regular basis your individual and team work performance reports.

Please send an updated CV for an immediate start.