QA Engineer – Backend Infrastructure (1-year fixed term contract)

QA Engineer Backend Infrastructure (1-year fixed term contract)

We are looking for a highly motivated and technically curious QA Engineer to join our Backend Infrastructure team on a 1-year fixed term this role you will validate large-scale enterprise backend systems used in healthcare environments ensuring quality reliability performance and operational stability.

Your role:

• Design and execute functional integration system regression and end-to-end tests for backend infrastructure components and complex distributed systems.
• Validate installation upgrade migration configuration backup recovery and deployment workflows across single-server clustered distributed and cloud-based environments.
• Work closely with software engineers DevOps automation teams and product stakeholders to investigate failures improve testing strategies verify fixes and contribute to reliable software releases.
• Investigate Windows IIS networking database and service-level issues by analysing logs diagnostics system behaviour and infrastructure dependencies.
• Participate in reliability improvement initiatives design reviews and post-incident investigations to strengthen overall product quality throughout the development lifecycle.

Youre the right fit if:

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Information Technology OR Vocational Education in Information Technology or equivalent.
• You have 2 years of software QA experience preferably within backend infrastructure enterprise or server-side systems including hands-on experience testing complex backend systems and integrations; or at least 4 years of relevant experience if you hold vocational education in Information Technology.
• You hold an ISTQB Foundation Certification.
• You have experience with software testing methodologies and test design techniques.
• You have hands-on experience with Windows Windows Server Windows Services IIS web services and troubleshooting system or connectivity issues.
• You understand basic networking concepts such as TCP/IP DNS ports firewalls and client-server communication.
• You have experience using troubleshooting tools such as logs Event Viewer PowerShell or network diagnostic tools.
• You have scripting experience with Python PowerShell or a similar language.
• You bring strong analytical troubleshooting communication and collaboration skills.
• Preferred: experience with Kafka message brokers event-driven architecture databases CI/CD automated testing or monitoring tools.
• Preferred: experience with Wireshark crash dump analysis production incident investigation DICOM HL7 TLS/security protocols or regulated healthcare software.

Compensation & benefits

Doing meaningful work should come with fair transparent rewards. The base monthly salary range for this grade isILS. We determine pay within the range using objective factors like the skills the role requires your relevant experience and the responsibility youll have in this role alongside internal equity and local market considerations.

This role is eligible for a bonus with your rewards linked to KPIs & company results. Well share the full approach and additional benefits with you during the interview process so you can make a clear informed decision.

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the companys facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the companys main facilities generally at the customers or suppliers locations.

This role is an office role.

About Philips

Are you ready to do the work of your life to help the lives of others Learn more about our business discover our rich and exciting history and learn more about our purpose. If youre interested in this role and have many but not all of the experiences needed we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our culture of impact with care.

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