Software Test Engineer 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 youve read the description and feel this role is a great match wed 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 well be in touch promptly if your experience aligns with our needs.