Team Lead Testing-ATR000298
HybridBrussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium
Job Summary
Lead, coordinate, and coach a small to medium-sized testing team responsible for planning and executing SAT, functional, sanity, regression, and release-related testing using a Waterfall methodology with progressively introduced Agile/Scrum practices. Act as the central point of contact for test coordinators, managers, and analysts to ensure optimal resource allocation, knowledge sharing, and team performance. Define test scope, scenarios, and strategies while monitoring progress, quality, risks, and defects. Report activities and status to stakeholders and support first-line analysis during major releases. Collaborate with distributed teams and stakeholders across multiple service domains including Message Exchange, Billing, and Settlement. Communicate effectively in Dutch, French, or English as required.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 8 years of experience as a functional tester
- Minimum 8 years of experience as a Team Lead in a testing environment, responsible for guiding and steering small to medium-sized teams
- Minimum 8 years of experience coordinating distributed and complex teams, including members reporting to different stakeholders and/or working across different locations
- Minimum 6 years of proven experience as a people manager and coach
- Minimum 5 years of experience as a Test Coordinator
- Proven experience writing test strategies and preparing test scenarios
- Strong knowledge of formal test methods and techniques
- Proven experience reporting testing activities and progress to test managers
- Proven experience with SQL, including writing and executing queries
- Experience with SOAP/UI, XML and SQL
- Strong experience with Waterfall testing methodology
- Experience within the Belgian energy sector
- Experience with at least one of the following business processes: Structure, Measure, Cross-domain processes, Billing, Infeed, Settlement
- Ability to read and understand Technical Design Documents, including logical conditions such if/then/else
- Proven ISTQB certification, Foundation level or higher
- English proficiency at CEFR C1 minimum
- Dutch or French proficiency at CEFR C1 minimum
- Experience as a tester in an Agile/Scrum project
- Experience working with Agile/Scrum methodologies in a testing environment
- Experience with DevOps and VBScript
- Experience with test automation
- Minimum 2 days per week on-site in Brussels, with flexibility for additional on-site presence when required
- Candidate must provide their own laptop with up-to-date security software
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with at least one of the following business processes: Cross-domain processes
- Experience with at least one of the following business processes: Billing
- Experience with at least one of the following business processes: Infeed
- Experience with at least one of the following business processes: Settlement
- Experience with at least one of the following business processes: Structure
- Experience with at least one of the following business processes: Measure
- Experience with SOAP/UI, XML and SQL
- Experience with DevOps and VBScript
- Experience with test automation
- Experience as a tester in an Agile/Scrum project
- Experience working with Agile/Scrum methodologies in a testing environment
- Experience with at least one of the following business processes: Structure, Measure, Cross-domain processes, Billing, Infeed, Settlement
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