Are you passionate about ensuring the highest standards of software quality and performance? At Sure Pay, we are looking for a Senior QA Engineer to play a pivotal role in safeguarding the reliability of our cutting-edge product. Working in an Agile, multidisciplinary team alongside talented developers and Dev Ops engineers, you'll be deeply involved in both functional and non-functional testing, collaborating on a platform built with Java and Kotlin and hosted on AWS.

If you're ready to take the next step in your QA career and lead the way in shaping top-notch software products, Sure Pay is the place for you!

Your impact

In your role as a Senior QA Engineer, you are responsible for developing and implementing quality assurance strategy and testing. Among other things, you will draw up the quality requirements and technical specifications documentation and test whether the products and features meet these requirements. Based on this, you will identify any defects and provide the development with feedback to adjust the products before they go live. You will also come up with targeted solutions. You understand the software lifecycle like no other, and are therefore an indispensable link in the process from development of our products and features to going live with a new release.
Key responsibilities:

• Lead the design and implementation of test automation frameworks and test architecture enhancements.
• Conduct API testing using Java/Kotlin and ensure smooth integration with third-party components like Elastic and Apigee Edge (our Dev Ops related development in mostly done in Python).
• Oversee performance testing with tools like JMeter, Blaze Meter, or Gatling.
• Mentor junior team members and act as the QA point of contact for business stakeholders and customers.
• Collaborate closely with the Dev Ops team in AWS services (EC2, S3, Dynamo DB, Cloudformation etc.) and ensure proper CI/CD pipeline configurations.
• Take a proactive role in client-facing interactions, resolving issues and ensuring a seamless experience.

Required skills

• 5+ years of QA experience, with a strong grasp of testing processes across the software lifecycle and test architecture design, automation solutions and principles.
• Proven ability to automate tests for REST APIs using Java/Kotlin.
• Expertise in AWS services and cloud infrastructure, with hands-on experience in Unix/Linux environments and shell scripting.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD processes and Agile methodologies.
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills, with a focus on driving continuous improvement in testing practices.

Nice to have:

• Knowledge of security testing.
• Experience with Open Banking or payment systems.
• Familiarity with Elastic and Apigee technologies.

And in return?

You can expect a fulfilling position where you're given freedom, flexibility and autonomy on how you do your job. We have a flat structure where everyone is accessible and approachable. And last but not least, you'll have an awesome team around you, who are there to support you and work together towards growth and innovation. We work hybrid, asking our employees to come to our office in Utrecht at least once a week. We have a good social atmosphere within Sure Pay, with regular Friday drinks, outings and a fun quarterly meeting where we all come together for a good catch-up.Aside from this we also provide :

• 25 holiday days annually (based on full time position)
• 8% personal benefit budget
• NS business card
• Unlimited drinks and fresh fruit at the office
• A great company culture
• A pension plan to take care of you later
• And of course a competitive salary, 8% holiday allowance and Apple hardware needed for your job (Macbook Pro, i Phone etc).