QA EngineerQA Engineer in Schiphol

Business Platform Team Operations

The future of travel is now. That is why we use data and technology for smarter and more efficient operations at Schiphol. We predict passenger flows and test digital solutions to reduce queues and other pain points in the process. With smart feedback from sensor technology, we even make data from toilets and seats transparent and usable. All this and more takes place in the IT & Data department. This department consists of several sub-departments: the foundation Schiphol Telematics, Enabling Technology, and Data, AI & Analytics and the guardrails of the CIO Office. Five business platform teams complete the IT & Data department: Asset Management, Safety Security & Environment, Commercial, Employee & IT Project Delivery and Operations. This last platform focuses on making our operation, the heart of the organization, smarter and more efficient. Within this department we are looking for a QA engineer.

The role

As a quality assurance engineer, you’ll be part of a multidisciplinary team developing a core application of Schiphol Airport, the central information system for Schiphol (CISS). CISS is a mission-critical system responsible for the aircraft movements in Schiphol and it is used by aviation, airlines, among others in the sector.

You will be responsible to assess the quality of specifications and technical implementations to ensure timely, relevant and meaningful feedback. You will take an active part in implementing strategies and best practices to increase the test coverage and automate the processes where possible.

CISS is a J2EE system composed of a monolithic core and a few other microservices communicating via AMQ. The main stack is Java 8, EJB3, Spring 4, ActiveMQ, Wicket, on top of Marklogic used as NoSQL XML database. The testing of CISS is done with unit and integration tests in Java and integration tests in SOA Test. The build is automated with Maven and Bamboo to realize a partial CI/CD pipeline that we aim to improve.

You will share with your colleagues the 24/7 production support shifts for CISS (about one every 5 weeks).

You are passionate about automation and engineering in general. Assuring the high quality of an application and automate testing flows is what you enjoy most. Testing edge cases and unhappy flow as well as pushing the limits of an application, is a constant in your daily work. You are eager to learn and improve constantly by embracing challenges and persisting in the face of setbacks. Sharing knowledge and asking for help are both strengths.

You like working with colleagues from similar or other disciplines. You are an attentive listener, you like understanding other points of views and having honest and open discussions. Celebrating successes together and the cycle of giving and receiving feedback is part of your DNA. You believe that contributing to a good atmosphere is essential for a successful, respectful and welcoming workplace.

Requirements

• Able to automate all phases of software development in a CI/CD pipeline
• Contribute to the design phase of a software solution to spot critical aspects
• Maintain and develop new tests with SOA Test and run them automatically via CI/CD
• Experience with Continuous Integration and Delivery
• Experience working in an agile team

• You can count on a nice salary in scale 10 and very good secondary employment conditions.
• We give you room for professional and personal development. There is a personal sustainable employability budget (for training, coaching, sports, leave, among other things). and a Bring Your Own Device budget.
• Schiphol provides a laptop for you.
• You use flexible working hours to determine an optimal work / private balance. We place great value on your vitality.
• You get the opportunity to work together on inspiring and unique projects with colleagues who are genuinely proud of their contribution to Europe's Preferred Airport.

Screening

As part of the recruitment (or HR onboarding) process, you will be required to obtain authorised criminal background screening results (VGB Burgerluchtvaart) and your employment is conditional upon approval of these results.