QA Test Engineer (iOS, Android, REST/API, PL/SQL, CI/CD)

How you can make a difference

Join our MarTech Cluster as a Test Engineer (Manual and automation)! In this role, you are responsible for the continuous improvement and upkeep of the testing strategy for our Customer Messaging team. This team is responsible for all solutions used for customer-facing communication by email, in-app messaging, push messaging and the messaging inbox in the Albert Heijn app.

This is how you will strengthen customer messaging:

• Take responsibility for manual and automation testing.
• Bring quality awareness to the table and help create an environment where testing is instinctive for developers, rather than a mere obligation.
• Increase test coverage and understand the need for test automation.
• Use exploratory testing to increase confidence in a solid solution.
• Take a hands-on approach in implementing QA processes throughout every step of the software development lifecycle.
• Take shared responsibility for the quality of user stories on the backlog and create manual test cases for them.
• Contribute to the QA chapter within the platform and share experiences and best practices.
• Collaborate on the best approach for product interdependencies between your team and other teams within MarTech.

Your new team and office.

The team is responsible for multiple customer messaging channels and solutions, both custom-built and vendor-licensed. Improving messaging capabilities, from exposing new data and setting up new integrations to implementing new functionalities in solutions, requires stable and trustworthy software that needs to be tested end-to-end. Examples include:

• Supporting business users, exposing new data and developing new functionalities in SAS CI360 marketing automation tooling.
• Developing and maintaining integrations and new functionalities for the messaging inbox in the Albert Heijn app.
• Extending usage and functionalities for push notification services, combined with 3rd party vendor tooling (Batch).

Your team, Customer Messaging, is responsible for all data and solutions used for 1:1 customer messaging through email, in-app messaging, push messaging and the app inbox. The team consists of 1 QA, 6 backend developers (Java, Kotlin and PL/SQL), 2 app developers (iOS and Android) and a Product Owner.

Together with your team you will work on extending messaging capabilities for both marketing and operational messaging. We want to leverage data and technology to future-proof food shopping and make healthy food more easily accessible for everyone. At Albert Heijn, you team up with inspiring peers in the data, digital and tech domains.

The recipe for maximum impact

• You raise your voice when necessary and bring your opinion to the table. Assertiveness and a proactive attitude are a must for this role.
• Solid and proven experience as a Test Engineer in both manual and automation testing of software. You ensure quality of the product as a whole.
• You have a good understanding of programming principles, code structure and related concepts, so you can participate in technical conversations on the same level as programmers.
• Affinity and knowledge of backend systems and the integrations that come with them. The team is responsible end-to-end, so you need to get the bigger picture.
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders in a complex environment.
• Strong communication skills in English.

Bonus points for:

• Relevant experience in Customer Messaging.
• Experience with Charles/Proxyman.
• Browserstack.
• Karate framework.
• Experience with backend testing and the ability to automate as much as possible.
• Experience with Appium, Kafka, CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions), API testing (Postman/RESTAssured/Karate).
• Experience with SAS products and PL/SQL.

What we offer.

• An annual salary from 60K to 80K, including holiday allowance and flexible profit sharing. The exact salary depends on your skillset and will be assessed during the interview process.
• 45 days of paid leave: 25.5 regular vacation days and 19.5 ADV days.
• Flexible working hours.
• Access to a challenging training curriculum – AH Tech Academy.
• An excellent pension plan where we as an employer contribute 6 times more than you as an employee.
• A travel allowance or an NS-business card for traveling to and from Zaandam by train.
• 10% staff discount on groceries in all Albert Heijn stores, up to a maximum of €300 per year.
• A free Mijn Albert Heijn Premium membership with many benefits.
• A company laptop and telephone.