Application Tester

Spektrum have a wide range of exciting opportunities in several global locations.

We are always looking to add great new talent to our team and look forward to hearing from you.

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Communication and Information Agency (NCIA) is responsible for providing secure and effective communications and information technology (IT) services to NATO's member countries and its partners. The agency was established in 2012 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

The NCIA provides a wide range of services, including:

• Cyber Security: The NCIA provides advanced cybersecurity solutions to protect NATO's communication networks and information systems against cyber threats.
• Command and Control Systems: The NCIA develops and maintains the systems used by NATO's military commanders to plan and execute operations.
• Satellite Communications: The NCIA provides satellite communications services to enable secure and reliable communications between NATO forces.
• Electronic Warfare: The NCIA provides electronic warfare services to support NATO's mission to detect, deny, and defeat threats to its communication networks.
• Information Management: The NCIA manages NATO's information technology infrastructure, including its databases, applications, and servers.

Overall, the NCIA plays a critical role in ensuring the security and effectiveness of NATO's communication and information technology capabilities.

The program

Assistance and Advisory Service (AAS)

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) is NATO’s principal C3 capability deliverer and CIS service provider. It provides, maintains and defends the NATO enterprise-wide information technology infrastructure to enable Allies to consult together under Article IV, and, when required, stand together in the face of attack under Article V.

To provide these critical services, in the modern evolving dynamic environment the NCI Agency needs to build and maintain high performance-engaged workforce. The NCI Agency workforce strategically consists of three major categorise's: NATO International Civilians (NIC)'s, Military (Mil), and Interim Workforce Consultants (IWC)'s. The IWCs are a critical part of the overall NCI Agency workforce and make up approximately 15 percent of the total workforce.

Role ID – 2025-0188

Role Background

The NATO Information and Communication Agency (NCI Agency) located in The Hague, The Netherlands, is currently involved in the development of new capabilities for NATO as well as in the support of existing capabilities. In the light of these activities, the C2 Centre is looking for software testing service.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Participate in requirements elicitation, analysis and design discussions,
• Develop/conduct manual test procedures
• Design and review manual test cases and provide feedback on suitability for automation
• Develop/conduct unit and automated testing of software components
• Lead and conduct the testing in the factory acceptance and user acceptance testing events
• Report automated and manual test results
• Support the development of testing pipelines
• Attend virtual meetings.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in verifying functional and non-functional requirements (e.g., development and execution of test cases, test data, etc.)
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with software testing of web applications using a structured testing methodology
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with Microsoft Azure DevOps, specifically with its testing features
• Minimum of 3 years of experience with building automated tests with Selenium and Cucumber
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in organizing test events, e.g., Factory Acceptance tests, User Acceptance Tests, etc.
• Excellent troubleshooting, problem solving, and analytical skills,
• Experience with Dev(Sec)Ops and Agile software development and testing.
• Proven ability to integrate and work in a multinational team

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Experience in development and testing of software applications in the medical domain.

Working Policy

• Off site

Travel

• There may be a requirement to travel to other NATO sites

Security Clearance

• No security clearance required

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