This is us

At Qinshift we’re committed to making real impact. With us you’re working with teams of tech focused peers who thrive with creative thinking and dedication to learning and improvement. Here, you’ll be an important part of our community, where we actively encourage you to bring thoughts and ideas to the table. If this resonates with you and you're interested in our Senior Test Analyst position we would be delighted to talk to you.

This is the job

Within the Law enforcement industry, we are actively seeking a professional to strengthen our team dedicated to ICT Development of a major European institution, located in The Hague, Netherlands.

This is you

• Completed university degree (Bachelor's and/or Master's)
• A minimum number of 9 years of relevant professional experience after the completed university studies
• 5+ years of experience in performance testing of different kinds of systems (web apps, web services, middleware, databases), protocols and technologies (HTTP, REST, gRPC, SOAP, JDBC)
• 1+ year of experience working in Kubernetes environments
• Ability to define performance goals/thresholds/acceptance criteria with related tests, based on product conditions, standards and regulations
• Good knowledge of C# or JAVA programming language or scripting languages (python, groovy) in the context of performance testing
• Good knowledge of developing and executing Performance/Load Testing, Stress Testing, Endurance Testing, Capacity Testing
• Good knowledge in analysing and reporting on test executions including identification of performance bottlenecks and advising on improvements
• Good knowledge of the open-source Apache JMeter performance test tool for developing, executing and analysing load test scenarios
• Good knowledge in the creation and management of high volumes of test data
• Good knowledge of containerized environments (Kubernetes) including monitoring tools and Open Tracing.
• Good knowledge of networking, load balancers, firewalls, middleware (like queuing systems), databases
• Good knowledge and display of prerequisites of working in an Agile Team implementing Scrum (e.g. teamwork, clear communication).

Nice to have skills:

• Good knowledge of open-source performance testing tools other than Apache JMeter, like Taurus, K6 or Locust
• Good knowledge of Elasticsearch, Logstash and Kibana (ELK technology stack)
• Good knowledge of creating reports/dashboards with InfluxDB and Grafana
• Good knowledge of executing perf tests in continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) pipelines
• Good knowledge of testing other non-functional aspects like (Technica) Security, Reliability, Robustness, Recoverability
• Good knowledge of testing with Remote Procedure Call (RPC) frameworks / APIs, such as gRPC
• Capability of integration in an international/multi-cultural environment, rapid self-starting capability and experience in working in a team.

This is your role

• Development and execution of Performance/Load Testing, Stress Testing, Endurance Testing, Capacity Testing
• Definition of performance goals/thresholds/acceptance criteria with related tests
• Analysis and reporting on performance test executions identifying performance bottlenecks and advising on improvements.
• Support in definition/definition of test plans regarding non-functional quality characteristics (e.g., technical security, efficiency or reliability)
• Non-functional testing of ICT infrastructure and data migration projects
• Creation of large and complex test data sets (structured and unstructured data) and management of test data
• Support to operational acceptance testing and piloting activities
• Identification, re-testing of and reporting on defects
• Reporting of test results

What awaits you at Qinshift?

Through our values, Better Minds, Bolder Ideas and Bigger Hearts, we strive to provide you with the tools, the autonomy, the trust, and assistance you need to excel. 

We take pride in the diverse skills and character of our teams, welcoming everyone to apply and contribute to our collective strength.