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Quality Test Engineer III
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Quality Test Engineer III
Quality Test Engineer III
Are you passionate about ensuring high-quality software through robust testing and automation strategies? Do you enjoy identifying defects early and improving systems to deliver seamless, reliable user experiences?
About the Team
The Search and AI Platform is Elsevier’s agentic data platform, which powers products such as Scopus, ScienceDirect, and next-generation AI-powered search systems. The platform uses agentic services to interrogate rich knowledge graphs, search and recommendation systems, and unparalleled research data collections. This enables the scientific community to:
- Collaborate more effectively
- Work smarter
- Deliver quality research more quickly
About the Role
We are looking for a Quality Test Engineer to join the Search and AI Platform team. This is a hands-on, automation-first role focused on API and service-level testing, with quality embedded throughout the development lifecycle.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Working closely with software engineers, quality engineers, and technical leads
- Ensuring search and retrieval services are reliable, scalable, and safe for downstream product teams
- Analyzing complex systems, contributing to engineering discussions, and taking ownership of quality outcomes across assigned areas of the platform
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement automated test suites for APIs and backend services, prioritizing:
- Karate
- Cucumber with RestAssured
- Write clean, maintainable, and reliable automated tests in Java that provide fast and accurate feedback
- Validate functional and non-functional behaviors, including:
- Error handling
- Reliability
- Service interactions
- Contribute to contract testing and service-level testing strategies for REST and evolving GraphQL APIs
- Integrate and maintain automated tests within CI/CD pipelines, supporting multi-level stack testing
- Use observability tooling such as New Relic and logging for:
- Diagnosis
- Monitoring
- Quality analysis
- Technically analyze problems and proposed solutions while considering:
- Right level of detail
- Appropriate engineering discussions
- Participate in incident reviews and post-mortems, improving test coverage to prevent recurring issues
- Collaborate with engineers early in the development process to:
- Shape acceptance criteria
- Surface edge cases
- Enhance testability
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Requirements
- Quality engineer with solid hands-on automation experience, emphasizing engineering discipline (quality built-in vs. validated at the end)
- Collaborative and autonomous, with confidence in technical discussions and ownership of workload
- Proven track record in software testing or quality engineering (minimum good experience)
- Strong expertise in API testing and/or contract testing, including:
- Service interactions
- Data formats
- Proficient in Java coding and scripting
- Hands-on experience with:
- Karate
- Cucumber (with RestAssured)
- Exposure to CI/CD pipelines (contributing to testing at various levels of the stack)
- Familiarity with observability tooling (e.g., New Relic or logging)
- Ability to technically dissect problems and solutions, adapting detail/abstraction to drive discussions
- Commitment to continuous improvement of quality outcomes for assigned areas
- Experience working within Agile/Scrum teams
Nice to Have
- Performance testing experience
- GraphQL API familiarity
- Service-level or contract testing experience
- Experience with shared services or internal platforms
- Knowledge of Kubernetes (EKS)
- Interest in search/AI/data-oriented systems
Why Join Us
Join a team that thrives on innovation, collaboration, and excellence. If you’re eager to advance your career and make a meaningful impact, we encourage your application.
Culture and Benefits
Work-Life Balance
- Promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization
- Design appealing working prospects with initiatives supporting long-term goals
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Flexible Work
- Flexible hours to align with personal productivity peaks
Employee Well-Being and Growth
- Comprehensive Pension Plan
- Generous vacation entitlement (with sabbatical options)
- Family-focused policies:
- Maternity
- Paternity
- Adoption
- Family Care Leave
- Personal Choice budget
- Internal communities and networks
- Employee discounts
- Recruitment introduction reward
- Global Employee Assistance Program
About Elsevier
As a global leader in information and analytics, Elsevier helps scientific and healthcare professionals advance discoveries. Integrating quality content with innovative technologies, we:
- Support researchers in collaboration and accelerating innovation
- Provide university libraries with verified information
- Enable health professionals in improving patient care
Elsevier is part of RELX Group, united by a mission to shape progress in science, health, and innovation.
Core Values
- Inclusivity & Sustainability – Progress benefits all
- Science & Health – Driving global advances
- Trust in Knowledge – Ensuring reliability for professionals
We offer diverse opportunities across technology, commercial, and early-career roles. Join us to contribute to a brighter, research-oriented future.
Base Pay Range: Γ€71,700 – €119,600 (for roles based in Amsterdam, Netherlands), subject to collective labor agreements.
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