QA Automation

As a QA Automation Engineer, you will play a key role in safeguarding the quality of Vertex, the proprietary software platform developed by Energy Essentials for the energy market. You will work closely with software engineers, data specialists, and product teams to ensure business-critical systems perform reliably in a fast-changing and highly data-driven environment.

Your responsibilities include:

• Designing, developing, and maintaining automated test solutions using Python.
• Expanding and improving test coverage across web applications, APIs, and platform components.
• Building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines and automated quality gates.
• Identifying software defects early and supporting root-cause analysis.
• Creating and maintaining test strategies, test plans, and test documentation.
• Collaborating with Developers, Product Owners, and other stakeholders in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Contributing to continuous improvements in test automation, development processes, and software quality.
• Supporting quality assurance for complex systems involving real-time data processing, forecasting, trading, pricing, balancing, and billing processes.
• Taking ownership of quality throughout the software development lifecycle.

• A challenging role working on business-critical software with direct impact on the energy market.
• The opportunity to work on a sophisticated in-house platform used by leading energy companies.
• Complex technical challenges involving distributed systems, high-volume data processing, and real-time decision-making.
• A team of experienced software, data, and energy professionals who value engineering excellence and craftsmanship.
• Direct involvement in technical discussions, testing strategies, and process improvements.
• A culture focused on ownership, learning, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Hybrid working model with three days per week onsite in Maastricht.
• Excellent opportunities for personal and professional development.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in software testing within an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Strong hands-on experience with Python and test automation frameworks.
• Experience with Selenium, Jenkins, and modern CI/CD environments.
• Familiarity with tools such as GitHub, ArgoCD, Ansible, Jira, and automated deployment pipelines.
• Solid understanding of software development lifecycles and testing methodologies.
• Experience creating test plans, test documentation, and executing functional, integration, and user acceptance testing.
• Ability to analyse complex technical challenges and translate them into effective test scenarios.
• Knowledge of security testing principles and business-critical applications.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A proactive mindset, critical thinking skills, and a continuous improvement mentality.
• ISTQB certification is considered a plus.

Energy Essentials is an IT service provider fully focused on the energy sector. As renewable energy, electrification, and data-driven operations continue to transform the market, Energy Essentials helps energy companies automate, optimize, and scale their core business processes.

The company has developed Vertex, its proprietary software platform that supports complex energy market processes such as trading, forecasting, pricing, balancing, and billing. By combining deep industry expertise with advanced software engineering and data capabilities, Energy Essentials delivers innovative solutions that enable customers to navigate the energy transition successfully.

The organization brings together specialists in software engineering, data science, IT, and energy markets, creating an environment where ownership, technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning are central to success.