Location: Brussels
Context: DevOps Coach Expert (Test Oriented)
This role is for a consultancy mission at a client site through Keystone Solutions, focusing on enhancing the software development process through a people-centric approach. As a Keystone Solutions consultant, you will support the IT organization by providing expertise in process improvement, coaching, training, technical leadership, and tooling in support of the E2E value stream in in-house Software Development.
Function Description: The goal is to structure the IT organization to give product development teams maximum autonomy in developing, testing, and deploying their applications.
Key Responsibilities:
- Help product development teams adopt best practices for developing, testing, deploying, and releasing applications.
- Enhance team deliverables by training them and assisting in analyzing their current situation, building plans for improvement encompassing the following services:
- Software craftsmanship
- BDD/TDD
- CI/CD
- Agile Testing
- Trunk-based development
- Cloud, Kubernetes & Containerization
- Collaborate with the squads of the tribe and other DevOps squad coaches to improve operational efficiency:
- Identify and resolve key pain points in the process.
- Facilitate relationships with tooling teams, ensuring they understand the needs of development teams.
- Guide development teams in effectively utilizing available tools.
Best practices and techniques around testing will be key for this mission.
Education: Master or equivalent experience
Seniority: At least 6 years of relevant experience
Languages:
Requirement: French
Very good knowledge of English; knowledge of French and/or Dutch is an important plus for interactions with clients, co-workers, and external partners.
Required Knowledge / Experience:
- A robust development profile combined with proven coaching experience; good understanding of the SDLC.
- Expertise in testing techniques/practices such as TDD/BDD is mandatory.
- Proficiency with CI/CD processes and best practices.
- Experience with testing tools such as Playwright, Cypress, and Karate.
- Proven knowledge of cloud technologies (Docker / Kubernetes).
- Extensive experience working in or with Agile development teams.
- Familiarity with various Agile frameworks.
- Exposure to Impact mapping, story mapping, and example mapping.
- Experience with different software development models:
- Administration, setup, and maintenance of continuous build and integration platforms.
- Java development and build experience.
- Experience with source code (Git) and artifact repositories (Nexus).
- Experience with scripting languages for automation.
- Knowledge of the banking/insurance sector is an asset.
Business Experience: Preferable experience in large IT organizations
Soft Skills:
- Team player.
- Quick self-starter, proactive attitude.
- Quick learner.
- Good communication and influencing skills.
- Strong analytical and synthesis skills.
- Autonomy, commitment, and perseverance.
- Able to work in a dynamic and multicultural environment.
- Flexible, accurate, and control-minded.
- Able to collaborate with different groups within the organization, providing information and being part of the solution.
- Assertive and result-oriented.
- Good networking skills.
- Community-oriented.
- Teacher/mentor.
- Curiosity.
- Optimistic.
If you are ready to tackle technical and strategic challenges in a dynamic consultancy environment, apply today at Keystone Solutions Career Portal.