Experienced QA/test engineer

✔ Testing ✔ PHP ✔ Cybersecurity

In just five years, we’ve grown from an ambitious start-up to the fastest-growing Cybersecurity Awareness Platform in the world. Today, we protect over 1.5 million users across 5,000 organizations, together with 300+ partners worldwide.

From 5 employees to an international team of more than 70 driven colleagues – and we’re still growing.

Phished is a rapidly growing tech scale-up that helps organizations improve their cybersecurity. Through a unique, fully automated training platform, employees are trained to recognize real cyberattacks and respond to them in the correct way. In doing so, we make a real impact on both individuals and organizations.

Does this sound like you? Read on.

Your Responsibilities

• You will review feature passports, technical documentation and issues requirements to provide timely and meaningful feedback.
• You create and execute on detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases.
• You are involved in the design, implementation and execution of automated tests using tools in the PHP ecosystem (automatic)
• You identify, record, document and track bugs and you set up and monitor quality assurance metrics
• You are an integral part of the development team and you support the team to implement automated tests.
• You write documentation related to the testing processes to facilitate knowledge sharing and transparency.

What do we expect from you?

Human Skills

• You are a team player and like to share knowledge and experiences with your colleagues.
• You are interested in a long-term commitment and want to grow with the company that you are joining.
• You are a self-starter with an entrepreneurial mindset who loves to take initiatives.
• You are flexible and able to adjust to the fast-changing environment of a scale-up.
• You have a keen interest in cyber security and data protection.
• You live in a time zone between UTC - 01:00 and UTC + 03:00
• You are able to communicate efficiently within the team and you do not hesitate to reach out to your colleagues if necessary - even when you are not in the same location.

• You have proven work experience in software quality assurance and software development, more specifically focussed on web applications and APIs.
• You are an expert in manual testing and quality assurance.
• You are versed in writing clear, concise and comprehensive test plans and test cases.
• You have hands-on experience with automated testing tools.
• You are fluent in English and able to express yourself efficiently.

• You have experience with TestLodge.
• You have experience with PHP and/or Laravel’s ecosystem (Laravel Dusk).
• You have worked with MySQL and Redis.
• An interest in cybersecurity related technologies such as envelope encryption, advanced data encryption, and identity server.
• Understanding of scalability and performance in context of a database-driven platform.
• You are up-to-date with latest testing tools and test strategies.

🚀 Create your own path. Shape your journey based on your vision and ambitions. At Phished, you get the freedom to build a personalized roadmap and develop your unique learning path.

🤝 Teamwork makes the dream work. Join a motivated, dynamic, and supportive team of like-minded people who help you level up your skills.

🌱 Room to grow. Continue developing in a no-nonsense, entrepreneurial scale-up culture where initiative and ownership are encouraged.

💰 Attractive compensation package. On top of a competitive salary, you’ll have access to a Flex Income Plan, tailored to your needs with a range of extra benefits. Also: a stylish Mercedes, group and hospitalization insurance, and many other perks!

🏠 Work-Life Balance. Flexibility is the norm here. Flexible hours? Check! A nice balance between days at the office and working from home? Check! Our office? Located in the heart of Leuven, just a short walk from the station.

🚀 Phished is growing – and your role can make a real difference. Ready to make an impact together?