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Agile Test Automation Engineer with over 14 years of experience in complex enterprise and (semi-)government environments.

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YEARS EXPERIENCE

BUILDS SHIPPED PROJECTS

EXECUTED TEST CASES

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COVERAGE AUTOMATION

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Test Automation

Cypress · Selenium · Tricentis Tosca · REST Assured · Playwright

Hi, I'm Amiet

Senior QA Engineer based in Den Haag, NL. Coffee, code, curiosity.

14+ Years

Enterprise & government IT — agile teams, CI/CD, risk‑based testing.

Certified

ISTQB Advanced · TMap Next · Tosca AS1 · ITIL Foundation

About me

Quality lives in the details. My mission is to identify risks before they hit production. I translate functional requirements into concrete test scenarios and safeguard quality across complex chain applications with high demands on reliability, compliance, and data quality.

▸ RISK CONTAINED Risk Reduction

SVB · NN · BKR — catching regression risks in chain apps before they ship. Compliance for finance & (semi-)government systems.

14+years 30+projects

▸ SHIPPING FASTER Faster Releases

Tosca · Cypress · Playwright suites built from scratch that survive ten sprint refactors — teams ship daily instead of monthly.

5000+cases 80%+coverage

▸ ZERO INCIDENTS Production Confidence

Go/No-Go sign-offs across SAP, OutSystems & .NET landscapes — 5,000+ test cases executed, zero Friday rollbacks.

9certs 100%commitment

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Experience

Nov 2024 — present

Test Specialist / Tosca Test Engineer

Nationale Nederlanden

Situation

Within the SAP Fit-to-Standard programme, quality had to be safeguarded across complex SAP and OutSystems chains.

Task

Responsible for setting up an effective test approach per sprint and safeguarding quality.

Actions

Defining the test strategy per backlog item
Drafting and executing test plans
Setting up and managing test data
Implementing frontend and API test automation with Tosca
Logging and aligning defects via Azure DevOps
Participating in sprint reviews and demos

Result

Stable regression suites, higher test coverage, and improved transparency for stakeholders.

May 2021 — June 2024

Test Specialist / Lead Tester

SVB

Situation

Test quality and automation across multiple portals needed improvement.

Task

Leading the test strategy and raising quality and coverage.

Actions

Defining the test approach per sprint
Setting up automation with Tosca
Deployments and testing via Azure DevOps
API and regression testing
Coaching testers and improving processes
Stakeholder communication and demos

Result

Higher quality and test coverage across multiple portals, with an automated regression suite that let teams release faster.

Nov 2020 — May 2021

Test Specialist Tosca

BKR

SOAP

Situation

BKR registers credit data for the entire Netherlands. The end-to-end CKI3 registration process had to be thoroughly tested for stable operation with external partners.

Task

Safeguard functional and technical test coverage for the entire CKI3 process, including API and web-service integrations.

Actions

Drafting and executing functional test cases
API and web-service testing with SoapUI and Postman
Implementing regression-test automation with Tosca
Aligning defects with development teams
Verifying data integrity across chains

Result

A stable delivery of the CKI3 registration process and reusable regression suites for future releases.

2019 — 2020

Test Specialist

PostNL

Situation

PostNL migrated several core systems from SAP to .NET. Existing integrations had to cross over to the new landscape without disruption.

Task

Run integration and chain testing within Scrum teams to minimise migration risks.

Actions

Drafting test scripts and scenarios
Executing integration and chain tests
Defect and finding management
Alignment with stakeholders and developers
Contributing to retrospectives and sprint planning

Result

A smooth SAP/.NET system migration with minimal production incidents and clear test reporting toward the business.

2010 — 2018

Test Specialist

Aegon · CX Studio · UWV

SOAP BDD

Situation

Various assignments at large financial and (semi-)government organisations with complex chains, data migrations, and a wide range of test techniques.

Task

Deliver functional and technical testing within each assignment — from data migration to Salesforce implementations and BDD initiatives.

Actions

Drafting and executing BDD scenarios
Regression and SIT/FAT/UAT testing
Web-service testing via SoapUI
Verifying Salesforce functionality
Validating data migrations within Werk.nl
Logging and steering defects via JIRA
Setting up automated regression tests

Result

Broad testing experience built up across both classical chain applications and modern SaaS environments, with a focus on risk-based testing and data integrity.