# Site Reliability Engineer at The Next Chapter W&S

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> Responsibilities: - Own the automated testing platform and C

- **Company:** The Next Chapter W&S (https://jobs.trythestack.co/companies/the-next-chapter-w-s)
- **Location:** Netherlands
- **Work arrangement:** On-site
- **Employment type:** Full-time
- **Experience level:** 5–10 years
- **Visa sponsorship:** Offered, according to the listing
- **Key skills:** Test automation, CI/CD, System architecture, Docker, Terraform, AWS, PHP, Laravel, Vue.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, MySQL, OpenSearch, E2E testing, Leadership, Communication
- **Posted by employer:** 2026-08-11
- **Added to The Stack:** 2026-08-12
- **Status:** May no longer be active (posted more than 60 days ago)
- **Apply:** https://jobs.thenextchapter.nl/jobs/8206901-site-reliability-engineer (the employer's own application page)
- **Human page:** https://jobs.trythestack.co/jobs/site-reliability-engineer-the-next-chapter-ws

## About the role

Responsibilities:
- Own the automated testing platform and CI infrastructure: design test architecture, pipelines, and test-data lifecycles.
- Build and maintain a cross-team smoke and E2E test suite covering NL/BE/DK/DE environments.
- Define test standards, CI gates and regression coverage; integrate exploratory testing findings into automation.
- Coach teams to write reliable local E2E tests and adopt the platform; act as tech lead for testing practices.
- Operate and improve core cloud services supporting tests (AWS SNS/SQS/S3/Lambda/API Gateway), Docker and Terraform stacks.
- Collaborate with product, QA and engineering to raise confidence for frequent safe deployments.

Requirements:
- Strong experience designing test automation and CI/CD for SaaS products; hands-on with E2E frameworks and test-data management.
- Deep familiarity with Docker, Terraform and AWS services and practical knowledge of PHP (Laravel), Vue/TypeScript stacks.
- Experience with MySQL, OpenSearch and query/infra performance considerations.
- Proven ability to design resilient test systems, mentor teams and convert manual tests into automated regression suites.
- Excellent communication skills, collaborative mindset and a pragmatic approach to balancing speed and quality.

## Responsibilities

You will own the automated testing platform and CI infrastructure to ensure rapid and confident production deployments. Additionally, you will act as a tech-lead, coaching teams on E2E testing and collaborating to translate exploratory insights into automated regression coverage.

## Requirements

The ideal candidate is a methodical team player with proven experience in software development or testing and a strong vision for test automation. You must possess strong interpersonal skills, a proactive leadership style, and the ability to design robust test platform architectures.

## FAQ

- **Is this Site Reliability Engineer role still open?** It was posted on 2026-08-11. Listings more than 30 days old may no longer be active, so check The Next Chapter W&S's site before applying.
- **Does The Next Chapter W&S offer visa sponsorship?** This listing is marked as offering visa sponsorship. Eligibility rules are set by the employer, so check the details on The Next Chapter W&S's site.
- **Where is this role located?** The listing gives the location as Netherlands. It is marked on-site.
- **What skills does this role ask for?** The listing names: Test automation, CI/CD, System architecture, Docker, Terraform, AWS, PHP, Laravel, Vue.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, MySQL, OpenSearch, E2E testing, Leadership, Communication.

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