I’m Khouloud BEN ABDALLAH, a Software Test Engineer based in the Netherlands with a strong focus on automation, test design, and end-to-end testing in automotive and EV charging domains. Over the years I have built and maintained automation frameworks, coordinated E2E testing efforts, and collaborated closely with development and product teams to ensure high-quality software releases. I am ISTQB-certified and proficient with Robot Framework, Appium, REST APIs, and CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps).

Khouloud BEN ABDALLAH

I’m Khouloud BEN ABDALLAH, a Software Test Engineer based in the Netherlands with a strong focus on automation, test design, and end-to-end testing in automotive and EV charging domains. Over the years I have built and maintained automation frameworks, coordinated E2E testing efforts, and collaborated closely with development and product teams to ensure high-quality software releases. I am ISTQB-certified and proficient with Robot Framework, Appium, REST APIs, and CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps).

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I’m Khouloud BEN ABDALLAH, a Software Test Engineer based in the Netherlands with a strong focus on automation, test design, and end-to-end testing in automotive and EV charging domains. Over the years I have built and maintained automation frameworks, coordinated E2E testing efforts, and collaborated closely with development and product teams to ensure high-quality software releases. I am ISTQB-certified and proficient with Robot Framework, Appium, REST APIs, and CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps).

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate

Language

English
Fluent
French
Fluent
Arabic
Fluent
Dutch
Beginner

Work Experience

Test Automation Engineer at ABB E-Mobility
April 1, 2023 - August 1, 2025
Implemented and maintained an automation framework for software testing of EV chargers; wrote test keywords and automated test cases using Gherkin (BDD style) with Robot Framework; used REST APIs to validate EV components (OCPP Server, EV, Backend); used Appium for testing HMI interfaces; managed source code with Git; maintained Azure DevOps CI pipelines for Robot Framework test automation; collaborated with developers and product teams to analyze requirements and define test scenarios; investigated and debugged failing test runs.
QA Engineer / E2E Test Team Coordinator at EVBox
April 1, 2022 - March 1, 2023
Created E2E system test plans for EV chargers by collaborating with stakeholders; coordinated a 3-person E2E testing team; supported project test lead in PI planning; reviewed requirements across software, system and stakeholder levels following the V-Model for clarity and traceability; designed and executed E2E test cases to verify product functionality and performance; coached testers on testing topics.
QA Engineer
January 1, 2021 - February 1, 2022
Test design creation based on requirements analysis; test execution and result analysis; collaboration with other test teams to align on test scope, automation, coverage and prioritization; working in an Agile environment in a cross-functional team.
Test Bench Development Engineer at VISTEON ELECTRONICS France
May 1, 2018 - May 1, 2020
Designed and installed test benches for testing automotive clusters; wrote test scripts using ProveTech; performed on-time troubleshooting of hardware test tools; configured and implemented the test environment; elaborated technical documentation describing test benches and scripts; conducted test follow-up; root-cause analysis of identified defects/failures; evaluated tests to update the test strategy for future campaigns.
Embedded Test Engineer at ARDIA/ACTIA Nordic Team
August 1, 2017 - April 1, 2018
Generated test reports; participated in test report review meetings with team leaders and Quality team before delivery to VOLVO; implemented and executed automated test scripts (CAPL scripting) and manual test cases; performed system requirement analysis; created test specifications; set up test environment; simulated a fully functional car environment using CANoe (Vector GmbH); evaluated test results and documented deviations; bug analysis and reporting on JIRA; test cases review.
Embedded Test Engineer at ACTIA Engineering Services
January 1, 2015 - December 1, 2016
Design and execution of manual tests; design, execution and monitoring of automated test suites; ensured product met design specifications; requirement analysis; failure root cause analysis.

Education

Electrical Engineering Diploma at National School of Engineering of Tunis
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2013
Mathematics-Physics Preparatory Cycle at Preparatory institute for engineering cycle (Bizerte, Tunisia)
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2010
Bachelor’s degree in mathematics at Farhat Hached High School (Bizerte, Tunisia)
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2008

Qualifications

ISTQB Certified Tester – Foundation Level
January 11, 2030 - January 14, 2026

Industry Experience

Manufacturing, Software & Internet, Transportation & Logistics, Professional Services, Other