QA Automation Engineer

Our client is a leading global SAAS provider. Their innovative solutions and services empower customers all over the globe to be safer, more efficient, and productive! They are recruiting for a QA Automation Engineer on a full time and permanent basis. They combine the dynamic spirit of a startup with the exceptional resources, operational excellence, and brand recognition of a well-established tech giant!

About the Position

What you can expect:

• Remote working from Ireland
• Competitive salary – €75,000 – €95,000 per annum dependent on experience level
• Life in a fast-moving global organisation
• Generous annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Denta
• Pension Scheme
• Subsidised canteen
• And lots more!

Key Responsibilities

• Coded automation testing
• Test case development based on functional and technical requirements 
• Set up and monitoring of automation test suites as part of CI/CD pipeline 
• Working directly with the wider teams to maintain and enhance our test automation frameworks 
• Maintaining bug backlogs - triaging and prioritising with stakeholders 
• Advocate for QA and defining/maintaining quality standards within your team 
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Experience/Requirements

• A minimum of 5-7+ years of experience in software development 
• Professional experience in agile/lean methodologies and processes -  ideally Kanban or scrum as a minimum
• Good communication skills both written and oral 
• Experience with systems analysis and design, and working with senior engineers and architects 
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team 
• Experience working in a larger project and team environments with product, application support and operations teams
• A software enthusiast with a passion for the technologies you are working with 
• Quality and results focused with experience in project delivery - individually or as part of a team and ideally in a CI/CD environment 
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related discipline 

• Strong experience in testing fundamentals - test case generation, smoke testing, regression etc. 
• 3+ years of experience in coded test automation using C#
• Experience using Selenium Web Driver 2/3 and Visual Studio to write coded 
• Cross browser testing experience
• Experience with test case management tools such as Test Rail 
• Thorough understanding and experience of testing RESTful API & Microservice architectures through code-based testing
• Experience in Object Oriented/SOLID Design principles and practices
• Proficiency in SQL for data set up and verification 
• Ability to read and understand production code as part of test case development 
• Exposure to defect/requirements management tools e.g. JIRA
• Managing code with source control applications e.g GIT or SVN

• Experience testing Microservices or Service Oriented Architectures 
• Advocate of clean code practices and processes 
• Demonstrated performance testing experience (JUnit, Loadrunner or other tools) 
• Knowledge of Test Driven Development and Domain Driven Design  

Contact
For more information, on this role or other similar IT roles please contact Sarah Mac Nulty on ph:015927876, email me or click on the Apply button below!
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