Automation/ QA Engineer

Senior Software QA Engineer

My Dublin based client is looking for an experienced Senior QA Engineer to join their team on a permanent basis.

Job Responsibilities

  • Review multiple element of delivery project with the intent of improving the overall project delivery
  • Review architecture, requirements, code and configuration for require projects
  • Ensure quality standards are met
  • Update general recommendations on coding standards, common errors and best practices
  • Draw up reports on key trends and issues found during the SA review analysis Interface with the Product and Test Groups regarding product releases and new features
  • Performance testing

Experience Required

  • Minimum of 5 years experience in software quality assurance function
  • Functional and performance analysis experience
  • Expertise of writing unit, integration, systems and performance tests
  • Must have knowledge of test patterns associated with micro services architecture
  • Project Management experience and knowledge of agile software development lifecycle
  • Experience working on multi-threaded applications
  • Understanding of telecom networks and OSS/BSS applications is a big plus

Essential and Desirable Skills

  • Must have experience in test automation and its tools – for example JMeter, JUnit, K6, Cucumber, Karate
  • Strong working experience in Unix/Linux
  • Java, Python, SQL experience
  • Familiar with cloud and DevOps pipelines – Docker, Kubernetes
  • Scripting experience, e.g shell, tcl, DCL, Perl
  • Jenkins, Spinnaker, Helm

Educational Requirements

  • Relevant Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology or equivalent degree
  • 37.5 hours per week
  • Flexible work hours
  • Bonuses up to 12%
  • Pension Scheme- 5% employee and 5% employer contribution
  • Life Assurance- 4 x salary
  • Permanent Health Insurance- which kicks in after 26 weeks
  • Annual Leave- 21 days rising to 26