QA Engineer – 12-month initial contract
2 days on-site every week in Dublin city
Eligibility – EU citizen/ UK citizen/ Stamp 4 (need to be based in Ireland)
The day rate depends on experience upto €575 per day max.

Your new company


Your new role

• Serve as an Automation Engineer and QA lead for the platform, ensuring solutions meet stakeholder quality expectations
• Support and implement the overall QA strategy, including test plans, test design, and automation frameworks
• Apply and evolve automated QA processes through hands-on development and continuous improvement
• Tackle complex automation challenges across UI, API, and data layers
• Enhance and manage the defect lifecycle process, including defining dashboards and quality metrics (e.g., defect injection rate, escape rate, test coverage, automation coverage)
• Confidently work within open-source test frameworks and modern QA toolchains
• Design and oversee QA environment strategy and provisioning to ensure reliable and consistent testing across environments
• Advocate for quality as part of the Definition of Done across all teams
• Collaborate in an Agile Scrum environment to ensure continuous delivery of high-quality software

What you'll need to succeed

• 5+ years of automated testing experience using Java and/or Groovy
• 5+ years of cross-browser testing experience
• 4+ years of experience working with relational databases
• 5+ years working within Agile delivery teams
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years of experience testing RESTful services
• Experience in highly regulated or data-sensitive industries
• Working knowledge of tools such as Maven, Git-based repositories, MySQL, or Databricks
• Experience with Playwright
• Experience with data quality frameworks (e.g., Great Expectations or similar)
• Performance testing experience (e.g., Gatling or similar tools)
• Experience testing React-based applications
• Background in software development
• Experience contributing to complex, large-scale enterprise initiatives

What you'll get in return

• Opportunity to contribute to innovative digital platforms with broad organisational impact
• Collaborative Agile environment focused on engineering excellence
• Exposure to modern automation frameworks, data platforms, and cloud-based solutions
• Career growth opportunities within a technology-driven organisation

What you need to do now
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