Senior Quality Engineer based in Ireland – HIRING ASAP

Start date: ASAP
Duration: 11 Months
Location: 1 week per month in the Galway office, 3 weeks remote working
Rate: €400 per day

Summary:
 
As a Senior Quality Engineer, you will be immersed in every aspect of product development. Your independent voice will ensure that quality is engineered into the product. You will produce fully automated tests for each story within each sprint. You will successfully solve technical issues and seamlessly collaborate with the Product Manager, analysts, developers, business specialists, and vendors to ensure quality at every step. Your contributions will result in a fully test automated product which will have a direct positive impact on the user experience.
 
Must Have Skills:
  • Experience in Agile methodologies.
  • Confidence to champion quality engineering.
  • Expertise in Java is key.
  • API testing experience is a must.
  • Experience in test automation using established frameworks like Karate, Rest Assured.
  • Experience with Cucumber/Gherkin.
  • Experience with Maven and Git.
  • Experience with GitHub co-pilot.
  • Communication skills that prioritize collaboration.
  • Leverage experience of Agile to provide ideas that improve sprint deliveries.
  • Experience with requirement analysis, defect tracking, coordinating with team members in different locations, and test reporting and signoff.
  • Strong analytical and technical skills to address sophisticated issues.
  • Ability to perform root cause analysis on defects.
  • High level of dedication, initiative, vision, and passion.
  • Strong technically and looking for a challenge.
  • Experience with Jenkins CI/CD, job creation and maintenance.
  • Ability to adapt to new environments and learn in-house developed tools and practices.
  • Jira and Xray a plus.
Responsibilities:
  • You’ll be a member of an API development squad on the wider SPS (Stock Plan Services) Global Record Keeping team. This will mean working closely with other squads, both front end and application level, in parallel to ensure a streamlined approach to development and testing.
  • The goal of the Global Record Keeping Modernization initiative is to create a modernized solution to advance the SPS vision and be the leading global stock plan provider, delivering solutions that help every employer and employee maximize the value of their equity programs and drive participant engagement and plan sponsor retention.
  • We are looking for someone highly technical who is seeking challenges and growth within their role.