Senior / Lead QA Automation Engineer

  • Galway
  • Permanent
  • Fri Jul 18 16:33:13 2025
  • 170425

QA Automation Engineer

Location: Galway, Ireland (Hybrid)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Industry: AI Software

Overview:
A leading technology-driven organization working on cutting-edge AI software solutions is seeking a QA Automation Engineer. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to highly innovative products by ensuring the highest standards of software quality through advanced automation practices.

The ideal candidate brings a balance of hands-on automation expertise and a collaborative mindset. You’ll play a key role in building and optimizing test automation frameworks, improving test coverage, and contributing to the overall QA strategy in a fast-paced, AI-focused development environment.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and maintain automated test frameworks for web and backend systems.

  • Build scalable, reusable test scripts to support CI/CD pipelines.

  • Collaborate with developers, product teams, and QA peers to define test plans and acceptance criteria.

  • Guide QA best practices, particularly in automation, across cross-functional teams.

  • Analyze test results and drive root cause analysis for defects and failures.

  • Ensure testing strategies align with scalable, secure, and high-performance software development.

Required Skills & Experience:

  • 4+ years of professional experience in Quality Assurance, with at least 2+ in test automation.

  • Strong hands-on skills with automation tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or TestNG.

  • Solid programming skills in Python, JavaScript, or Java.

  • Experience with API testing using Postman, REST-assured, or similar tools.

  • Familiarity with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI.

  • Comfortable working in fast-moving environments focused on innovation and quality.

Preferred (Nice to Have):

  • Experience working on AI, ML, or data-intensive software platforms.

  • Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes.

  • Performance testing experience using tools like JMeter or Gatling.

  • ISTQB or other QA-related certifications.

For more info, contact Seamus at Reperio or apply through the link

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