QA Engineer

Job description

QA Engineer

An established and forward-thinking technology organisation with a strong presence in Belfast is continuing to expand its technology function and is currently seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Engineer to join its growing team.

This is an exciting time to join the business, with brand-new, high-spec Belfast offices recently opened as part of the company's continued expansion . The growth reflects the organisation's ongoing investment in its Belfast operation and its commitment to building out its technology teams.

Alongside the expansion, the company has maintained a genuinely people-first culture , with strong communication, approachable leadership and an environment where employees are encouraged to contribute, develop and make a real impact.

Salary / Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Hybrid working
• Brand-new Belfast offices opened as part of continued business expansion
• Join a growing technology function at an exciting stage of its development
• Strong focus on employee wellbeing and career development
• Supportive and collaborative team culture
• Excellent opportunities for progression
• Opportunity to work with modern testing and automation technologies
• Exposure to AI-assisted testing and development tools
• Agile working environment with experienced technical teams

About your next employer

Your next employer is a global technology-led organisation operating across multiple international markets.

The Belfast operation is currently going through an exciting period of growth and expansion , with significant investment being made in both its people and technology.

As part of this expansion, the business has recently moved into brand-new, modern offices in Belfast , providing an excellent working environment for its growing team and creating space for the organisation to continue building its presence locally.

Despite being part of a global organisation, the Belfast office has retained a strong employee-focused and collaborative culture . Communication is encouraged at all levels, people are given a voice and there is a genuine emphasis on supporting employees in their development.

This is a great opportunity to join a business that isn't simply maintaining the status quo - it's actively growing, investing and building for the future.

About you

You'll be an experienced Quality Assurance Engineer with around 2-5 years' experience across software testing and quality assurance.

You'll ideally have experience across both manual and automated testing and be comfortable working as part of an Agile delivery team.

We're looking for someone with:

• Experience with UI automation tools such as Playwright, Cypress, Selenium or similar
• Strong programming/scripting skills using Java, JavaScript, TypeScript or a similar language
• Experience with API testing
• Knowledge of Jira and test management tools such as Zephyr
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and Git
• Understanding of the software development lifecycle and Agile methodologies
• Experience creating and maintaining test cases, test plans and test evidence
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work closely with Developers, Business Analysts and Product Owners
• A proactive attitude with a genuine interest in improving quality and learning new technologies

Experience with AI-assisted testing or development tools such as Microsoft Copilot, Amazon Q or similar would be highly beneficial.

Any exposure to financial services, trading platforms, FIX protocol, BDD/Cucumber, AWS, performance testing or microservices would also be advantageous.

What you'll do

As a Quality Assurance Engineer, you'll play an important role in ensuring quality is built into the software development lifecycle from the very beginning.

You'll be responsible for:

• Designing and executing manual and automated test cases
• Developing and maintaining automated UI, API and integration test suites
• Working closely with Developers, Business Analysts and Product Owners to understand requirements
• Supporting BDD and TDD practices
• Carrying out functional, regression, integration and exploratory testing
• Identifying, documenting and tracking defects through to resolution
• Supporting CI/CD pipelines and automated quality gates
• Testing APIs and integrations across different platforms
• Contributing to performance and non-functional testing
• Monitoring test results and reporting on quality and progress
• Increasing automation coverage and improving testing efficiency
• Using AI-assisted tools to improve test design, automation and productivity
• Sharing knowledge and promoting best practice across the wider technology team

Most importantly, you'll be joining a team at an exciting point of expansion , where you'll have the opportunity to help shape the continued growth of the Belfast technology function rather than simply joining an established team and maintaining the status quo.

Interested?

If you're a QA Engineer looking for your next move and want to join a growing organisation investing in its Belfast operation, people and technology , this could be an excellent opportunity.

With new offices, continued expansion and a genuinely supportive culture, it's a great time to become part of the team.

For further information on this Quality Assurance Engineer job, apply via the link or contact the VANRATH office for a confidential chat today.

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