Quality Engineer

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Are you an experienced Quality Engineer interested in joining an innovative, software solutions business dedicated to driving digital transformation?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Quality Engineer with excellent knowledge of automated testing to join our team, working across major client projects and internal products. The candidate will need to have several years in a similar role. This candidate will join a small, focused Quality Engineering team working within the legislative space. The ideal candidate will be someone who is comfortable taking ownership and setting direction.

About Propylon: Our vision is to disrupt the legal landscape with innovative solutions that simplify the complex and connect people with the law.

Propylon was listed as one of the best "Great Places To Work" in Ireland every time we applied for the accolade in 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022 and 2024. As such, we are proud to offer competitive salaries, excellent training, and opportunities to help you reach your full potential and develop in your career.

• Manage defects throughout the SDLC by executing tests at both a functional and non-functional level across multiple projects.
• Manage and grow business regression suites.
• Collate, analyse, and report on QA related metrics and provide progress updates to management and product and project stakeholders.
• Be able to run and report results from automated test suites run against various implementations.
• Maintenance updates to automated test scripts.
• Work closely with product and project teams to create and maintain detailed, effective test plans.
• Correctly estimate, prioritise, plan, and coordinate testing activities.
• Ensure Quality standards and processes are adhered to, executed consistently, all the while identifying opportunities for continuous improvement and optimisation of testing processes, taking ownership of those where appropriate.
• Participate in quality-driven activities with external clients, as needed, representing the team and supporting the User Acceptance Testing phases of projects.
• Take a crucial role in peer review sessions to ensure high-quality work is produced consistently across the team.

• 5+ years of relevant QA experience with a strong understanding of software testing techniques and processes, including test case development and execution
• Experience working with and maintaining automation frameworks (e.g. Selenium)
• Hands-on experience with Robot Framework, including creating and maintaining test suites for both UI and API automation
• Ability to automate functional UI and API tests
• Experience in writing clear, concise and comprehensive test plans and test cases
• Experience using test management tools, i.e. GitLab, JIRA (Xray), ALM
• Experience testing APIs (functional and non-functional) using tools such as Postman
• Worked in an Agile/Scrum environment and have a good understanding of the principles
• Can identify, report, and manage QA related risks
• Able to define, communicate and implement process improvements
• Strong organisational and task management skills
• Capacity to manage priorities and deadlines; capacity to work in a rapidly growing environment

• ISTQB certification or related qualifications

• Wants to be part of a team that is committed to delivering high-quality, innovative products.
• Wants to be part of a culture that is committed to sharing and enhancing the knowledge of the wider team, supporting team-wide learning and success
• Have a curious mindset about what you do, the technology you use and how you connect with others to deliver products that we are proud to deliver to our clients.

• Location: Rathfarnham, Dublin (full-time, permanent role) with flexibility on onsite vs. remote work (on-site at least 2 days per week).
• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Quality Assurance, Engineering, and Information Technology
• Industries: Software Development

Propylon is an equal opportunities employer; positions are open to all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of gender, civil or family status, sexual orientation, religious belief, age, disability, race or membership of a minority community.