Automation QA Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A Belfast-based tech company is seeking an Automation QA Engineer to join their growing team. This role involves developing automated test suites and maintaining robust test frameworks while collaborating closely with software engineers. The position offers a unique opportunity for impact and career progression in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• At least a couple of years' experience in software test automation.
• Expertise in test automation frameworks like Selenium or Cypress.
• Hands-on experience with API testing using Postman.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automated test suites for web applications and APIs.
• Implement and optimise CI/CD pipelines with automated tests.
• Ensure high test coverage across unit, component, and end-to-end levels.

Skills

Test automation

Collaboration

Quality assurance

Tools

Selenium

Cypress

Postman

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

Job description

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Belfast (Hybrid - 3 days per week in office)

Troi Search is delighted to be working with a new Belfast-based client, as they search for an Automation QA Engineer to join the team. You'd be the first QA hire under the Lead QA, offering a great opportunity for impact and progression. The client in Belfast has built a dedicated tech team that serves a group of businesses.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automated test suites using modern test frameworks for web applications, APIs, and cloud services.
• Maintain robust test automation frameworks for functional, integration, performance, and security testing.
• Collaborate with software engineers and platform engineers to define test scenarios and ensure quality is embedded throughout the development lifecycle.
• Implement and optimise CI/CD pipelines, integrating automated tests for continuous quality validation.
• Ensure high test coverage across unit, component, and end-to-end levels to support rapid and reliable releases.
• Challenge the development team when appropriate to ensure quality standards are met.

Required Qualifications

• At least a couple of years' experience in software test automation and quality engineering, using various tools.
• Expertise in test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright preferred).
• Hands-on experience with API testing using Postman (preferred).
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or similar).

This is a great opportunity to join a building team with a brand new office, substantial backing, and the chance to make a real impact.