MES Test Lead — Quality Champion, Onsite Limerick

EFOR; Limerick; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 95.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

EFOR Group in Limerick, Ireland, is seeking an experienced Software Test Lead to own quality on a major MES programme. Based onsite, you will define and drive the testing strategy, mentor a team of test engineers, and ensure releases meet GxP and performance requirements.

You will work with Azure DevOps/Jira, automate testing within CI/CD, support CSV activities, and liaise with senior leadership with clear testing metrics. Familiarity with Syncade MES and regulated industry is highly valued.

Qualifikationen

• Experience as a Testing Lead or Senior QA Engineer on complex enterprise software implementations.
• ISTQB or equivalent certification required or preferred.
• Experience in Agile/DevOps delivery environments.
• Hands‑on experience with test management tools (Azure DevOps, Jira, Zephyr, qTest).
• Experience in regulated industries (pharma, life sciences, food & beverage or similar).
• Able to explain quality and risk topics clearly to technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Syncade (Emerson) or other off‑the-shelf MES experience is a strong advantage.
• GAMP 5, CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitHub Actions), test automation (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress) or ERP/LIMS integration experience (SAP).

Aufgaben

• Define, own and keep improving the testing strategy for MES implementations, upgrades and integrations.
• Lead and mentor a team of test engineers, building a culture of quality and right-first-time delivery.
• Design and maintain test plans, cases and scripts for functional, regression, integration, performance and UAT testing.
• Work with DevOps teams to build automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and speed up release cycles.
• Act as the quality gate for MES releases, ensuring changes meet GxP, functional and performance requirements.
• Run defect management (triage, root cause analysis and resolution tracking) in Azure DevOps or Jira.
• Support CSV activities and report clear testing metrics to senior leadership.

Kenntnisse

Testing Leadership

ISTQB

Agile/DevOps

Test Management

Quality & Risk Communication

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

Zephyr

qTest

Selenium

Playwright

Cypress

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

SAP

Jobbeschreibung

EFOR Group in Limerick, Ireland, is seeking an experienced Software Test Lead to own quality on a major MES programme. Based onsite, you will define and drive the testing strategy, mentor a team of test engineers, and ensure releases meet GxP and performance requirements.

You will work with Azure DevOps/Jira, automate testing within CI/CD, support CSV activities, and liaise with senior leadership with clear testing metrics. Familiarity with Syncade MES and regulated industry is highly valued.