QA Automation Engineer

Illumia; Limerick; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Matched Pension Contribution

25 Days Annual leave

Hybrid working

Job summary

Illumia in Ireland is seeking a skilled QA Automation Engineer to join our hybrid team. You will design and maintain automated tests for Android-based POS software that processes millions of transactions across university campuses each year.

You will work with Android engineers, product owners, and QA peers in an Agile environment, building test frameworks in Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, and validating on real hardware with NFC-enabled features for event access, meals, and student transactions.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in QA automation, SDET, or software quality roles.
• Hands-on experience building maintainable automation frameworks.
• Strong Kotlin or Java automation skills.
• Experience with source control, code reviews, and test lifecycles.
• Proven defect triage and root-cause analysis with developers.
• Excellent communication and documentation for diverse stakeholders.
• Agile experience, Scrum preferred.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted QA tools for drafting tests.

Responsibilities

• Improve and maintain automated and manual quality coverage for Android POS apps.
• Design, build, and maintain robust test frameworks using Kotlin.
• Own UI automation for Jetpack Compose screens on real hardware.
• Perform manual testing on physical devices.
• Create integration and regression test suites for Android system services, peripherals, and APIs.
• Collaborate with engineers and product teams to define test strategy and risks.
• Triage defects, perform root-cause analysis, and drive quality improvements.
• Support QA throughout SDLC: planning, QA execution, release readiness, post-release validation.

Skills

QA automation

SDET mindset

Tools

Kotlin

Java

Jetpack Compose

REST API testing

CI tooling

Android debugging

Job description

Who We Are

Transact Campus and CBORD have joined forces as industry leaders to bring the best integrated technology solutions to education, healthcare, and business campuses worldwide. Be a part of this exciting new partnership, committed to transforming organizations and improving the lives of people doing mission-critical work.

Who We Are

Transact Campus and CBORD have joined forces as industry leaders to bring the best integrated technology solutions to education, healthcare, and business campuses worldwide. Be a part of this exciting new partnership, committed to transforming organizations and improving the lives of people doing mission-critical work.

Why Join Our Team?

We strive to provide the very best customer experience in the industry and have succeeded with a single, strong motivating principle: We serve our user community.

Our success and growth are directly attributed to our people. Our newly combined companies are dedicated to fostering a culture of integrity, respect, and continuous personal development. We maintain an entrepreneurial spirit, where creativity, innovative problem-solving, and learning agility drive our day-to-day actions.

Job Summary

We are seeking a skilled and experienced QA Automation Engineer to join our team in a Hybrid working style. In this role, you will be responsible for improving and maintaining automated test coverage for Android-based POS software that processes millions of transactions across university campuses each year.

What You Will Be Doing

You will design, implement, and continuously improve test automation across UI, integration, and regression layers. Partnering with developers to resolve defects efficiently, and embedding quality practices throughout delivery.

Our app is built using Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and modern Android development best practices. Our software runs on target hardware, and our application reads university credentials via NFC to support key user experiences, including event access, meal charges, and purchases using a student's university stored value account.

Who You Will Work With

You will work closely with Android engineers, product owners, and other cross-functional team members in an Agile environment. You will collaborate with stakeholders across engineering and quality to align on test strategy, triage issues, and improve product quality over time.

Key Responsibilities

• Improve and maintain automated and manual quality coverage for operator-driven and self-service Android applications running on target POS hardware.
• Design, build, and maintain robust automated test frameworks and suites using Kotlin.
• Own and evolve UI automation for Jetpack Compose screens, including end-to-end scenarios executed on real hardware.
• Perform manual testing on physical hardware.
• Create and maintain integration and regression test suites that validate interactions with Android system services, peripherals, and backend APIs.
• Partner closely with engineers and product teams to define test strategy, acceptance criteria, and risk-based test plans.
• Investigate failures, triage defects with developers, and contribute to root-cause analysis and preventive quality improvements.
• Provide quality support throughout the SDLC process, including planning, implementation, QA execution, release readiness, and post-release validation.
• Identify and mitigate technical quality risks, dependencies, and reliability issues.

About You

• 3+ years of experience in QA automation, SDET, or software quality engineering roles.
• Proven hands-on experience designing maintainable, scalable automated test frameworks.
• Strong proficiency in Kotlin or Java for automation code, test utilities, and debugging.
• Experience with source control management, code review workflows, and test lifecycle practices.
• Demonstrated success in defect triage and root-cause analysis in partnership with software engineers.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills, including clear summaries for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Familiarity with Agile processes, specifically the Scrum framework.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills across test failures, environment issues, and intermittent defects.
• Comfortable using AI-assisted tools to improve QA productivity while validating outputs carefully.

Desired Skills

• Experience with Android UI automation, including Jetpack Compose testing practices.
• Experience validating app behavior on real devices and target hardware profiles.
• Experience testing hardware-integrated mobile use cases, including NFC and peripheral interactions.
• Experience with REST API and integration test automation.
• Experience with CI tooling and test reporting/quality metrics.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted QA workflows for test-case drafting, automation boilerplate, and faster troubleshooting.
• Experience working with global teams is a plus.

Why Join Us?

• Collaborative and supportive work environment.
• Ongoing professional development and training opportunities.
• Hybrid working.
• Regular social, sporting, and community events.
• Benefits - Private Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Matched Pension Contribution, 25 Days Annual leave.

This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time.

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