Test Automation Engineer

Elavon Europe; Arklow; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Bank’s Elavon payments team in Ireland is seeking an experienced Automation Test Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and adoption of test automation across the platform.

This hands-on role requires ownership of the automation strategy and a scalable regression suite from the ground up. The candidate will work on a core acquiring platform with modern automation to improve quality, speed, and release confidence.

Qualifications

• Strong programming/scripting experience in Python (preferred).
• Experience building test automation frameworks from scratch.
• Strong understanding of API-level testing and message-based systems.
• Experience with JSON and XML data formats (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the automation strategy for the team, including tooling, frameworks, and best practices.
• Design and develop automated test frameworks to support functional, regression, and integration testing.
• Build a transaction simulation capability to submit ISO8583-like messages to the acquiring system.
• Develop and maintain a robust regression suite covering key payment flows and edge cases.
• Work closely with developers, QA, and business stakeholders to identify automation opportunities.
• Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines where applicable.
• Evolve Python/JSON/ISO8583 concepts into production-ready solutions.
• Create test data strategies and manage test environments effectively.
• Document frameworks, standards, and approaches for team reuse.
• Mentor team members and help build automation capability within the wider QA team.

Skills

Python

Java/JavaScript

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

Job description

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions, enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed in the right ways, all more confidently and more often—that’s what we call the courage to thrive. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever‑growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

As a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bank, Elavon is committed to building the platforms and ecosystems that help over 1.5 million customers around the world to achieve their financial goals—no matter what they need. From transaction processing to customer service, to driving innovation and launching new products, we’re building a range of tailored payment solutions powered by the latest technology. As part of our team, you can explore what motivates and energizes your career goals: partnering with our customers, our communities, and each other.

We actively uphold transparent and fair hiring practices that support individual opportunity, inclusive culture, and career mobility across all levels of our organisation.

We offer meaningful opportunities for growth, a culture of inclusion, and a strong commitment to transparency and integrity in everything we do.

Job Description

Automation Test Engineer (Payments / Cards)

Location: Cherrywood, South Dublin or Arklow office

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Automation Test Engineer to join our card payments team and lead the design, implementation, and adoption of test automation across our platform. This is a hands‑on, highly technical role requiring someone who can operate as a self‑starter, take ownership of the automation strategy, and build a scalable regression suite from the ground up. The successful candidate will work on a testing against a core acquiring platform running on Stratus VOS COBOL, introducing modern automation approaches to improve quality, speed, and confidence in releases.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and drive the automation strategy for the team, including tooling, frameworks, and best practices
• Design and develop automated test frameworks to support functional, regression, and integration testing
• Build a transaction simulation capability to submit ISO8583 (or similar) messages to the acquiring system
• Develop and maintain a robust regression suite covering key payment flows and edge cases
• Work closely with developers, QA, and business stakeholders to identify automation opportunities
• Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines where applicable
• Analyse existing proof‑of‑concepts (Python/JSON/ISO8583 plugin) and evolve them into a production‑ready solution
• Create test data strategies and manage test environments effectively
• Document frameworks, standards, and approaches for team reuse
• Mentor team members and help build automation capability within the wider QA team

Required Skills & Experience

Core Technical Skills

• Strong programming/scripting experience in one or more of:
  • Python (preferred)
  • Java / JavaScript or similar
• Experience building test automation frameworks from scratch
• Strong understanding of API‑level testing and message‑based systems
• Experience working with structured data formats such as:
  • JSON
  • XML (desirable)

Payments / Domain Expertise

• Proven experience in card payments / acquiring / issuing environments
• Strong understanding of:
  • ISO8583 messaging (essential or highly desirable)
  • Authorization flows and transaction lifecycles
  • Payment protocols and message formats
• Experience working with payment simulators or transaction generators

Automation & Tooling

• Hands‑on experience with test automation tools/frameworks
• Experience building or integrating custom test harnesses/wrappers
• Familiarity with queues, messaging, or host‑based integrations
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, etc.)

Desirable Experience

• Experience with ISO8583 libraries/plugins (Python or other)
• Performance or load testing experience in payments
• Experience building mock services or simulators

Key Traits

• Self‑starter: able to take ambiguity and drive solutions independently
• Pragmatic problem solver: comfortable working in a legacy + modern hybrid environment
• Strong communication skills – able to bring the team along the automation journey
• Delivery‑focused with a passion for improving quality and efficiency

What Success Looks Like

• A working automation framework adopted by the team
• A repeatable way to submit and validate payment transactions into the acquiring system
• A growing automated regression suite covering critical business flows
• Improved release confidence and reduced manual testing effort
• Clear documentation and approach enabling team‑wide contribution

Location expectations

This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.

Accessibility

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment experience. If you need adjustments at any stage of the application or hiring process, please contact your recruiter for guidance and support.

Total Rewards

U.S. Bank is committed to fair, equitable, and transparent compensation practices in line with local regulatory and legal requirements. Our total rewards approach is designed to attract, retain, and support top talent while ensuring equal pay for work of equal value.

• Clearly defined salary ranges aligned with industry benchmarks and internal equity standards.
• Performance‑based incentives for eligible employees (as defined by relevant plan rules), awarded through transparent, objective criteria that recognize both individual and company performance.
• Inclusive equitable benefits that are accessible to all employees and focused around our 3 main pillars of financial wellbeing, health & wellness.
• Continuous development opportunities including training, education support, and career progression pathways based on inclusive and transparent criteria.
• Employee recognition programs that celebrate achievements and milestones for all.

Closing Date

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.