Test Automation Engineer

Cpl Group; Galway; Remote; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Covalen is hiring a Test Automation Engineer to design, build and own automated testing for our B2B SaaS platform. This remote role allows you to work from anywhere in the Republic of Ireland, collaborating with developers, DevOps and product stakeholders to raise quality standards across releases.

You will replace manual testing with reliable automation in CI/CD, define quality gates, monitor test health and mentor teammates in automation practices, with opportunities to explore AI-assisted

Qualifications

• 4+ years’ experience in test automation within a commercial software or B2B SaaS environment.
• Strong programming ability in at least one of Python, Java, C# or JavaScript/TypeScript, with the capability to build and maintain a framework rather than only write scripts.
• Hands‑on experience with modern UI automation tooling such as Playwright, Selenium or Cypress.
• Demonstrable experience automating API and integration testing (for example REST Assured, Postman/Newman, pytest or equivalent).
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, ideally Azure DevOps, and working with source control and branching workflows.
• Solid grounding in test design: risk‑based prioritisation, coverage analysis, and knowing what should and should not be automated.
• Experience working in an Agile development environment.
• Native proficiency in spoken and written English, with the ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain automated test frameworks covering functional, regression, API and end-to-end scenarios.
• Develop and maintain automated test suites for web applications, REST APIs and platform integrations.
• Identify existing manual test cases suitable for automation, prioritise them by risk and effort, and systematically convert them.
• Build and manage the test data, environments and fixtures needed to run suites reliably and repeatably.
• Integrate automated test execution into CI/CD pipelines so that quality feedback is delivered on every build.
• Define and maintain quality gates, coverage targets and release criteria alongside engineering leads.
• Monitor suite health, investigate and eliminate flaky tests, and keep execution times within acceptable limits.
• Report on quality metrics — coverage, pass rates, defect escape rates — and use them to drive improvement.
• Work with developers, DevOps and product stakeholders to define acceptance criteria and testable requirements from the outset.
• Perform exploratory and risk-based testing where automation is not appropriate, and carry out root-cause analysis on escaped defects.
• Support non-functional testing, including performance, load and security-related validation.
• Mentor colleagues in automation practice and promote quality ownership across the wider team.
• Evaluate and adopt new tooling, including AI-assisted testing approaches, where it demonstrably improves coverage or reduces effort.

Skills

Test automation

Python

Java

C#

JavaScript/TypeScript

Education

Bachelor's degree in technology, engineering or computer science

Tools

Playwright

Selenium

Cypress

Postman

Newman

pytest

Azure DevOps

Job description

Test Automation Engineer

Location – Remote anywhere from Republic of Ireland

Contract type - Permanent Fulltime

Work model – Remote

Working hours - (Monday to Thursday 8:30am -5:30pm and Friday 8:30am -3:15pm)

* We can only consider applicants eligible to work full-time in the Republic of Ireland.

Candidates must be based in the Republic of Ireland

Our client is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation

You will be working within and promoting the Company Values – Be Brave, Be Wise, Be Proud and Exceed.

Role Overview

You will design, build and own the automated testing capability underpinning releases for a B2B SaaS platform serving enterprise clients.

This is a hands-on engineering role. You will be responsible for replacing manual test execution with reliable, maintainable automation integrated into CI/CD pipelines, and for raising the overall quality engineering standard of the team.

Key Responsibilities

Automation design and development

• Design, build and maintain automated test frameworks covering functional, regression, API and end-to-end scenarios.
• Develop and maintain automated test suites for web applications, REST APIs and platform integrations.
• Identify existing manual test cases suitable for automation, prioritise them by risk and effort, and systematically convert them.
• Build and manage the test data, environments and fixtures needed to run suites reliably and repeatably.

CI/CD and quality engineering

• Integrate automated test execution into CI/CD pipelines so that quality feedback is delivered on every build.
• Define and maintain quality gates, coverage targets and release criteria alongside engineering leads.
• Monitor suite health, investigate and eliminate flaky tests, and keep execution times within acceptable limits.
• Report on quality metrics — coverage, pass rates, defect escape rates — and use them to drive improvement.

Quality assurance and collaboration

• Work with developers, DevOps and product stakeholders to define acceptance criteria and testable requirements from the outset.
• Perform exploratory and risk-based testing where automation is not appropriate, and carry out root-cause analysis on escaped defects.
• Support non-functional testing, including performance, load and security-related validation.
• Mentor colleagues in automation practice and promote quality ownership across the wider team.
• Evaluate and adopt new tooling, including AI-assisted testing approaches, where it demonstrably improves coverage or reduces effort.

Education

• A technology, engineering or computer science related bachelor’s degree, or equivalent demonstrable experience.

Mandatory Candidate Requirements

• 4+ years’ experience in test automation within a commercial software or B2B SaaS environment.
• Strong programming ability in at least one of Python, Java, C# or JavaScript/TypeScript, with the capability to build and maintain a framework rather than only write scripts.
• Hands‑on experience with modern UI automation tooling such as Playwright, Selenium or Cypress.
• Demonstrable experience automating API and integration testing (for example REST Assured, Postman/Newman, pytest or equivalent).
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, ideally Azure DevOps, and working with source control and branching workflows.
• Solid grounding in test design: risk‑based prioritisation, coverage analysis, and knowing what should and should not be automated.
• Experience working in an Agile development environment.
• Native proficiency in spoken and written English, with the ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Desirable but not Mandatory

• Performance and load testing experience (JMeter, k6, Locust or similar).
• Working knowledge of Azure cloud services, containerisation and infrastructure-as-code.
• SQL and database testing experience.
• Experience with AI-assisted test generation, maintenance or triage tooling.
• Security testing awareness (for example OWASP fundamentals).
• ISTQB or equivalent certification.

What about you?

This is the most important part. The role suits an engineer who takes genuine ownership of quality, is curious about why defects occur rather than just that they did, and who wants to build something durable rather than patch what exists.

You will be joining a collaborative and highly regarded team where engineering standards are taken seriously, so we are looking for people who understand what it takes to sustain that.

Why Join Us?

Ready to be a part of our dynamic team? Explore exciting opportunities with Covalen – where your skills, ideas, and achievements are celebrated!

Covalen, we champion diversity and equality, anchoring our workplace cultures and creative minds. We recognize the collective strength found in the diverse backgrounds, skills, and experiences of our team members. Our commitment to fostering an inclusive environment transcends gender, marital status, family status, age, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion, and membership in the Travelling community.

For more information, don't hesitate to reach out at: [e-mail] and your journey to becoming a valued part of Covalen starts here.

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