Test Engineer

C5020 Unum Ireland Limited; Carlow; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

25 days annual leave

Paid health insurance

Pension scheme

Annual performance-based bonus

Paid maternity/paternity/adoptiveleave

Reward programs

Community and charity engagement

Job summary

Unum Ireland is seeking an experienced Test Automation Engineer to design and deliver automated testing across Salesforce, MuleSoft and integrated legacy systems within our Ireland Technology Centre in Carlow. You will drive quality, reliability and performance through API testing, automation and end-to-end testing in an agile environment.

You will build and maintain automation frameworks (Selenium, Cucumber, TestNG) and integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines, collaborating with developers to

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software quality engineering and test automation.
• Strong API testing and integration experience with Salesforce and MuleSoft.
• Experience building automated API and end-to-end test suites.
• Proficient in Selenium, Cucumber and TestNG; comfortable with Postman and REST Assured.
• Proficiency in Java, JavaScript or Python; Git and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain automated tests across Salesforce, MuleSoft and legacy systems.
• Build and execute functional, integration, API and end-to-end tests with positive/negative scenarios.
• Create and maintain automation frameworks using Selenium, Cucumber, TestNG and related tools.
• Test REST and SOAP APIs using Postman, REST Assured or SoapUI/ReadyAPI.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and report quality metrics.
• Collaborate with developers and architects to diagnose defects and improve quality.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to automation standards.

Skills

Salesforce testing

MuleSoft integrations

API testing

Test automation

Selenium

Cucumber

TestNG

Postman

REST Assured

Java

Git

CI/CD

Agile

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field

Tools

Selenium

Cucumber

TestNG

Postman

REST Assured

SoapUI/ReadyAPI

Job description

Our Story

Unum Technology Centre in Carlow serves as a strategic software development and IT services centre supporting Unum, a leading provider of income protection in the US. Our team of IT professionals build solutions and critical business applications to digitally transform the way we do business.

Role

We are seeking an experienced Test Automation Engineer to develop and deliver automated testing solutions across Salesforce, MuleSoft and integrated legacy systems. You will play a key role in ensuring the quality, reliability and performance of complex integrations through strong automation, API testing and end-to-end quality engineering practices.

• Design, develop and maintain automated tests across Salesforce, MuleSoft and integrated legacy systems.
• Build and execute functional, integration, API and end-to-end test scenarios, covering positive, negative, boundary and error-handling cases.
• Develop and maintain automation frameworks using tools such as Selenium, Cucumber, TestNG or equivalent.
• Test REST and SOAP APIs using tools such as Postman/Newman, REST Assured, SoapUI/ReadyAPI or similar.
• Create and maintain test data and validate Salesforce functionality, integrations, workflows, permissions and data.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to support regression testing and quality gates.
• Identify and troubleshoot defects and integration failures, partnering with developers and architects through to resolution.
• Monitor automation results, test coverage and quality metrics, providing clear reporting on quality and release readiness.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout the Agile delivery lifecycle to continuously improve quality and testability.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to automation standards, testing practices and continuous improvement.

What You Offer

• 5+ years' experience in software quality engineering, test automation or a related discipline, including integration and API testing.
• Strong hands-on experience testing Salesforce solutions and MuleSoft integrations, including connections with downstream or legacy systems.
• Experience building and maintaining automated API and end-to-end test suites.
• Strong knowledge of test automation frameworks and tools such as Selenium, Cucumber, TestNG, Postman/Newman, REST Assured or SoapUI/ReadyAPI.
• Proficiency in at least one programming or scripting language such as Java, JavaScript or Python.
• Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and working with source control tools such as Git.
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery practices and the software development lifecycle.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to investigate issues across multiple integrated systems.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience working across technical and delivery teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience.

Desirable experience includes

• Salesforce and/or MuleSoft certifications, SOQL, event-driven or asynchronous integrations, performance/load testing, cloud-based integration environments, test reporting and quality metrics.

What We Offer

• competitive compensation
• 25 days annual leave
• paid health insurance
• pension scheme
• annual performance-based bonus
• paid maternity/paternity/adoptive leave
• reward programs
• an opportunity to engage with charity and community activities

Company: Unum

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At Unum Group, we’re a Fortune 500 company and leading international provider of workplace benefits and services, helping workers and their families thrive for more than 175 years. Through our Unum and Colonial Life brands, our company offers disability, life, accident, critical illness, dental and vision insurance; leave and absence management support; and behavioral health services. Our 10,000+ employees work across operations in the US, UK and Poland, as well as our dedicated Technology Centre in Ireland.

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