Senior Software Engineer in Test

Senior Software Test Engineer

Leading Payments Company

Dublin

12 Month Contract - €730 per day

As a Senior Software Test Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and executing automated testing solutions across a range of enterprise applications, APIs, and integrations. You will work closely with software engineers, business analysts, DevOps teams, and product stakeholders to ensure the highest levels of quality, reliability, and performance across payment systems. You will be a key contributor in embedding quality engineering practices, improving test automation coverage, and supporting continuous delivery initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable automated test frameworks and test suites.
• Define and execute API, integration, system, and end-to-end testing strategies.
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure quality is embedded throughout the SDLC.
• Execute testing across complex payment processing and financial transaction platforms.
• Develop and maintain automated API tests using Rest Assured.
• Create and execute BDD test scenarios using Cucumber.
• Perform performance, load, stress, and reliability testing using JMeter.
• Analyse test results, identify defects, and work with engineering teams to drive resolution.
• Validate data integrity through SQL-based testing and database verification.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and contribute to automated quality gates within DevOps processes.
• Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, and release activities.

Required Skills & Experience

• Java
• Rest Assured
• SQL
• Cucumber
• JMeter
• API Testing
• Integration Testing
• CI/CD Integration
• Jenkins
• IBM Sterling File Transfer

This will be an initial 12-month rolling contract paying up to €730 per day. You will be required to attend the office up to 3 days per week.

If you're interested, please apply directly or send me an email - [email protected]