Automation QA Engineer

Automation QA Engineer

Belfast (Hybrid – 3 days per week in office)

£40,000 – £48,000 + Package

Troi Search are delighted to be working with a new Belfast based client, as they search for an Automation QA Engineer to join the team. You\’d be the first QA hire under the Lead QA so a great opportunity for impact & progression. The client in Belfast has built a dedicated tech team that serves a group of businesses.

The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of various types of testing and will be responsible for developing automated end-to-end, performance, and security tests, ensuring seamless integration with third-party software. The ideal candidate will have experience with both JavaScript & Playwright, but we\’re also looking for someone who can challenge on the current state, so you\’d need extra tools in the arsenal such as Cypress or Selenium.

Other Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automated test suites using modern test frameworks for web applications, APIs, and cloud services.
• Maintain robust test automation frameworks for functional, integration, performance, and security testing.
• Collaborate with software engineers & Platform engineers to define test scenarios and ensure quality is embedded throughout the development lifecycle.
• Implement and optimise CI/CD pipelines, integrating automated tests for continuous quality validation.
• Ensure high test coverage across unit, component, and end-to-end levels to support rapid and reliable releases.
• Challenge the development team when you know it\’s appropriate to.

Required Qualifications

• At least a couple years\’ experience in software test automation and quality engineering, using varying tools – this is key.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as JavaScript (preferred) or C#.
• Expertise in test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright (preferred))
• Hands-on experience with API testing using Postman (preferred).
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or similar).

Great opportunity to join a building team, with a brand new office with substantial backing and of course, genuinely make an impact.

Sound like you? Apply now!