HEAnet - QA Software Engineer (FTC) - Hybrid
HEAnet is Ireland’s National Research and Education Network, providing internet connectivity and ICT shared services across all levels of the Irish education system, reaching in excess of 1,000,000 end users. We connect learners and researchers across all of Ireland to education resources and to fellow national educational and research networks in Europe, and the rest of the world.
We have an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled and experienced Quality Assurance Engineer to join our Services Architecture Team on a temporary basis. This position offers:
Full-time (3-month fixed-term contract), or
Part-time (6-month fixed-term contract)
This role is primarily based at our Dublin 1 offices, but we are pleased to offer a flexible remote working arrangement. This allows you to work from home up to three (3) days a week. You will be expected to work at least two (2) days a week in the office, giving you the opportunity to enjoy a balanced and dynamic work environment.
What the Services Architecture Team does
The Service Architecture team lead the design, build and integration work for services within HEAnet’s portfolio of services. The team works closely day to day with the Network and Systems Engineers on wider teams within the Technical Services Function.
What the QA Engineer does
The QA Engineer will play a key role in enhancing our existing QA processes and implementing new test environments to improve the quality of our software architects and engineers. Reporting to the Services Architecture Manager, this role will collaborate daily with Technical Architects and Network and Systems Engineers within the Technical Services Function. The key responsibilities are:
Enhance and document our quality assurance and testing processes
Implement improved testing environments within our infrastructure
Develop and manage test plans, prioritizing defects effectively
Develop performance test infrastructure
Train developers and share testing best practices the team
How we do it
Our company values underpin how we do things in HEAnet. We believe in and live by our values and understand they are integral to making HEAnet a great place to work.
COLLABORATION - EQUALITY & FAIRNESS - FUTURE FOCUSED - POSITIVE IMPACT
For further information about who we are and our core values, see https://www.heanet.ie/who-we-are.What you get from us
We value knowledge-sharing and communication. Each week we have team meetings combined with regular 1:1 catch-ups to make sure no one is hitting any roadblocks. Each month we have a number presentations from anyone in the company on a wide range of topics from technical demo, project management to mental health.
We encourage critical thinking and the exploration of new ideas. We often form cross-team special interest groups for specific topic discussions, both ongoing and for fixed projects.
We promote a healthy work/life balance. Work outside of standard hours is rare and agreed in advance. We take the care of our team members' mental health seriously.
Company Benefits
Hybrid Working
Flexible start/finish times
Health insurance for employees
Defined contribution pension scheme
On-going well-being initiatives
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Tax Saver Ticket scheme
Cycle to Work scheme
Professional education support
Comprehensive group and individual training & development initiatives
What we need from you
+5 years of experience as a QA Engineer, Software Test Analyst, or similar role
Proficiency Linux and VMWare
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience with one or more of LoadRunner, JMeter or WebLoad
Experience with either Selenium or Puppeteer (having both is not required)
Bonus points
We do not need you to have the following, but if you did it could be beneficial:
Experience testing container-based applications on Kubernetes or DockerSwarm
More important information
At HEAnet we celebrate diversity and understand how important it is to our ongoing success. We would like to hear from candidates who are great at what they do and whose values align with ours.
If you need any adjustments made to the application or selection process so you can do your best, please let us know.
HEAnet are delighted to be awarded with the Ibec Keep Well Mark. We take pride in developing, maintaining and enhancing our culture of wellbeing and continue to focus on this into 2024 and beyond.