**Job Title:** Software Tester
We are seeking a highly skilled Software Tester to join our team at Unum Technology Centre in Carlow. As a key member of our IT team, you will play a critical role in developing and executing manual test plans as well as automated test scripts to verify the functionality, performance and reliability of applications.
Key Responsibilities:
* Develop and execute manual test plans as well as automated test scripts to verify the functionality, performance and reliability of applications.
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and design comprehensive test plans.
* Create and maintain test data sets to support various testing scenarios, including positive and negative test cases.
* Implement and maintain automated test frameworks, leveraging tools such as Selenium, Cucumber, or similar technologies.
* Identify, analyze and report software defects, working closely with developers to ensure timely resolution.
* Continuously monitor and improve test coverage and test efficiency through automation.
* Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
* Collaborate with developers and business analysts to enhance testability and quality throughout the software development lifecycle.
* Stay updated on industry best practices and emerging trends in automated testing and integration testing methodologies.
* Mentor junior team members and contribute to the overall improvement of the testing process.
Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
* 5+ years of experience in manual and automated software testing.
* Strong exposure to in Web Apps/ APIs (developed in .NET/C#) testing involving AWS Cloud implementations.
* Strong exposure to setting up and managing CI/CD pipelines for regression automation in AWS.
* Good Exposure to Non-functional testing – Performance testing, Security testing, Vulnerability testing etc.
* Strong proficiency in automated testing tools and frameworks, such as Selenium, Cucumber, TestNG, or similar.
* Solid understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies.
About Us:
Unum Group is a Fortune 500 company with a family of 10,000 employees spanning four countries and dozens of office locations. Our employees focus each day on delivering financial protection benefits to millions of workers and their families when they need it most.
We offer a range of benefits and reward initiatives, including competitive compensation, 25 days annual leave, paid health insurance, pension scheme, annual performance-based bonus, paid maternity/paternity/adoptive leave, reward programs, and an opportunity to engage with charity and community activities.