Test Engineer

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.

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.

About Unum

Our team of IT professionals build solutions and critical business applications to digitally transform the way we do business.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Preferred

• Salesforce and/or MuleSoft certifications, SOQL, event-driven or asynchronous integrations, performance/load testing, cloud-based integration environments, test reporting and quality metrics. #ijadv #LI-SF1 #LI-Hybrid #Hybrid What We Offer Our size and successful history in Carlow means we can offer you exceptional development and progression, supported by continual learning programs, IT Certifications & third level tuition reimbursement.

Benefits

• We offer work-life-balance with flexible working arrangements (including hybrid) and initiatives in support of your well-being.
• Our attractive range of benefits and reward initiatives includes 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.
• Unum