Quality Assurance Engineer

**BELFAST BASED ROLE**

Hybrid 3 days from the office.

At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron’s progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms.

We are seeking a skilled QA Engineer.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and execute automated test scripts using Java and Spring Boot.
• Collaborate with the development team to understand application features and design effective test strategies.
• Implement and maintain test automation frameworks and tools.
• Conduct code reviews and provide feedback on test automation solutions.
• Identify, record, and track defects and issues using appropriate tools.
• Perform regression testing and ensure that existing functionality remains unaffected by new developments.
• Analyze test results and provide detailed reports on testing progress and outcomes.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Stay up to date with industry trends and best practices in test automation.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience as a QA Automation Engineer or similar role.
• Strong proficiency in Java programming language.
• Experience with Spring Boot framework for developing and testing applications.
• Familiarity with test automation frameworks such as Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, or similar.
• Understanding of Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) processes and tools (e.g., Jenkins, Git).
• Experience with performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, Gatling) is a plus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

Remote Working / Office Presence:

This hire would need to be in the office when required, this will be at River House, near the Belfast City center. The hire will need to be prepared at stages to come into the office 3 days per week requested by the client.

Benefits Include (not limited to):

Competitive compensation / Hybrid working / Immediate start available

Diversity Statement

Synechron are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We offer flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programmes to support our global workforce. Empowerment and collaboration are at the core of how we operate.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.