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BlueOptima is seeking an Associate SDET to join its Belfast team, which owns quality assurance for Active MultiSite, a distributed version control solution. You will design, develop, and maintain automated test suites across UI and API layers, with a focus on data-centric and integration testing. Your work will directly reduce manual testing effort and accelerate release cycles by integrating test automation into CI/CD pipelines.
Key responsibilities include:
- Collaborate with engineering and architecture teams to plan and implement test automation strategies
- Develop and maintain automated test cases (UI and API) within CI/CD pipelines
- Ensure expected behavior of code prior to product releases
- Expand overall automation coverage across the product
- Generate reports for stakeholders on test results and coverage metrics
The Belfast team is responsible for all current and upcoming product changes in Active MultiSite. You will work in a distributed environment, understanding the complexities of testing scalable, remotely deployed application components. The role emphasizes attention to detail, genuine commitment, end-to-end ownership, and collaboration to continuously improve the QA process.
Workplace: Hybrid (3 days in office, 2 remote). Benefits include 32 days holiday, 12 weeks paid parental leave, 4 weeks flexible remote working annually, work-from-home equipment allowance, sponsored learning, and team socials.
REQUIREMENTS:
Key Proficiencies:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT, or related technical discipline with project work on automation and testing (recent graduates encouraged)
- Experience writing code in an Object-Oriented language such as Java
- Experience with version control systems (Git, Subversion)
Desired Skills:
- Academic projects, internships, or practical experience with test automation (preferably Selenium and Java)
- Basic understanding of testing distributed systems
- Exposure to Linux administration, command-line usage, and scripting (Shell, Bash, Python)
- Knowledge of virtualization/containerization technologies (Docker)
- Familiarity with test automation frameworks (JUnit, TestNG)
