Job Overview
As an Engineer, QA Automation at iCIMS, you will play a critical role in ensuring the delivery of high-quality, reliable, and scalable software solutions across iCIMS. You will be responsible for designing and executing automated and manual test plans, identifying and documenting defects, and collaborating closely with engineers, product owners, and DevOps engineers to embed quality throughout the software development lifecycle. Off hours support as needed.
This is a hybrid position based at Windmill Lane, Dublin 2, our strategic hub for AI development in Ireland.
About Us
ICIMS is a leading enterprise hiring platform that combines the scale and reliability of enterprise software with the transformative power of AI. Thousands of organizations across more than 200 countries and territories trust ICIMS to find and hire the people who shape their future and drive their business forward. Powered by insights from billions of hiring interactions, continuous AI innovation, and a highly extensible platform, ICIMS helps organizations turn talent acquisition into a competitive advantage. For more than 25 years, ICIMS has delivered end-to-end hiring solutions that improve recruiting efficiency, reduce costs and create exceptional candidate experiences.
ICIMS helps solve one of the biggest challenges businesses face today: building a workforce that can adapt, scale, and perform in an increasingly competitive and unpredictable talent market. We uniquely do that by combining enterprise-grade hiring technology, AI-powered insights and automation, and connected talent experiences to help organizations improve hiring outcomes while driving measurable impact.
Responsibilities
In Sprint Testing:
- Design and implement test plans as part of in-sprint testing team
- Build and maintain E2E and Integration Tests prior to production release
- Manually test all features as they become available and provide timely feedback on readiness
- Assist in code reviews and code/architecture quality discussions
- Execute E2E performance scripts as needed
- Create, document, and troubleshoot defects
- Provide “Go/No-Go” decision on release quality for applications under development
- Perform post deployment checkout for features developed in sprint
Develop and Maintain Automation Scripts:
- Review current automation framework and make improvements
- Create and manage the code repositories for multiple test suites using multiple automation tools
- Ensure automation scripts meet acceptable reliability, performance, and maintenance requirements
- Perform code reviews for other engineers
Act as the “Voice of Quality”:
- Review customer feedback, incidents, and test results from alpha/beta tests to inform test practices
- Be a “voice of the customer” within the sprint team
- Ensure all “definition of done” items are completed prior to production release
- Provide updates to process documentation as needed
- Provide training to other team members on features as needed
Qualifications
- 5+ years experience in software engineering experience in scalable software design
- 3+ years experience as an “SDET” or similar role developing automated frameworks and tests
- Advanced use of effective application development with Java, Spring, Hibernate and SQL
- Strong proficiency in web-based technologies including AJAX, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, JSON, RESTful services and similar related technologies
- Strong knowledge of testing and automating REST and RESTful based web services
- Agile, Lean, Iterative software development and delivery experience required
- Advanced knowledge of various automated test architecture patterns
- Experience with Continuous Integration / Continuous deployment
- Experience developing automation frameworks such as Selenium Web driver or Playwright
- Experience executing performance tests using tools like JUnit or other profiling tools
- Experience evaluating security defects using automated tools
- Experience testing AI Integrations with agentic AI / RAG models
- Experience developing test frameworks for mobile is a plus
- Knows how to manage conflict inherent in QA roles by continually advocating for the custome
Education/Certifications/Licenses:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical field
- Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered
Preferred
- One or more certifications such as ASQ Certified Software Quality Engineer (CSQE) or ISTQB Advanced Certified Tester (CTAL-TAE, CTAL-AT, CTAL-TTA, CT-GenAI, CT-AI
EEO Statement
iCIMS is a place where everyone belongs. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Our approach helps us to build a winning team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and abilities. So, regardless of how your diversity expresses itself, you can find a home here at iCIMS. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, genetic information, disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. If you’d like to request an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at
[email protected].
iCIMS offers a comprehensive benefits package: medical, vision, and dental, life insurance, pensions, tuition reimbursement, lifestyle spending accounts, and generous paid time off plans (vacation, sick, parental leave). Learn more here: https://careers.icims.com/benefits.
