QA Automation Engineer Location: Galway, Ireland (Hybrid) Employment Type: Full-Time Industry: AI Software Overview: A leading technology-driven organization working on cutting-edge AI software solutions is seeking a QA Automation Engineer. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to highly innovative products by ensuring the highest standards of software quality through advanced automation practices. The ideal candidate brings a balance of hands-on automation expertise and a collaborative mindset. You'll play a key role in building and optimizing test automation frameworks, improving test coverage, and contributing to the overall QA strategy in a fast-paced, AI-focused development environment. Key Responsibilities: Develop and maintain automated test frameworks for web and backend systems. Build scalable, reusable test scripts to support CI/CD pipelines. Collaborate with developers, product teams, and QA peers to define test plans and acceptance criteria. Guide QA best practices, particularly in automation, across cross-functional teams. Analyze test results and drive root cause analysis for defects and failures. Ensure testing strategies align with scalable, secure, and high-performance software development. Required Skills & Experience: 4+ years of professional experience in Quality Assurance, with at least 2+ in test automation. Strong hands-on skills with automation tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or TestNG. Solid programming skills in Python, JavaScript, or Java. Experience with API testing using Postman, REST-assured, or similar tools. Familiarity with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI. Comfortable working in fast-moving environments focused on innovation and quality. Preferred (Nice to Have): Experience working on AI, ML, or data-intensive software platforms. Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes. Performance testing experience using tools like JMeter or Gatling. ISTQB or other QA-related certifications. Reperio Human Capital acts as an Employment Agency and an Employment Business. Skills: QA Test Automation AI Benefits: Negotiable