Senior Software Development Engineer in Test - Dublin, Ireland - Workday, Inc.

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    About the Role

    We are looking for a highly skilled Software Development Engineer in Test with expertise in JavaScript based automation frameworks. Ideal candidate should have:

  • a strong technical background in designing and maintaining test automation frameworks and crafting robust automated tests.
  • Strong debugging skills to analyze test failures and intermittent issues. Able to identify root cause and timely resolution to stabilize the pipeline.
  • Aware of emerging trends and technologies in test automation and bring those ideas to the team for continuous improvement.
  • Involved in all aspects of quality assurance activities for an enterprising scrum team.
  • Experience with effective collaborating in remote or distributed team environment.
  • Responsibilities

  • Work closely with other Quality Engineers, SDETs, Developers and Product Managers, to understand the features and grow your knowledge and creativity to design effective test solutions.
  • Continually enhance the automation framework and add tests.
  • Closely monitor CI/CD release pipeline with actively triaging and fixing issues.
  • Able to help with functional testing if needed.
  • Participate in code reviews to ensure the quality of the code and the coding standards are followed.
  • Effective collaboration with cross functional and cross product teams.
  • About You

    Basic Qualifications

  • 8+ years experience in test automation or software development.
  • 2+ years of experience automating web applications using one of: WebdriverIO, Cypress, Playwright
  • Proficient in developing automation frameworks using Javascript and Typescript.
  • BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience
  • Other Qualifications

  • Solid understanding of version control system like git and CI/CD pipelines - Jenkins, bamboo.
  • Experience with web development - HTML / CSS / JS / TS
  • Familiarity with mobile automation testing
  • Experience with performance and/or security testing