Software QA Engineer

About Zinkworks

Zinkworks partners with leading Telecommunications and Financial Services organizations to modernize legacy systems migrate mission-critical platforms to the cloud and engineer AI-driven automation. From OSS transformation to rApp development and network intelligence our teams simplify complexity and turn it into competitive advantage. Based in Ireland and operating across the EU UK and US Zinkworks combines deep domain expertise with delivery excellence to help clients modernize faster and operate smarter.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a highly motivated Software QA Engineer with a passion for quality and automation to join our growing engineering team. Youll be embedded within an agile delivery squad working closely with developers architects and DevOps engineers to deliver high-performing scalable microservices and backend APIs.

This is a hands-on technical QA role perfect for engineers who love building robust automation diving deep into systems and ensuring software works flawlessly under real-world conditions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design develop and maintain automated test frameworks for microservices APIs and data pipelines

• Perform Backend API testing Database validation and Integration testing

• Write BDD tests using Cucumber in a Java-based test framework (JUnit Maven Gradle)

• Automate tests for Spring Boot and Spring Batch applications deployed to OpenShift / Kubernetes clusters

• Validate SQL queries stored procedures and complex data transformations

• Integrate test automation into CI/CD pipelines (UDeploy Jenkins etc.)

• Collaborate with developers to define test coverage quality metrics and debug issues

• Use Unix/Linux commands for log analysis deployment and validation in distributed environments

• Work with container orchestration tools like Kubernetes OpenShift

• Interact with distributed systems including Kafka Redis etc.

Must-Have Skills & Technologies

• 5 years experience in Java development for test automation

• Cucumber JUnit Maven or Gradle

• Strong API testing experience (REST JSON etc.)

• Experience testing microservices in production-scale systems

• Solid SQL knowledge writing queries validating stored procedures

• Spring Boot and Spring Batch familiarity

• Comfortable with Unix/Linux commands for debugging/logging

• OpenShift or Kubernetes cluster experience

• Experience with UDeploy Redis and Kafka

Desirable Experience (Nice to Have)

• Performance or load testing tools (e.g. JMeter Gatling)

• Cloud platforms (AWS GCP Azure)

• CI/CD tooling beyond UDeploy (e.g. Jenkins GitLab)

• Docker-based containerization

• AI experience which streamline test activities resulting in improved product quality and delivery.

Inclusion & Diversity at Zinkworks

At Zinkworks we are deeply committed to fostering a culture of diversity inclusion and belonging. We believe that our strength lies in the unique backgrounds perspectives and experiences of our team members. By embracing an inclusive environment we empower innovation and collaboration across all levels of our organisation. Based in Ireland we are proud to support and engage with our local communities through meaningful initiatives that promote equity and opportunity. Our commitment extends beyond the workplace as we actively contribute to creating a more inclusive and connected society for all.