Sr. Software Developer

OpenTextIrelandOn-siteFull-timeSenior, 5–8 yearsListed 7 hours ago

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About this role

OPENTEXT - THE INFORMATION COMPANY

OpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.

AI-First. Future-Driven. Human-Centered.

At OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do—powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We're hiring talent that AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us.

As a Software Quality Assurance Engineer, you will play a key role within a cross-functional Agile delivery team, partnering closely with Software Engineers and Systems Analysts to ensure the quality, reliability, and performance of business-critical applications. You will drive automated testing practices that support rapid and dependable software delivery for Institutional customers while contributing to the development of robust, secure, and scalable technology solutions.

This position offers the opportunity to influence quality standards throughout the software development lifecycle and help the team deliver high-value features with confidence.

Skills, Experience & Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you should demonstrate:

- At least 5 years of professional experience in software testing and quality engineering.
- Strong hands-on expertise in developing automated test solutions using tools and frameworks such as Selenium, Cucumber, Karate, TestNG, SoapUI, or equivalent technologies.
- Experience working with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, including automated build and deployment processes.
- Solid programming capability in Java or a comparable object-oriented language.
- Strong understanding of relational databases, including the ability to create and execute SQL queries.
- Exposure to modern application architectures and technologies, including Spring/Spring Boot, Angular or similar JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks, and REST-based APIs.
- Experience working with AWS or other cloud-based platforms.
- Proven ability to operate effectively within Agile development environments and participate in Scrum ceremonies.
- Excellent written and verbal communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Key Accountabilities

In this role, you will:

- Collaborate with business stakeholders, analysts, and engineers to refine requirements, define acceptance criteria, and identify appropriate testing strategies.
- Design, implement, execute, and maintain comprehensive automated test suites covering both functional and regression testing requirements.
- Investigate software issues by reproducing defects, performing root cause analysis, and validating corrective actions.
- Communicate testing progress, quality metrics, and results to project teams, supporting release planning and go-live decisions.
- Contribute to the ongoing evolution of the team's test automation framework and quality engineering practices to improve delivery speed and product quality.
- Champion a quality-first mindset by embedding testing and validation activities throughout the software development lifecycle.

What You'll Bring

You are a detail-oriented quality professional with a passion for automation, continuous improvement, and delivering high-quality software. You thrive in collaborative Agile environments and enjoy working alongside development and business teams to build resilient solutions that meet customer needs while maintaining high engineering standards.

OpenText's efforts to build an inclusive work environment go beyond simply complying with applicable laws. Our Employment Equity and Diversity Policy provides direction on maintaining a working environment that is inclusive of everyone, regardless of culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws.

If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please contact us at [email protected] . Our proactive approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and personal growth, enriching OpenText's vibrant workplace.