QA Engineer

QA Engineer

Are you looking for a unique challenge working in virtual & augmented reality with a bleeding-edge technology company? Then read on.

Immersive VR Education is one of the world’s leading virtual reality development studios and is headquartered in Waterford, Ireland. In recent years, we’ve picked up multiple awards for our virtual communications platform, ENGAGE, and our work on Apollo 11 VR, and Titanic VR.

Due to continued growth and success, we are looking for a competent QA Test Engineer with 3+ years of industry experience to join our dedicated QA Team in Waterford.  This talented individual must have a vision and drive and must not be afraid to back big ideas.

This is an opportunity to build your career with our highly collaborative and engaging team as part of a fast-growing & creative company. The digital world is changing, let’s shape it together.

The Person

• An ability to learn and adapt to new environments.
• Passion for quality and attention to detail.
• A self-Motivated individual always looking to continue their quest for knowledge.
• Somebody with a keen interest in software quality and software testing.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Technically capable – Some scripting will be required.
• Experience working as part of a scrum team.
• Experience working with both bug tracking and test management tools.
• Process-driven
• Excellent Teamwork ethic with the ability to work collaboratively with others (technical and non-technical).
• Flexible and adaptable, with the ability to align to changing priorities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.

The Role

• Maintain and expand existing testing documentation (test plans, test cases/scripts, defect reports, etc.)
• Define and update regression test suites for current and future projects.
• Participate in SCRUM ceremonies and collaborate with the development team to deliver quality user stories.
• Work within an Agile environment, using both JIRA and Test Rail.
• Working with test tools such as Test Rail and Postman.
• Interact with product management and development teams to develop a strong understanding of the project and the testing objectives.
• Gain product knowledge on VR applications
• Work on multiple phases of a project and/or multiple projects simultaneously.
• Take responsibility for your areas of work
• Other ad-hoc duties as requested

Experience

• 3+ years experience in a Quality Assurance Engineer role
• Experience in creating test cases based on User stories
• Manual testing experience – regression, functional, exploratory.
• Familiar with the Agile SCRUM methodology.
• Good analytical skills and an inquisitive mind
• Keen to learn new technologies and frameworks

Qualifications

Essential:

• Bachelor’s degree or College Diploma in a computer science-related course
• ISTQB Foundation Level certification or similar

Desirable:

• Experience with automated testing of API’s and/or Unity applications.
• Knowledge of video games industry.

Salary: D.O.E

Job Type: Full-time

NOTE: This position is not suitable for Graduate or Junior workers. Having an EU work permit is required. For this position, you will start working remotely due to current restrictions.  However, it will be expected that post COVID-19 that you would be able to visit our EU office located in Waterford, Ireland either full time or with agreed arrangements for remote working.

To apply for this job please email your CV to: careers@immersivevreducation.com