Test Automation Engineer

About the Company

Through the work that we do, the team at Deciphex helps pharma to accelerate the process of essential drug development and helps cancer patients get timely and accurate diagnosis.

Founded in Dublin in 2017, Deciphex has scaled rapidly to a team of over 90 people and counting who are providing software solutions to address the pathology gap in research pathology and clinical areas. We have offices in Dublin, Exeter and Chicago and are expanding our team throughout the world.

We are software developers, clinical specialists, artificial intelligence engineers, operations professionals and so much more, all working as one team to support our customers and patients.

We are looking for highly motivated & individuals who are excited to take on challenges and value making a difference in their day-to-day work to join our team!

Read more about Deciphex here and more about our incredible team on our Careers Page here

We're looking for an experienced Test Automation Engineer to join our growing team.

About this Role (Responsibilities):

• Identify automation opportunities to improve test automation of the product
• Support manual and automated testing as required
• Interact with stakeholders to define and review test automation objectives
• Collaborate with other teams to improve existing test automation frameworks and tools
• Coordinate between onshore & offshore teams
• Complete all mandatory company-wide compliance training and job-specific training required for the role, including QMS, ISMS, GxP, DocuSign, SDLC as applicable

About You (Skills and Experience):

• A Bachelor's or higher in Computer Science, Information Systems or another related field is essential
• 5+ years of work experience in a similar test automation role is essential
• Experience with Java programming language
• Experience with windows applications, web services and RESTful APIs
• Experience with SQL / NoSQL databases
• Experience working with Quality Management Systems e.g. ISO27001 or QMS
• Experience in agile development e.g. Kanban, SCRUM
• Strong design thinking and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and ability to work with a range of stakeholders inside and outside of the business
• Experience working with multinational companies and teams
• Enthusiastic teamwork and process innovation-driven
• You will have shown leadership skills in previous positions and are keen to develop these skills further.
• You bring a sense of urgency to the work that you do and are able to execute on tasks by using your initiative.
• You enjoy innovating and bringing new ideas to the table.
• You like to have autonomy in your role and the independence to manage your own time and workload.
• You are highly collaborative and enjoy working with lots of different teams and people.
• You have great written and oral English language skills.

Additional Experience in the following would be Advantageous

• Experience with other programming languages
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes
• Experience with AWS Cloud, MongoDB Atlas
• Experience with DirectX Graphics
• Experience with Scanner WSI Formats and LIMS
• Previous experience working in a regulated environment
• Experience with SaaS, IaaS, PaaS and hybrid cloud solutions
• Experience with CI/CD solutions, automation frameworks and build tools

What are the benefits of working with Deciphex?

• A true sense of meaning in your work by contributing to better patient outcomes.
• The opportunity to work alongside a world-class high performing team in a hyper-growth startup environment with.
• A chance to work on exciting and challenging unique projects.
• Regular performance feedback and significant career growth opportunities.
• A flexible/ hybrid working model - most of our team work remotely and attend the office from time to time as required giving employees the autonomy to manage their own work life balance.
• Competitive salary with performance based annual increments.
• Competitive annual leave with an additional paid Christmas holiday.
• A highly collaborative and supportive multi cultural team.

Deciphex is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to the principle of equality. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, religious beliefs, political views, gender identity, affectional or sexual orientation, national origin, family or marital status (including pregnancy), disability, membership of the travelling community or any other classification protected by applicable law.