The Company
Pilz is a successful dynamic international company specialising in the provision of safety engineering services and solutions to a wide range of industry sectors. Through our dedication and customer orientation, Pilz has achieved an excellent reputation in this field. Our employees operate in over 40 countries worldwide, contributing their commitment, creativity, and knowledge, which enable us to maintain our position as one of the leading brands in safety.
Pilz offers complete automation solutions based around its core skill of safety – in everything from the sensor technology to the control systems and actuators. The product range includes corresponding software tools, diagnostic and visualisation systems as well as engineering services.
Pilz Ireland (www.pilz.ie) is based on the Model Farm Road, Cork and houses the following divisions:
1. Software Research and Development.
2. Engineering & Automation Services and Solutions Ireland.
3. International Services Group.
4. Global Account Management.
The Role
You will report to the team manager and exercise your knowledge and experience with your colleagues. You will conduct tests, analyse the results, and report observations on sophisticated software products that provide the human interface into the control of industrial automation devices. You may also interact with clients to understand the requirements of the product. You will have the opportunity to thrive in a challenging and rewarding professional team environment where non-hierarchical scrum teams are the norm and where a passion for learning new and interesting technologies is essential.
The position will be based in our Cork office
Pilz Ireland,
Business & Technology Park,
Model Farm Road,
Cork, Ireland.
Pilz offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including, but not limited to:

Competitive salary.

• Private health care.
• Pension scheme employee and employer contribution.
• Employee Assistance Program and wellness events.
• Hybrid working policy, remote working policy, and flexible working arrangements.
• A host of employee policies.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform functional and non-functional testing within the software development lifecycle.
• Collaborate and contribute effectively to a Scrum Team.
• Automate test cases using test automation tools.
• Set up and configure hardware devices.

The Person
You will be self-motivated, energetic, and upbeat, take a logical and systematic approach to problem solving and at ease working in an agile environment. A perfectionist who strives for timely completion of projects and can prioritise the urgency of multiple requests and then take charge of these to meet deadlines. You should embody a passion for continuous improvement and test-driven environment, design and develop a processing platform using various configuration management technologies.

Essential Criteria

• 1-2 years’ experience working as Software Test Engineer with proven software test responsibilities.
• Good automation skills e.g. Selenium, python.
• Knowledge of Java/ JavaScript.
• Thorough understanding of the testing process and principles.
• Knowledge of networking.
• Knowledge of Cloud Technologies and Platforms e.g. AWS.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree/Diploma in computer science or IT/Software Development/Engineering related field.
• ISTQB Foundation in Software Testing desirable.
• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner desirable.
  Contact
  Claire Daly
  http://www.pilz.com

• Perform functional and non-functional testing within the software development lifecycle.
• Collaborate and contribute effectively to a Scrum Team.
• Automate test cases using test automation tools.
• Set up and configure hardware devices