SQA Automation Engineer

Job Type

Full time

PetSafe Brands EU Headquarters is in Dundalk, Louth. Where’s that you say? Dundalk, County Louth, enjoys a great location, strategically located approximately midway between the two largest cities in the island of Ireland, Belfast and Dublin. It is just 50 minutes from Dublin airport. Dundalk is one of the most historical parts of Ireland with Louth known as the ‘land of legends’. Rich in heritage, many of the famous Irish legends and epics were based in the wonderful landscape here.   Ancestors from years gone by, including Saint Patrick, Fionn MacCumhaill, the mythical Cúchulainn, the Vikings, the Normans and Cromwell have left indelible marks on the local landscape. Even the town crest of Dundalk reads "the place where brave Cúchulainn was born"

As a Dundalk resident, you will have the Cooley Mountains, Carlingford Lough, and Dundalk Bay on your doorstep to enjoy. Dundalk Stadium is Irelands only all-weather horse and greyhound track but also features a lively town centre with many boutiques, restaurants and bars. Hometown of the band The Corrs, who sold 40 million albums worldwide.

Our Company: PetSafe Brands is the world leader in pet products through our family of brands: Pet Safe® Brand, Sport DOG® Brand, Invisible Fence® Brand, Kurgo and Premier Pet. Pet Safe® Brand makes every product from leashes and harnesses to water fountains and and litter boxes. We have an ambitious goal of touching over 21 million pets, people, and communities around the world each year. We serve a broad range of pet owners from providing the hunter the best gear for a successful hunt to accommodating the “Not-So-Crazy Cat Lady” with all the entertaining toys and effective solutions she could ever imagine. We do this by creating a culture of enthusiasm, resilience, adaptability, and teamwork every day in the office. We work hard to be our community’s employer of choice as we all live our purpose: We exist to unleash freedom for pet parents by keeping their pets happy, healthy and safe. 

QA Tasks & Ticket Verification

• Work closely with the QA lead to verify features against acceptance criteria across DTC web and mobile web platforms
• Write, execute, and maintain manual regression and functional test cases
• Identify and clearly document defects with reproducible steps, supporting evidence, and environment details
• Perform test case execution and exploratory testing across PetSafe's DTC eCommerce websites (PetSafe, IFB, Kurgo, SportDog)
• Contribute to test analysis and identify test cases that are strong candidates for automation
• Communicate test findings and defect status clearly to developers, product managers, and the SQA team
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, refinement, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives

Automation Development & Execution

• Write, execute, and maintain automated test scripts for web and mobile web platforms under the guidance of the Sr. Automation Engineer III
• Write and maintain Java-based test cases using TestNG and Selenium WebDriver within the DTC web automation framework
• Configure basic TestNG XML suite definitions
• Run Maven builds and understand dependency management basics
• Write and maintain Playwright-based automated API tests for eCommerce integrations and third-party services
• Run automated test suites locally and via Jenkins CI/CD pipelines across Development, UAT, Staging, and Production environments
• Read and interpret SQL JDBC query results for basic backend data validation
• Report pass/fail status for each feature release including regression and automation execution outcomes
• Document automation failures with clear, reproducible steps and escalate blockers to the Sr. Automation Engineer III
• Interact with the GitHub repository using branching workflows, pull requests, and version control best practices

Collaboration & Reporting

• Collaborate with the SQA Manager, Sr. Automation Engineer III, eCommerce developers, and product managers using Jira, Confluence, and Microsoft Teams
• Coordinate with the broader SQA team and third-party testing partners to assign and track feature validation work against sprint delivery targets
• Manage defects through their full lifecycle — from identification and documentation through resolution and verification
• Provide regular sprint updates on automation progress, feature validation status, and coverage metrics
• Maintain testing documentation and contribute to automation standards documentation as directed

Benefits:

• Private medical insurance
• 7% pension
• WorkAWAY 4 weeks from abroad!
• Gym membership
• Free Breakfast for all Employees on Site.
• 26 Days Annual Leave plus Public Holidays.
• Employee assistance program
• Wellness program
• Bike to work scheme
• Bring your dog to the office!
• Learning and development opportunities.
• Rich engagement culture with company events planned on a regular basis.
• Paid Maternity and Paternity leave.
• Flexibility.
• Wellness Hour/Plus a wellness Lounge.
• Sabbatical leave as well as bonus after continuous years of service.
• Performance related bonus.
• Plus many more.

Do you have a cat/dog ? If so we make sure that we have your pets covered too. We have a range of pet benefits such as:

• Bring your dog to work with you every day!!!! We love to see our PetSafe Dogs in the office every day and we encourage this. Don’t believe us ? Check out the video below (https://www.facebook.com/petsafeuk/videos/596693689178025)
• Paw-ternity Leave. Yes you heard that right we offer Pawternity leave to all employees who decide to adopt a new pet.
• We also give employees some money towards the adoption of a new pet.
• Vaccination costs.
• Money towards Neutering and Spaying.
• Pet Insurance. We have both you and your pet covered!
• 500 Euro annually to spend on any of our websites so your pet has the best of the best.