Our Story
Unum Technology Centre in Carlow serves as a strategic software development and IT services centre supporting Unum, a leading provider of income protection in the US. Our team of IT professionals build solutions and critical business applications to digitally transform the way we do business.
The Role
- Design, develop and maintain automated tests across Salesforce, MuleSoft and integrated legacy systems.
- Build and execute functional, integration, API and end-to-end test scenarios, covering positive, negative, boundary and error-handling cases.
- Develop and maintain automation frameworks using tools such as Selenium, Cucumber, TestNG or equivalent.
- Test REST and SOAP APIs using tools such as Postman/Newman, REST Assured, SoapUI/ReadyAPI or similar.
- Create and maintain test data and validate Salesforce functionality, integrations, workflows, permissions and data.
- Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to support regression testing and quality gates.
- Identify and troubleshoot defects and integration failures, partnering with developers and architects through to resolution.
- Monitor automation results, test coverage and quality metrics, providing clear reporting on quality and release readiness.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout the Agile delivery lifecycle to continuously improve quality and testability.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to automation standards, testing practices and continuous improvement.
What You Offer
- 5+ years' experience in software quality engineering, test automation or a related discipline, including integration and API testing.
- Strong hands-on experience testing Salesforce solutions and MuleSoft integrations, including connections with downstream or legacy systems.
- Experience building and maintaining automated API and end-to-end test suites.
- Strong knowledge of test automation frameworks and tools such as Selenium, Cucumber, TestNG, Postman/Newman, REST Assured or SoapUI/ReadyAPI.
- Proficiency in at least one programming or scripting language such as Java, JavaScript or Python.
- Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and working with source control tools such as Git.
- Strong understanding of Agile delivery practices and the software development lifecycle.
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to investigate issues across multiple integrated systems.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience working across technical and delivery teams.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
Desirable experience includes: Salesforce and/or MuleSoft certifications, SOQL, event-driven or asynchronous integrations, performance/load testing, cloud-based integration environments, test reporting and quality metrics.
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What We Offer
Our size and successful history in Carlow means we can offer you exceptional development and progression, supported by continual learning programs, IT Certifications & third level tuition reimbursement. We offer work-life-balance with flexible working arrangements (including hybrid) and initiatives in support of your well-being. Our attractive range of benefits and reward initiatives includes competitive compensation, 25 days annual leave, paid health insurance, pension scheme, annual performance-based bonus, paid maternity/paternity/adoptive leave, reward programs, and an opportunity to engage with charity and community activities.
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UnumSkills Required
- 5+ years of experience in software quality engineering, test automation, or a related discipline, including integration and API testing
- Hands-on experience testing Salesforce solutions and MuleSoft integrations, including downstream or legacy system connections
- Experience building and maintaining automated API and end-to-end test suites
- Knowledge of test automation frameworks and tools including Selenium, Cucumber, TestNG, Postman/Newman, REST Assured, or SoapUI/ReadyAPI
- Proficiency in at least one programming or scripting language such as Java, JavaScript, or Python
- Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and using source control tools such as Git
- Understanding of Agile delivery practices and the software development lifecycle
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills across multiple integrated systems
- Strong communication and collaboration skills across technical and delivery teams
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience
- Salesforce and/or MuleSoft certifications
- Experience with SOQL, event-driven or asynchronous integrations, performance/load testing, cloud-based integration environments, test reporting, and quality metrics
Unum Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Unum and has not been reviewed or approved by Unum.
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Healthcare Strength — Benefits are described as starting day one and include medical coverage along with employer-provided life, short-term disability, and long-term disability. On-site amenities like a gym and café are also part of the health-and-extras package in some locations.
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Retirement Support — The retirement offering is positioned as a standout through a high employer 401(k) contribution. This retirement support is repeatedly framed as a key draw within the total rewards package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is characterized as generous, with additional personal days and company closure days also described. The time-off program is presented as broader than many peers on paper.
Unum Insights
What We Do
Unum is a company of people serving people. A Fortune 500 company, we help millions of people gain affordable access to disability, life, accident, critical illness, dental and vision benefits through the workplace — benefits that help them protect their families, their finances and their futures. Our products and services meet the needs of a diverse workforce that includes four generations, growing ethnic diversity and changing family dynamics. A strong commitment to social responsibility is one of Unum's core values. In fact, we place particular emphasis on contributing to positive change in the communities in which we live and work. Helping our communities become better is a natural extension of the commitment we make each and every day to our customers — to help employers manage their businesses and employees protect their families and livelihoods. We look forward to sharing industry news, community involvement, recognition and other info we hope you find interesting and informative. We encourage your comments and feedback so we can be a valuable resource for you and get to know you a little better.
