Software testers SQS to create 75 jobs

A company specialising in testing software is to create 75 jobs in Dublin over the next two years as SQS sees further demand for its testing services.

The German company already employs 200 people in Ireland with offices in Dublin and Belfast since 2002.

The new jobs will see 50 employed in Dublin and 25 based in the Belfast office. The company is looking to recruit up to 30 positions before the end of this year.

The jobs being created are high-end specialist roles encompassing software quality engineers, software testing managers, business analysts, performance engineers and software test analysts.

CEO of SQS Group Dik Vos said the company was expanding due to the development of the overall IT industry in Ireland.

“Our continued expansion in Ireland is a strong reflection of the growth of the IT industry and the increasingly important role that independent software testing and quality control plays in the successful rollout and ongoing operations of IT systems. As we all know, so many of these IT systems have now become almost mission critical to our business and everyday lives,” he said.

Mr Vos acknowledged that sourcing talent in the competitive IT field remains a problem in Ireland, but said the company has taken steps to ensure that they are developing talent to meet their demands.

“There is no doubt that recruitment of such specialist roles remains a challenge. However working closely with Ireland’s third-level colleges and initiatives such as the SQS Graduate In-Take Programme, have proved very successful and will remain a key part of our recruitment strategy, providing valuable training and investment in developing key skillsets to support businesses in the Irish economy to the required SQS quality standards,” he said.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny, said the Government was determined to create the correct environment for IT jobs to be created here.

He said SQS’ expansion was another encouraging sign of the ongoing rise of Dublin’s Digital Docklands.