You'll be joining an experienced software dev function, working as a Senior Test Engineer within the team, ensuring the quality of software in our many business areas, with a focus on National Security projects.
Due to the nature of work on National Security projects, this will be an office-based role, working out of one of 3 key locations in either Gloucestershire, Manchester or London. To be eligible, candidates must currently h old an active DV or eDV UK Security Clearance.
The Role:
- Apply test skills and experience within the context of an Agile software delivery team
- Responsible for the creation and maintenance of automated test frameworks
- Define and manage test environments; create and manage test data; define and manage test tools
- Support estimation of test activities
- Support test team interactions with the wider development team and assist in the resolution of issues
- Contribute to the production of test documents using appropriate tools as required
- Raise defects and support the wider development team in their resolution
- Manage creation of automated and manual test scripts
- Produce test and deployment strategies and plans in compliance with customer project guidelines
Skills and Experience:
- Experience of working in an Agile/Scrum/DevOps delivery model
- Experience of deploying and configuring complex software under Linux/Windows
- Experience producing test plans and reports using applicable tools
- Understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle and demonstrable evidence of relevant test methodologies and toolsets
Desirable:
- AWS and/or Azure
- Experience of test automation frameworks and tools.
- Experience of scripting languages and scripting for automation.
- Continuous Integration
- Linux system administration
- Experience of deploying and configuring complex software under Linux/Windows
- Ability to review and apply different tools and techniques e.g. monitoring, logging, performance testing
We appreciate you may not be an expert in every area above - we can support with training and development in some areas! Please do make an application and we will identify where we can best support your growth specific to your application.
Benefits:
- Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)
- 6 times salary ‘Life Assurance’ with pension
- 25 days holiday (increasing with service) + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days
- Company bonus scheme (discretionary)
- Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others
- Enhanced sick pay
- Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave
