Test Engineer, Situational Awareness - Maritime Defense, Søborg

Terma Group; Søborg, København; On-site; DKK 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International Environment

Flexible Working Hours

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Well-being Perks

Social and Professional Events

Competence networking

Job summary

Terma Group in Søborg, Denmark seeks a Test Engineer to design and build high-quality, reliable software solutions for defense and aerospace. You will participate in test automation and manual testing, focusing on backend and system-level functionality developed in Core Java, ensuring testability and maintainability throughout the development lifecycle.

Join a team that values transparency, autonomous collaboration, and rigorous engineering principles, with opportunities to work across CI/CD, QA

Qualifications

• You hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree within Software Engineering or a similar field of study.
• Solid experience in software testing and quality assurance and know how to apply the right testing approach at the right stage of development.
• Preferably you are certified in software testing principles (ISTQB, TMAP, or similar)
• Good understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
• Experience with defect tracking tools such as Jira.
• Experience with Test automation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality work.
• Good time management and the ability to prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
• Willingness to learn new tools, technologies, and testing techniques.
• Ability to think critically and identify potential risks and defects.
• Positive attitude, adaptability, and a proactive approach to problem solving.
• You understand agile development methods (Scrum) and project-oriented processes as well as test automation frameworks and tools

Responsibilities

• Review software requirements and specifications.
• Create and maintain test cases and test plans.
• Test new features and existing functionality.
• Execute different flavors of testing e.g. functional, regression, integration, and system testing.
• Identify, document, and track software defects.
• Verify bug fixes and perform re-testing.
• Work closely with developers to resolve issues.
• Participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and other Agile meetings.
• Maintain test documentation and provide test status updates.
• Support test automation activities where applicable.
• Ensure software is ready for release by meeting quality standards.
• Cross team Collaboration

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Time management

Organizational skills

Independent work

Agile/Scrum knowledge

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Software Engineering

Tools

Jira

Test automation frameworks

CI/CD tools

Job description

Would you like to become part of testing and verifying complex software systems? In this role, you will design and build solutions with a strong focus on quality, performance, and long-term maintainability. Come and join us!

We are facing an exciting future with considerable growth and demanding changes, as we deliver advanced technologies and mission critical solutions for the defense and aerospace industry. Our systems provide security for people on land, at sea and in the air. Therefore, we are looking for multiple Test Engineers to become part of this journey and contribute to our overall purpose – securing people through advanced technology.

Your role in our team

As our new Test Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our advanced software solutions. You will work with solutions built from the ground up, giving you a strong understanding of how they work.

In this role, you will Test backend and system-level functionality developed in Core Java, with a strong focus on testability, reliability and quality. You will participate in both test automation and manual testing throughout the development lifecycle, to ensure stability, quality, and maintainability.

You will become part of our Situational Awareness Maritime Defense team, where we value transparency, aligned autonomy, well-structured solutions and take pride in understanding what we build and how we test. We work with sound engineering principles to support clarity and quality in everything we build. There is an increasing focus on CI/CD and multiple levels of test automation, which forms an important part of the role and is carried out in close cooperation with software developers, system engineers, fellow testers, and other technical specialists. You will join a team with an open and supportive culture, where collaboration, knowledge sharing, and supporting each other are highly valued.

The department is located in Søborg.

How you will make a meaningful contribution

Your responsibilities will cover a wide range of testing activities to ensure the quality and reliability of our software solutions. Your key responsibilities include:

• Review software requirements and specifications.
• Create and maintain test cases and test plans.
• Test new features and existing functionality.
• Execute different flavors of testing e.g. functional, regression, integration, and system testing.
• Identify, document, and track software defects.
• Verify bug fixes and perform re-testing.
• Work closely with developers to resolve issues.
• Participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and other Agile meetings.
• Maintain test documentation and provide test status updates.
• Support test automation activities where applicable.
• Ensure software is ready for release by meeting quality standards.
• Cross team Collaboration

Bring your world class expertise into play

You are fluent in English both in writing and verbal at a professional level. Danish is an advantage but not a requirement. Moreover, we are also looking for a new colleague with the following qualifications:

• You hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree within Software Engineering or a similar field of study
• Solid experience in software testing and quality assurance and know how to apply the right testing approach at the right stage of development.
• Preferably you are certified in software testing principles (ISTQB, TMAP, or similar)
• Good understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
• Experience with defect tracking tools such as Jira.
• Experience with Test automation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality work.
• Good time management and the ability to prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
• Willingness to learn new tools, technologies, and testing techniques.
• Ability to think critically and identify potential risks and defects.
• Positive attitude, adaptability, and a proactive approach to problem solving.
• You understand agile development methods (Scrum) and project-oriented processes as well as test automation frameworks and tools

As a person, you have a strong enthusiasm for testing and engineering, motivated by contributing to software solutions that enhance safety through advanced technology. You thrive in complex and specialized environments and maintain a structured, composed approach in fast-paced and demanding situations. With strong communication capabilities, you are able to lead the test effort effectively while promoting collaboration across teams.

We arean international company representing world-class expertise, delivering complex and high-tech products. We value our colleagues and our meaningful contributions to securing people through advanced technology. You will also experience that we have a strong focus on your development, teaching you useful new competences and further strengthening current ones, both professionally and personally. Our company culture is autonomous and engaging, and we acknowledge the importance of flexibility in a great working environment.

When joining Terma, we promise that you will experience: Great people, challenging tasks, world-class expertise, and meaningful contribution in your daily work.

Benefits at Terma

• International Environment: Explore great teamwork and professional sparring with colleagues around the world.
• Flexible Working Hours: Enjoy the opportunity to work flexibly and the option to work from home up to two days per week. Internet connection at home is paid for by Terma.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Receive a 10% paid pension along with a beneficial health care and insurance package. Enjoy discounts from various business partners.
• Well-being Perks: Opportunity to enroll in our on-site massage-offer at our locations in Denmark.
• Social and Professional Events: We have an active staff association that arranges a variety of social activities and events to bring all of our colleagues together.
• Competence networking across professional experts in Terma: Professional presentations and knowledge sharing across the organization.

We are dedicated to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and welcoming workplace. Our commitment to DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging) means we actively value and celebrate unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We strive to create an environment where all employees have equal opportunities to succeed, feel respected and valued, and experience a true sense of belonging.

To support an unbiased evaluation process, we kindly encourage applicants to omit personal details such as photos and age from their applications.

Do you have any questions regarding the position?

Feel free to contact Hiring Manager on e-mail: [e-mail]

Bear in mind, that we need you to confirm that you can obtain a security clearance by the Danish Defense Intelligence Service, and that all adults in your household are not posing any risk to the related risk-evaluation. This entails among other issues:

• That you have as a minimum stayed within NATO/EU/MISWG countries for the last 7 years only interrupted by short stays abroad, and
• That you have not committed serious criminal offences

Terma group has headquarters in Denmark and is a high-tech company developing products and systems for defense and non-defense security applications, including command and control systems, radar systems, self-protection systems for aircraft, space technology, and aerostructures for the aircraft industry.