Automation-Driven IT&T Test Engineer (Defense)

Experis; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Experis Defence IT&T in Portsmouth is seeking an IT&T Test Engineer to join the team at Portsdown Technology Park to automate and script test development for acceptance testing of NSoIT(D) IT systems.

The role reports to project Test Managers and focuses on automating manual test scripts for Core/Hub Networks, performing structured testing per the System Test Plan, and contributing to TestRail, QTest, Xray, Confluence, and Jira within an Agile framework.

Qualifications

• Experience with BDD and Gherkin syntax test creation/workflows.
• Proficient in Python with frameworks/libraries (Behave, Flask, Pyvmomi, Asyncio, PyKeepass).
• Skilled in PowerShell and Bash scripting.
• Experience with ETL workflows and data processing.
• Strong communication and analytical skills in diverse, potentially adversarial environments.
• Eligible for UK Security Clearance (SC).
• Ability to adapt to changing project timelines and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead automation of testing across the programme.
• Automate existing configuration and system integration test scripts.
• Create new automated test scripts with engineering team.
• Prepare test documentation: test plans, scripts, evidence, defect reports.
• Perform manual functional, non-functional and regression testing.
• Document test procedures and write release notes.
• Contribute to Test Management tools (TestRail, QTest, Xray).
• Use Confluence and Jira within Agile methodologies.

Skills

BDD

Gherkin syntax

Python scripts

PowerShell

Bash

ETL workflows

Security Clearance SC

Tools

TestRail

QTest

Xray

Confluence

Jira

Job description

Experis Defence IT&T in Portsmouth is seeking an IT&T Test Engineer to join the team at Portsdown Technology Park to automate and script test development for acceptance testing of NSoIT(D) IT systems.

The role reports to project Test Managers and focuses on automating manual test scripts for Core/Hub Networks, performing structured testing per the System Test Plan, and contributing to TestRail, QTest, Xray, Confluence, and Jira within an Agile framework.