Automation Test Engineer

QinetiQ; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched pension

Holiday allowance

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Employee discount

Armed Forces Covenant

Volunteering opportunities

Job summary

QinetiQ in the United Kingdom is seeking an Infrastructure Test Engineer for the Corsham site. You will develop automated testing capabilities to ensure reliable, compliant infrastructure before entry into operations.

The role focuses on performance, reliability, and readiness of critical Defence IT infrastructure. You will build and maintain automated test frameworks, convert manual tests to automated scripts, and collaborate with engineering teams to validate deployments.

Qualifications

• Experience in automation testing, integration testing or systems testing.
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain UK Security Clearance (SC).
• Relevant technical qualifications or equivalent industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining automated test frameworks using Python.
• Converting manual test activities into automated scripts.
• Supporting system integration, functional and regression testing.
• Producing test plans, test reports and evidence packs.
• Collaborating with engineering teams to validate deployments.
• Presenting test results and recommendations to stakeholders.

Skills

Python automation

Test framework

BDD/Gherkin

PowerShell

Bash

Jenkins CI/CD

Secure environments

Education

UK SC clearance eligibility

Relevant technical qualifications

Tools

Python

CI/CD tools

Job description

Package: £51,975 - £57,750 (salary dependent on experience) + Benefits

Role ID: SF20642

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as an Infrastructure Test Engineer at our Corsham customer location, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role

As a Infrastructure Test Engineer, you will play a key role in assuring the performance, reliability and readiness of critical Defence IT infrastructure. Working within a highly technical test team, you'll develop automated testing capabilities that ensure complex systems are deployed and integrated correctly before entering operational service.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing and maintaining automated test frameworks using Python
• Converting manual test activities into efficient automated test scripts
• Supporting system integration, functional and regression testing activities
• Producing test plans, test reports, defect documentation and evidence packs
• Working closely with engineering teams to validate infrastructure deployments
• Presenting test results, findings and recommendations to project stakeholders

Essential experience of the Infrastructure Test Engineer

• Significant experience developing automated testing solutions using Python
• Experience building and maintaining automated test frameworks
• Experience with BDD methodologies and Gherkin-based test development
• Knowledge of scripting technologies including PowerShell and Bash
• Experience using CI/CD tools such as Jenkins
• Experience working within secure, regulated or mission-critical environments

Essential qualifications for the Infrastructure Test Engineer

• Demonstrable professional experience in Automation Testing, Integration Testing or Systems Testing
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain UK Security Clearance (SC)
• Relevant technical qualifications or equivalent industry experience

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

This role is 37 hours per week based at our Corsham site with a minimum average site attendance of three days per week. As a QinetiQ employee you’ll have a registered home site location as Bristol or Portsmouth.

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Our Recruitment Process

At QinetiQ we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible and welcoming workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We believe that a diverse mix of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences drives innovation and leads to better outcomes for our people, customers and communities. We encourage applications from all candidates and are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing [e-mail]. One of our recruitment team will contact you.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit the website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture. www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq

Our Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

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