Cybersecurity & Test Engineer

ZENOVO; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

ZENOVO, based in Nottinghamshire, is seeking a Cybersecurity & Test Engineer to strengthen product cybersecurity across embedded systems. You will work within the Product Development team to improve software quality and firmware release processes for a portfolio of connected devices.

You will lead cybersecurity assessments, develop automated test environments, and collaborate with firmware, hardware and quality teams to ensure secure development and compliant releases throughout the product

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience testing and validating embedded systems.
• Experience writing structured test specifications and executing product validation.
• Experience with automated test frameworks and test automation (preferably Python).
• Experience testing embedded hardware via interfaces such as USB, UART/RS232, and IP networking.
• Strong understanding of embedded systems and software development processes.
• Understanding of cybersecurity principles for embedded/connected products.

Responsibilities

• Lead cybersecurity assessments across embedded and network-connected products.
• Identify cybersecurity risks, vulnerabilities and compliance gaps, recommending practical mitigation strategies.
• Investigate and resolve cybersecurity issues within embedded products.
• Coordinate release readiness, including verification, validation, traceability and release approval.
• Develop and execute structured test plans for embedded and connected products.
• Design, develop and maintain automated test environments and frameworks.

Skills

Embedded systems testing

Structured test specifications

Python test automation

IP networking

Root cause analysis

SDLC understanding

Cybersecurity for embedded

Education

Bachelor's degree / HND in Electrical Engineering, CS, Software Engineering or related

Tools

Git

Jenkins

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Job Title: Cybersecurity & Test Engineer
Location: Nottinghamshire (Hybrid flexibility available)
Salary: Competitive (DOE)

A leading technology manufacturer is looking for a Cybersecurity & Test Engineer to join its Product Development team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in improving product cybersecurity, software quality, and firmware release processes across a portfolio of innovative embedded products.

Working closely with firmware, software, hardware, quality and compliance teams, you'll help ensure products are secure, robust and meet evolving regulatory requirements throughout the development lifecycle. You'll be responsible for leading cybersecurity assessment activities while supporting secure software development, firmware release management and embedded systems testing.

About the Role

• Lead cybersecurity assessments across embedded and network-connected products.


• Identify cybersecurity risks, vulnerabilities and compliance gaps, recommending practical mitigation strategies.


• Investigate and resolve cybersecurity issues within embedded products.


• Support customer, partner and regulatory cybersecurity enquiries.


• Produce cybersecurity documentation, technical evidence and risk assessments.


• Support the implementation and continuous improvement of Secure Development Lifecycle (SDLC) processes.


• Ensure cybersecurity requirements are embedded throughout development, testing and release activities.


• Promote secure development best practice across engineering teams.


• Own the technical aspects of firmware release management.


• Coordinate release readiness, including verification, validation, traceability and release approval.


• Maintain software release records and support configuration management activities.


• Investigate issues identified during release validation and field deployment.


• Develop and execute structured test plans for embedded and connected products.


• Design, develop and maintain automated test environments and frameworks.


• Write test specifications against product requirements and relevant standards.


• Perform manual and automated testing throughout the product lifecycle.


• Work closely with development teams to identify, document and resolve defects.


• Work alongside Quality and Compliance teams to support certification and regulatory activities.


• Produce technical documentation required for audits, certification and customer assessments.

About You

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related discipline, or HND (or equivalent) with relevant commercial experience.


• Experience testing and validating embedded systems.


• Experience writing structured test specifications and executing product validation throughout the development lifecycle.


• Experience with automated test frameworks and test automation (ideally Python).


• Experience testing embedded hardware via interfaces e.g. USB, UART / RS232, IP networking


• Strong understanding of embedded systems and software development processes.


• Understanding of cybersecurity principles for embedded and connected products.


• Experience investigating technical issues and performing root cause analysis.


• Understanding of software release processes, version control and traceability.


• Strong communication skills and the ability to work within multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Desirable Experience

• Knowledge of cybersecurity standards e.g. Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), EN18031, IEC62443


• Jenkins, CI/CD pipelines or automated build/test systems.


• Git and modern software release practices.


• Testing embedded web applications or connected devices.


• Experience with BLE, Zigbee or Thread.


• Embedded hardware testing and troubleshooting.

Please note, we cannot offer sponsorship for this role.