Hybrid Software Test Engineer – Critical Systems & Automation

Rowden; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Rowden, based in Bristol, UK, is seeking a Software Test Engineer to own software quality across complex, mission-critical systems. Hybrid role with 3 days on-site in Bristol HQ and occasional travel; SC clearance eligibility.

You will translate requirements into test plans, design robust tests, and drive automation within CI/CD pipelines, leveraging cloud and API testing across hardware-integrated projects.

Qualifications

• Experience translating requirements and user stories into comprehensive test suites.
• Sound working knowledge of agile methodologies and tools (Jira, Confluence).
• Hands-on experience scripting for test automation and tooling (Python, Bash, PowerShell etc).
• Experience in maintaining scalable and resilient automated test solutions using modern tools/frameworks (Playwright, PyTest, UI Automator).
• Experience of Git and running automated tests in CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions).
• Experience testing in cloud environments (AWS/Azure) including test environments, logs and monitoring.
• Experience in working with APIs and integration test automation.

Responsibilities

• Drive quality through best practice by promoting test standards and risk management.
• Embed early within delivery teams and contribute to agile ceremonies; ensure testable requirements.
• Design robust tests and manage test suites fit for purpose.
• Drive automated testing development with scalable, maintainable solutions in CI/CD.
• Adopt an automation-first approach to testing and decide when to automate.
• Support release activities with evidence-based readiness assessments.
• Coaching and mentoring of peers and early-career engineers.

Skills

Test automation

Agile methodologies

API testing

CI/CD pipelines

Git

Cloud testing AWS/Azure

Playwright / PyTest

Automation tooling

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Rowden, based in Bristol, UK, is seeking a Software Test Engineer to own software quality across complex, mission-critical systems. Hybrid role with 3 days on-site in Bristol HQ and occasional travel; SC clearance eligibility.

You will translate requirements into test plans, design robust tests, and drive automation within CI/CD pipelines, leveraging cloud and API testing across hardware-integrated projects.