Lead Software Test Engineer – Hybrid, CI/Automation

Nicholas Associates Group Limited; Warwick; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Healthcare through AXA

Share scheme

Free on-site parking

25 days annual holiday + 8 bank hols

Job summary

Nicholas Associates have an excellent opportunity for a talented Lead Software Test Engineer in Warwick. You will lead testing across mobile apps and embedded software, guiding the team and defining testing standards, working with a development department spanning electronics, firmware, and web apps.

You will contribute to CI pipelines, test plans, and automation efforts, ensuring robust product quality and client satisfaction in a hybrid workplace.

Qualifications

• Strong problem-solving, analytical and technical troubleshooting skills.
• Solid knowledge and experience developing test plans and regression test suites.
• Experience of running tests for functionality, usability, performance & REST API's.
• Implementation of test systems and tools.
• Experience with containerised solutions such as Docker.
• Experience with test case management systems such as TestRail.
• Experience with defect management.
• ISTQB or equivalent certifications.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline.
• Experience of mentoring and guiding a small team.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute software testing and create test plan documentation for mobile app, web app & REST API's.
• Champion and improve best practices to enhance testing strategies and product quality.
• Collaborate with developers and stakeholders to ensure requirements are understood and are testable.
• Contribute to the Continuous Integration pipeline by running component builds.
• Create test stories with input from the specification and input from developers.
• Perform manual testing on our mobile apps such as feature, regression and stress testing.
• Creating and performing automated unit tests on code and API's; perform testing and checking on embedded code.
• Documenting results and working with the developers to resolve issues to root cause.

Skills

Test planning

Regression testing

REST APIs testing

Docker

TestRail

Defect management

Mentoring

ISTQB certification

Bachelor's degree

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

Docker

TestRail

Job description

Nicholas Associates have an excellent opportunity for a talented Lead Software Test Engineer in Warwick. You will lead testing across mobile apps and embedded software, guiding the team and defining testing standards, working with a development department spanning electronics, firmware, and web apps.

You will contribute to CI pipelines, test plans, and automation efforts, ensuring robust product quality and client satisfaction in a hybrid workplace.