Python Automation Test Engineer for Hardware & IoT

Groupe Sii; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

SII UK is seeking a Software Automation Test Engineer to join our growing engineering team developing validation frameworks for connected devices and intelligent digital products. You will design and build end-to-end automation frameworks in Python that interact with physical hardware, enabling large-scale validation and QA across device fleets.

Strong Python development, automation for hardware/embedded systems, and experience with RESTful APIs and CI/CD are key.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or related technical discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
• Commercial experience in software development using Python.
• Proven experience building and maintaining automated testing frameworks.
• Experience developing automation against physical hardware, embedded systems, or IoT devices.
• Experience delivering production-quality software solutions following software engineering best practices.
• Experience working with hardware test environments, laboratories, or device validation systems.
• Experience integrating automation solutions into CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with Agile software development methodologies.
• Experience collaborating within cross-functional engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain end-to-end test automation frameworks using Python.
• Create automation solutions that interact with and validate physical devices and hardware platforms.
• Build reusable device abstraction layers, automation libraries, and testing utilities.
• Develop scalable testbed infrastructure supporting automated execution across large device fleets.
• Design and implement frameworks that support reliable and repeatable validation in laboratory and production environments.
• Build and maintain APIs, web services, microservices, SDKs, and supporting backend services.
• Develop monitoring, reporting, logging, and diagnostic capabilities within automation platforms.
• Apply software engineering best practices including code quality standards, design patterns, modular architecture, and automated testing.
• Collaborate closely with global engineering, software development, and quality teams.
• Troubleshoot hardware, software, and automation issues across multiple environments.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives for automation efficiency, scalability, and reliability.
• Contribute to technical design reviews, architecture discussions, and process improvements.
• Share knowledge and mentor team members to support engineering excellence.
• Produce clear technical documentation and communicate effectively with stakeholders.

Skills

Python

Test automation

Hardware integration

Embedded systems

RESTful APIs

CI/CD

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

Linux

Debugging hardware/software

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE/EE or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

CI/CD tooling

Job description

SII UK is seeking a Software Automation Test Engineer to join our growing engineering team developing validation frameworks for connected devices and intelligent digital products. You will design and build end-to-end automation frameworks in Python that interact with physical hardware, enabling large-scale validation and QA across device fleets.

Strong Python development, automation for hardware/embedded systems, and experience with RESTful APIs and CI/CD are key.