Senior Biometrics DevTest Engineer — CI/CD & Firmware Lead

ASSA ABLOY Sicherheitstechnik GmbH; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual leave package

Career development opportunities

Inclusive culture

Job summary

HID Global in Cardiff is seeking a Senior DevTest Engineer biometrics to lead automated testing for firmware and software, shaping CI/CD‑driven testing strategy and ensuring high release quality. You will design test plans, validate end‑to‑end scenarios, and collaborate with stakeholders to drive quality across devices and platforms.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years in device/software testing, biometric device expertise, and strong scripting (Python, Bash, Groovy) alongside cloud and CI/CD tooling

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent, or suitable experience.
• Minimum of 4+ years of related industry experience.
• Experience with device testing, embedded firmware, software testing, or other related testing experience.
• Experience with Cloud & IAC: AWS and/or Azure; Terraform; Docker; version‑controlled, repeatable environments and CI/CD integration.
• Test‑as‑code: test cases and automation authored as code; pipeline execution, reporting, and release gating using NUnit (or similar) test framework.
• Specific experience with biometric devices.
• Test orchestration tools such as AWS CodePipeline, Codeship, Travis CI, CircleCI, GitHub Actions, etc.
• Scripting languages: Python, Bash, Groovy, etc.
• API integrations: REST and NATs.
• Mercurial and/or Bitbucket/Git version control.
• Bluetooth Low Energy protocol; I2C and SPI protocols.
• Windows/Mobile GUI/Application development.
• Demonstrable knowledge of API structures (XML, JSON, or similar).
• Experience with Secure Elements, RFID, NFC, HCE or Bluetooth technologies is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of a fully automated firmware and software testing strategy, establishing a scalable CI/CD‑enabled test environment.
• Implement a wide range of testing techniques to support a scalable and automated CI/CD environment.
• Monitor, triage and resolve CI/CD pipeline test failures.
• Build and document updated CI/CD infrastructure for new features.
• Compile a Test Plan from a product specification and define Test Cases that cover specific features and performance requirements.
• Design and implement Test solutions within well‑defined parameters.
• Work with stakeholders to identify objectives and viable solutions.
• Analyze customer issues and assist in defect triage.
• Present test reports to stakeholders.
• Identify patterns and trends, investigate problems and opportunities in existing processes.
• Understand the TDD methodology and validate the final test plan.
• Design and execute non‑functional test cases and use a range of technologies for testing.
• Consider end‑to‑end and end‑user experience when test planning.

Skills

Device testing

Embedded firmware

Software testing

Biometric devices

Scripting languages

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Azure

Terraform

Docker

CI/CD

NUnit

Job description

HID Global in Cardiff is seeking a Senior DevTest Engineer biometrics to lead automated testing for firmware and software, shaping CI/CD‑driven testing strategy and ensuring high release quality. You will design test plans, validate end‑to‑end scenarios, and collaborate with stakeholders to drive quality across devices and platforms.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years in device/software testing, biometric device expertise, and strong scripting (Python, Bash, Groovy) alongside cloud and CI/CD tooling