Senior QA & DevOps Engineer – Embedded & AI

Oni

Oxford

On-site

GBP 70,000 - 95,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation
Annual leave + wellbeing days
Onsite gym facilities
Private healthcare and dental
Inclusive culture
Mental health support
Pension
Perks at work

Job summary

ONI is seeking a Senior Software Test and Dev Ops Engineer in Oxford to design and execute tests for embedded software, enhance automation, and own CI/CD pipelines. You will collaborate with product, UI/UX, QA, and backend engineers to deliver highly reliable software for super-resolution microscopy.

The role requires 5+ years in QA, strong DevOps and Docker/Kubernetes experience, and a passion for high-quality, scalable solutions in a fast-paced team.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
  • Minimum of 5 years as a Software Test/QA Engineer or similar role in software development.
  • Hands-on experience testing embedded software or firmware (hardware-in-the-loop, device-level testing, etc.).
  • Working knowledge of DevOps practices and tools (CI/CD pipelines, Git, Docker, Jenkins/GitLab CI, or similar).
  • Experience of containerisation technologies such as Docker.
  • Excellent troubleshooting skills and attention to detail.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Experience working in Agile/SCRUM software development.

Responsibilities

  • Design, execute, and maintain manual test plans and test cases for embedded software across hardware/firmware/software boundaries.
  • Perform functional, regression, integration, and system-level testing on embedded devices and their companion software/tools.
  • Lead release testing activities.
  • Identify, document, and track defects through to resolution; work closely with firmware and software engineers to reproduce and root‑cause issues.
  • Contribute to and grow our test automation efforts, including writing and maintaining automated test scripts (Playwright experience a bonus).
  • Set up and manage test environments, lab hardware, and test rigs for embedded devices.
  • Mentor junior QA engineers and champion testing best practices across the team.
  • Help build, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment.
  • Collaborate with product managers to understand requirements and design test cases that adequately test features in a way that is representative of real use cases.
  • Continuously improve QA processes and procedures to enhance overall product quality and team productivity.

Skills

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering
5+ years in Software Test/QA
Embedded software/firmware testing
DevOps practices & CI/CD
Docker experience
Jenkins/GitLab CI
Playwright or UI test automation (nice
Agile/SCRUM

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Docker
Kubernetes
Jenkins
GitLab CI
Terraform

Job description

ONI is seeking a Senior Software Test and Dev Ops Engineer in Oxford to design and execute tests for embedded software, enhance automation, and own CI/CD pipelines. You will collaborate with product, UI/UX, QA, and backend engineers to deliver highly reliable software for super-resolution microscopy.

The role requires 5+ years in QA, strong DevOps and Docker/Kubernetes experience, and a passion for high-quality, scalable solutions in a fast-paced team.

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