Software Test Engineer

Rowden; Filton; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Rowden is seeking a Software Test Engineer to enhance product and process quality through best practices. This hybrid role involves working on various projects and requires expertise in testing and collaboration. The ideal candidate will be proactive, detail-oriented, and passionate about delivering quality products.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Expertise in testing methodologies and documentation.
• Experience with APIs and scripting languages like Python.
• Strong communication in customer-facing roles.

Responsibilities

• Drive quality and process improvement across projects.
• Design, execute, and manage test plans and cases.
• Provide support through acceptance, release, and deployment phases.

Skills

Testing expertise

Automation and CI/CD

Collaboration and communication

Hardware and software integration

Education

ISTQB or equivalent certifications

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Appium

Espresso

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Job description

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Base pay range

We’re building the next UK-headquartered engineering powerhouse.

At Rowden, we design and integrate advanced systems that sense, connect, and protect data in challenging environments where quick decisions are vital. Our solutions use intelligent automation to enhance speed and efficiency and are built to be reliable and straightforward for critical operations in remote or high-pressure settings.

Headquartered in Bristol (UK), we combine modern engineering methods with cutting-edge commercial technology to create adaptable, mission-critical systems. We focus on solving the tough challenges that others overlook, ensuring our customers can operate effectively in an ever-changing world.

We’re growing our team and are looking for Software Test Engineers at a range of levels to drive best practices and elevate product and process quality across our project teams.

You will work on diverse projects such as bespoke mobile applications, server-side configuration management platforms, geospatial tools, custom integration provisioning tools and Rowden’s innovative product portfolio. You will play a pivotal role in delivering critical technologies that bridge the gap between frontline operators and the commercial advancements they need to succeed.

Salary Ranges

For transparency and to help candidates make informed decisions, these are the salary ranges for the different levels we are hiring across (dependent on experience):

This is a hybrid role, with an average of 3 days a week in our Bristol offices. There will be occasional on-site support to customers during ‘testing’ days and provide hands-on support through acceptance and release phases.

What you’ll do

• Drive quality and process improvement: Champion and implement best practices to enhance testing strategies, processes, and quality across projects, while advising on test estimations and technical considerations.
• Integrate seamlessly into development teams: Actively engage in agile ceremonies and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure requirements are understood, implementable and testable.
• Test planning, execution, and management: Design, execute, and manage test plans and test cases. Engaging in defect triage sessions through to issue resolution, and comprehensive reporting of testing outcomes.
• Customer and deployment support: Provide expert support through acceptance, release, and deployment phases, acting as a trusted adviser to ensure seamless delivery and successful outcomes.
• Coaching & Mentoring: Coach and mentor colleagues, fostering a collaborative team culture, and advocate for quality testing.

What you’ll bring

• Testing expertise: Experience of testing using multiple methodologies in software integration projects and proficiency in designing and documenting test strategies, plans, detailed test cases, clear execution records, reporting, and release documentation.
• Automation and CI/CD: Experience of working with APIs and scripting with popular languages such as bash, Python, JSON, Kotlin, as well as familiarity with tools such as Appium, Espresso, and CI/CD platforms including Jenkins and GitLab CI.
• Collaboration and communication: Confidence in customer-facing roles and wider project team environments; participating in or leading product demos and facilitating discussions around software testing and release planning whilst promoting effective use of Agile methodologies and tools (such as Jira and Confluence).
• Hardware and software integration: An aptitude for testing software with hardware systems and troubleshooting interoperability issues.

For roles at a more senior level, there is a greater focus on influencing & setting strategy, directing test efforts across one or more complex efforts.

• Experience building and maintaining automated regression test suites
• A proactive approach to adopting new tools and techniques
• ISTQB or equivalent certifications
• Knowledge of performance, security, exploratory testing, software & hardware integration, containerised environments and cloud platforms
• Proficient with hands-on integration testing between Android and Server-based software and hardware
• Familiarity and experience with mobile and tablet based MDMs, their capabilities and functions at an OS level
• Experience in working with supporting IDEs such as Android Studio, IntelliJ and containerised solutions such as Docker, and sever-side tooling
• Solid understanding of GitHub Actions and build pipelines and processes

What matters to us

We’re looking for someone who:

• Is passionate about delivering the highest quality products, ensuring systems are ready for use, not just built to spec
• Balances attention to detail with a pragmatic, delivery-focused approach and is proactive in resolving problems
• Understands the pressures of operational delivery and in-service use
• Is comfortable in customer-facing roles and delivery environments, blending the technical expertise and behavioural competencies critical for success
• Works well across internal and external, multi-disciplinary engineering teams

Working at Rowden

At Rowden, we design and deploy technology where it matters most – supporting defence, national security, and frontline users. As a Software Test Engineer, you will ensure software products are robust, reliable, and meet the high standards expected by both Rowden and our mission-focused customers.

We are committed to building a flexible, inclusive, and enabling company. Our aim is to create a diverse team of talented people with unique skills, experience, and backgrounds, so please apply and come as you are!

We also recognise the importance of flexible working and support this wherever we can. We typically operate a flexible, hybrid-working model, with an average 3 days in the office each week (dependent on the role). We welcome the opportunity to discuss flexibility, part-time working requirements and/or workplace adjustments with all our applicants.

Rowden is a Disability Confident Committed company, and we actively encourage people with disabilities and health conditions to apply for our roles. Please let us know your requirements early on so that we can make sure you have everything you need up front to help make the recruitment process and experience as easy as possible.

Finally, if you feel that you don’t meet all the criteria included above but have transferable skills and relevant experience, we’d still love to hear from you!

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Internet

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