Software Test Engineer (SIX)

Expleo UK LTD; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the UK is seeking a Software Test Engineer to enhance the Defence sector within Electrical and Embedded Systems. The role involves ensuring software solutions adhere to defined processes and industry standards, writing unit tests, and actively participating in an Agile Scrum team. Ideal candidates will have experience with various communication protocols and a degree or equivalent in an applicable engineering discipline.

Qualifications

• Experience with general networking and IP routing protocols.
• Ability to write unit tests and automate them.
• Experience in Agile Scrum environments.

Responsibilities

• Interact with the senior product design and implementation team.
• Update test procedures and understand requirement linkage.
• Support peer reviews of others' work.

Skills

Experience with various communication protocols

Agile methodologies

Software testing

Education

Degree / HND / HNC in an applicable Engineering Discipline

Job description

We are looking for Software Test Engineers to drive forward the Defence sector within Electrical and Embedded Systems. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference to the client project that you support.

The Software Test Engineer will play a vital role in the software development lifecycle by ensuring that software solutions are developed in line with defined processes and industry standards to ensure the reliability, safety, and security of software products.

As a Software Test Engineer, you should have experience of a variety communication protocols - specifically general networking & IP routing protocols.

• Interact with the senior product design and implementation team
• Update test procedures and understand requirement linkage
• Write unit tests to exercise the software written and where appropriate automate these tests in line with the project/business strategy and Continuous Integration process
• Proactively be part of an Agile Scrum team and attend and contribute to Agile meetings, maintaining and progressing own backlog items in Jira, in-line with personal and team commitments made in sprint planning sessions
• Support peer reviews of others work

• Degree / HND / HNC in an applicable Engineering Discipline