System Test Engineer: Manual & Automated Validation

Cubic Corporation; Guildford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Cubic Transportation Systems in Salfords, Surrey, is seeking a QA/Test Engineer to join the team. You will design and execute manual and automated tests for devices and systems, create test specifications, and report results to development teams.

The role requires experience across the SDLC, strong attention to detail, and the ability to work both independently and within a team. Occasional travel to customer sites may be required.

Qualifications

• Essential: Solid previous experience within a Product test or QA environment.
• Experience of manual and exploratory testing.
• Experience of building and executing test cases and plans.
• Experience using TestRail and Jira.
• Experience of testing methods, including test-driven development and automated testing.
• Experience of each stage of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Effectiveness within previous role of ensuring software is released with a minimum of defects reaching the customer.
• Ability to write good reports and general word processing skills (Word, Excel, Databases).
• Good day to day planning skills, co-ordination and control under pressure.
• To work equally well on their own as well as within a team.
• Windows and Linux experience.
• Desirable: Relevant industry/product knowledge.
• Experience of either London Transport or automotive industry testing.
• Knowledge of Serial and TCP/IP comms protocols and configuration.
• Agile/Scrum experience.
• Participate in interviews for recruitment.
• Working knowledge of SQL, Basic UNIX and Confluence.
• Linux Shell scripting.
• Use of Project Planning Tools.
• Awareness of Smart/Payment Card technology and public key encryption technologies.

Responsibilities

• Prepare detailed functional test specifications for both device and system tests.
• Use industry standard test tools to develop manual and automated tests in a variety of programming languages.
• Conduct subsystem, system and user level testing.
• Conduct end-to-end testing.
• Document tests results and share findings with development teams.

Skills

QA testing

Test automation

Manual testing

TestRail

Jira

SDLC knowledge

Reporting

Windows/Linux

Team collaboration

SQL basics

UNIX basics

Agile/Scrum

Public key encryption

Confluence

Education

HNC or equivalent in engineering

ISTQB Foundation

MSC in Engineering

Test automation knowledge or experience

Tools

TestRail

Jira

Confluence

SQL

UNIX

Linux shell scripting

Job description

Cubic Transportation Systems in Salfords, Surrey, is seeking a QA/Test Engineer to join the team. You will design and execute manual and automated tests for devices and systems, create test specifications, and report results to development teams.

The role requires experience across the SDLC, strong attention to detail, and the ability to work both independently and within a team. Occasional travel to customer sites may be required.