Senior Test Engineer, Hardware & PLC Automation Lead

National Society for Black Engineers; Verona; Hybrid; EUR 38,000 - 56,000; Full time

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Job summary

Rockwell Automation, a global technology leader, seeks a Senior Software Test Engineer to drive testing strategy for FactoryTalk Optix. You will own test infrastructure, guide best practices, and lead teams across the globe with a hybrid schedule in Verona, Italy.

You will combine deep technical expertise, hands-on hardware/PLC capability, and leadership in test strategy and execution. Report to the Test & Technical Project Manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required or equivalent.
• 7+ years of software testing experience including automation.
• Experience designing and building test strategies for complex software products.
• Solid programming skills in Python (and familiarity with C++, C#, or .NET).
• Hands-on experience with PLCs and industrial hardware configuration.
• Experience managing test environments, including hardware, networks, and virtualization (VMware).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and test integration.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum and SAFe.
• Experience being a technical leader / test lead.
• English skills required.

Responsibilities

• Define and guide the test strategy for the product across functional, integration, system, and performance testing.
• Be a Test Lead, coordinating testing activities within the team and across global teams.
• Mentor other test engineers, promoting technical growth and best practices.
• Represent testing in architectural discussions, design reviews, and release planning.
• Identify inefficiencies in the testing process and lead improvement projects.
• Manage the test infrastructure, including hardware setups, lab environments, and network configurations.
• Configure PLCs and industrial devices used for validation.
• Design and evolve end-to-end test environments reflecting real industrial scenarios.
• Ensure reliability, scalability, and reproducibility of hardware-based test setups.
• Guide the evolution of the test automation framework (Python, Squish).
• Ensure appropriate test coverage of new and changed functionality.
• Lead integration of automated tests in the CI/CD pipeline.
• Define quality gates and metrics to support release decisions.
• Collaborate with developers, architects, product managers, and global teams to ensure product quality.
• Support requirements analysis and contribute to architectural decisions from a testability perspective.
• Communicate testing status, risks, and quality metrics to partners.

Skills

Python

Test automation

CI/CD pipelines

Agile/Scrum/SAFe

English skills

Test leadership

PLCs

VMware

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent

Tools

Squish

VMware

PLC hardware

Job description

Rockwell Automation, a global technology leader, seeks a Senior Software Test Engineer to drive testing strategy for FactoryTalk Optix. You will own test infrastructure, guide best practices, and lead teams across the globe with a hybrid schedule in Verona, Italy.

You will combine deep technical expertise, hands-on hardware/PLC capability, and leadership in test strategy and execution. Report to the Test & Technical Project Manager.