Senior Test Engineer: Industrial Automation & PLC Systems

Rockwell Automation; Verona; Ibrido; EUR 38.000 - 56.000; Tempo pieno

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Descrizione del lavoro

Rockwell Automation is seeking a Senior Software Test Engineer to lead testing strategy for FactoryTalk Optix, including hardware/PLC environments and automation frameworks. Hybrid schedule in Verona, Italy, with global teams and a focus on scalable, reliable test solutions.

You will mentor engineers, guide test infrastructure, and drive CI/CD test integration while ensuring comprehensive test coverage for complex industrial software products.

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent.
• 7+ years of software testing experience, including automation.
• Experience designing and building test strategies for complex software products.
• Solid programming 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.
• English skills.

Mansioni

• 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 that reflect 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.

Conoscenze

Test leadership

Python

C/C++ familiarity

Automation testing

Industrial PLCs

VMware

CI/CD

Agile/Scrum/SAFe

English proficiency

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Strumenti

Squish

CI/CD tooling

Descrizione del lavoro

Rockwell Automation is seeking a Senior Software Test Engineer to lead testing strategy for FactoryTalk Optix, including hardware/PLC environments and automation frameworks. Hybrid schedule in Verona, Italy, with global teams and a focus on scalable, reliable test solutions.

You will mentor engineers, guide test infrastructure, and drive CI/CD test integration while ensuring comprehensive test coverage for complex industrial software products.