CNO Test Engineer - Hardware & Automation for National Security

New Zealand Government; Wellington; On-site; NZD 74,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Wellbeing leave

Professional development

Health and Vision coverage

Security clearance support

Job summary

New Zealand Government agency is seeking Test Engineers/Analysts to join the CNO Research & Development team in Wellington. You will design, build and execute repeatable test campaigns at speed and scale, working with CNO R&D Engineers, DevOps, and operations to keep the testing environment reliable and ready for rapid capability evolution.

You will contribute to automation frameworks, share ownership of test rigs, and feed verified results into release and deployment processes, ensuring high

Qualifications

• Experience in software/hardware testing, preferably with mobile devices, apps or operating systems.
• Experience executing systematic and reproducible tests.
• Understanding automation frameworks and testing strategies.
• Scripting level development; Python desirable.
• Security concepts and eligibility for clearance desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and execute repeatable test campaigns at speed and scale.
• Collaborate with CNO R&D Engineers, DevOps and operations to ensure reliable test environments and processes.

Skills

Test Planning

Device testing

Automation frameworks

Python scripting

Cyber security

DevOps awareness

Collaboration skills

Written & verbal comms

Job description

New Zealand Government agency is seeking Test Engineers/Analysts to join the CNO Research & Development team in Wellington. You will design, build and execute repeatable test campaigns at speed and scale, working with CNO R&D Engineers, DevOps, and operations to keep the testing environment reliable and ready for rapid capability evolution.

You will contribute to automation frameworks, share ownership of test rigs, and feed verified results into release and deployment processes, ensuring high