Test Engineer

Description

You join the Cyber & Security Solutions Division test team, working on programmes that protect missions of the highest national importance in the UK.

The role supports critical programmes so customers get the best results.

You are a practical problem solver who designs and runs tests to confirm that solutions are sound, secure and fit what customers need.

You take the lead on customer problems in an agile, team-based way.

The company is an aerospace, defence and security business headquartered in Italy. It employs over 53,000 people worldwide, including 8,500 across 9 UK sites.

Responsibilities

• Help run system and integration tests across platform, network and application layers.
• Carry out non-functional tests covering performance, resilience, security and scalability.
• Run test cases and procedures, recording results accurately and raising issues quickly.
• Help write test plans, scripts and supporting documents.
• Build and configure the test environments needed for system, integration and acceptance testing.
• Look into routine test faults and pass complex defects up the chain.
• Help track defects and get them resolved with development and test colleagues.
• Keep testing in line with agreed standards, governance and secure working practices.
• Propose and help make improvements to test processes and methods.

Requirements

• Solid grounding in testing across software, system or infrastructure, with the ability to run structured tests.
• Good problem-solving skills and the confidence to fix routine issues.
• Understanding of system, integration and non-functional testing, such as performance, resilience and security.
• Able to work alone on assigned tasks and work with teams from different disciplines.
• Must have: understanding of the software development lifecycle and where testing fits within it.
• Must have: awareness of system and non-functional testing approaches for performance, security and resilience.
• Must have: familiarity with test design and execution techniques.
• Must have: experience with defect management and issue tracking tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps.
• Must have: ability to set up and use test environments on Windows and Linux, including basic networking.
• Must have: awareness of cyber security principles and secure testing practice.
• Must have: awareness of testing in secure, regulated or defence environments.
• Desirable: exposure to automated test tools or frameworks such as Selenium, JUnit or PyTest.
• Desirable: exposure to performance, load or security testing tools and techniques.
• Desirable: awareness of Agile or SAFe delivery methods and ceremonies.
• Desirable: experience with test management tools such as Xray, TestRail or Zephyr.
• Desirable: ISTQB Foundation-level certification or equivalent knowledge.
• Desirable: awareness of performance or load testing tools such as JMeter or LoadRunner.
• Desirable: exposure to testing infrastructure, platform or security-focused systems.
• Security clearance: you need Developed Vetting (DV) clearance before you start. Pre-employment screening follows the UK Government's Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), and additional National Security Vetting (NSV) controls apply.

Conditions

Based at the Yeovil or Bristol site, supporting secure programmes delivered from Yeovil and other secure locations.

Regular and sustained attendance at the Yeovil site is required.

This is not a traditional hybrid role, and expect significant on-site work throughout delivery.

Flexible or remote working may be possible for suitable activities, where programme, customer and security requirements allow.

Permanent contract. Main site: Yeovil, Lysander Rd. Additional site: Bristol, Coldharbour Lane.

Onsite working.

Adjustments for accessibility during recruitment are available on request.

Benefits

• Generous leave, with up to 12 additional flexi-days a year that you can accrue.
• Employer pension contribution of up to 15%.
• Free mental health support and financial advice, plus employee networks covering Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity.
• Bonus scheme open to employees at management level and below.
• Free access to over 4,000 online courses through Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
• Financial reward through the referral scheme when you refer a friend.
• Up to £500 a year in flexible benefits, including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech and lifestyle discounts and gym memberships.
• Flexible hours with hybrid options. Part-time arrangements can be discussed for this role.
• Pay sits in a grade-based framework with broad bands. The advertised range is the approved grade band or a narrower hiring range within it, benchmarked against the external market. Pay above the range goes through governance controls to protect internal equity.