Lead Test Engineer

Role: Lead Test Engineer
Location: Edinburgh or Bristol
Salary: Up to £60,000per annum (or pro-rata) + pension scheme and bonus

Job Type: Permanent, Full-time or Part-time

SeeByte, the global leader in developing smart software solutions for uncrewed maritime systems, are looking for a

Lead Test Engineer

to join their team in their

Edinburgh

or

Bristol office .

As part of a world renowned, expert engineering team, you will be working with state-of-the-art uncrewed systems on a large range of exciting projects, involving global travel and at-sea experiments. The role provides clear development, training, and career progression opportunities. This is a fantastic opportunity to work for an innovative and forward-thinking company with an international client base.

Benefits include:
Competitive salary and shared employee / employer contributory pension scheme
Company private medical Insurance Scheme
Company Salary Sacrifice Car Leasing Scheme
Generous holiday entitlement and travel compensation scheme
Flexible working policy
Hybrid work from home policy
Opportunities to travel to great locations worldwide to work with robots
Annual company day out
Support for Engineer driven projects to prototype and explore new ideas
Clear development, training and career progression opportunities
Online certified training courses and in-house technology training
Offices in the centre of Edinburgh or in Bristol, two great cities to live and work
Free access to a gymnasium and Fitness Sessions (Edinburgh)
On-site parking (Edinburgh)
Save money on your commute as SeeByte participates in the Cycle to Work Scheme and Travel season ticket loan

Applicants looking for a part-time position will be considered on a pro rata salary basis.

Main purpose of the role:

You will lead the test team to support engineering project teams to deliver robust and innovative technology solutions to SeeByte’s customers worldwide.

SeeByte utilises state-of-the-art software test and verification tools such as Jenkins, SonarQube and Test Rail to ensure our mission management and autonomy solutions have the highest levels of reliability and integrity in a domain where quality and safety is paramount.

As a Test Team Lead your main responsibilities will involve:

Schedule and resource project testing, working closely with the development teams and delivering

tests on SeeByte’s products, tracking issues and reporting to the [GI2] Product teams.
Communicating with Development Teams regarding test output and follow-on steps. Engage with product owners to assess and schedule requests for test support, and provide input on business testing priorities
Champion test capability improvement opportunities for SeeByte, including the assessment of technologies and methods used for the continuous integration, test and delivery pipeline.
Highlight test status, challenges and risks, and present test team metrics to senior stakeholders, including resources and deadlines.
Developing, maintaining, updating and executing test plans and associated V&V activities.
Analyse deployment scenarios and customer requirements for SeeByte’s software and produce and execute test cases under controlled conditions. Represent test interests during requirements and user story refinement sessions.
Performing root cause analysis of reported issues
Testing various areas of the SeeByte Products, including inter-process communications, user experience, autonomous mission planning and execution, and post-mission analysis tools for collected data

Required skills:

Test experience including automated testing frameworks
5+ years professional software testing experience
Strong communication skills and attention to detail
Positive attitude and enthusiasm to learn new skills and technology
Experience with some of the following:
Continuous Integration Systems such as Jenkins, CDash or Teamcity
Issue tracking systems, such as Bugzilla, GitLab or Jira
Configuration Management, such as GitLab
Experience with Test Case Management solution TestRail
Experience working in agile teams, including familiarity with concepts such as 3 Amigos

The following areas are desirable:

Graduated with a BSc Software Engineering or a similar numerical degree (2:1 or above)
Test certification such as ISTQB
General Linux or Windows scripting skills (e.g., bash, cmd-prompt)
Familiar with the ‘Docs as Code’ paradigm and support tools such as Sphinx and Doxygen
Experience with automated testing techniques
Software verification and deployment techniques
Virtualisation and Container technologies, including setup and management

To apply please send a recent copy of your CV and a cover letter to [email protected]

Because of the nature of the work associated with this post it is subject to special nationality rules and is open only to British citizens.

All offers of employment will be conditional to a Baseline Personal Security Standard (BPSS) process. As part of this process, SeeByte collects Personal Data as defined under UK GDPR including proof of identity, nationality and immigration status, right to work in the UK, employment and/or academic references and Basic Disclosure information for unspent criminal convictions. Please see details pertaining to your personal data in our Privacy Notice which can be found at

https://careers.seebyte.com/job-application-privacy-notice/

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