Senior Test Engineer

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Location: Cambridge (CB25)
Duration: Permanent
Hours: 9am until 5:30pm (Monday to Friday)
Salary: Up to £70k per annum dependant on experience
Job Reference: 35814

We are looking for a Senior Test Engineer for our client based North Cambridge. You will play a key role in designing, executing, and maintaining test across both manual and automated test frameworks within the business.

This job involves some travelling so the successful applicant will have a full, clean driving licence and their own car. Travel expenses will be paid. This role may require Security Clearance in the future.

Responsibilities:

Writing and executing functional, regression, system, and performance testing
Testing of software solutions / applications to ensure that the developed products meet the requirements and are free of defects
Reading and understanding requirements documentation
Involvement in test planning, test execution, defect tracking, and reporting to stakeholders
Producing and maintaining appropriate documentation for tracking quality metrics
Developing and executing manual and automated test cases
Designing and maintaining test automation frameworks, tools, and scripts to improve efficiency and coverage
Collaborating with software, hardware, and system engineers to identify defects, reproduce issues, and drive resolutions
Ensuring test environments, test equipment, and infrastructure are maintained and available for testing
Mentoring junior test engineers and contribute to the growth of the test team

Requirements
Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, Electronics, Telecommunications, or a related field
3 years UK residency is required for security check
ISTQB certification (preferred but not mandatory)
A high level of communication skills and technical understanding
Solid experience in manual and automation testing, preferably in embedded systems, telecommunications, or mission-critical applications
Experience with manual testing methodologies for embedded software and hardware products
Familiarity with TETRA and LTE technologies is highly desirable
Strong knowledge of test automation tools (e.g., Python, Selenium, Robot Framework, Appium, or similar)
Knowledge of protocol testing, RF testing, and communication interfaces (e.g., TCP/IP, UDP, Serial, Bluetooth, etc.) is a plus
Strong experience in using Test Management tools (e.g., JIRA, TestRail, Zephyr)
Hands-on experience with testing frameworks and tools (e.g., Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, Cypress, Postman, JMeter)
Understanding of APIs and backend testing
Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Git)

Please contact us as soon as possible for more details or apply below

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