Software Testing Engineer

The Opportunity

As a Test Engineer, you will take ownership of delivering testing activities across complex multidisciplinary projects.

You'll be involved throughout the full testing lifecycle, from creating test specifications and test cases through to executing tests and supporting customer witnessed acceptance testing.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver test engineering activities to agreed time, cost and quality targets.
• Design, develop and execute test procedures for system integration testing.
• Create and maintain test cases, test specifications and test scripts.
• Investigate defects and collaborate with development teams to identify root causes.
• Plan, coordinate and manage testing activities across project workstreams.
• Produce accurate estimates for testing activities and deliverables.
• Monitor and communicate test progress, metrics, results and risks.
• Support factory and customer acceptance testing phases.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality and engineering assurance processes.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and best practice testing methodologies.
• Maintain technical expertise through ongoing professional development.

Essential Experience

• Proven experience as a Software Test Engineer, Systems Test Engineer or Integration Test Engineer.
• Strong understanding of system integration testing within complex environments.
• Experience writing test cases, test specifications and test scripts.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting and diagnostic skills.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present technical information clearly.
• Experience working within structured engineering or technical project environments.
• Ability to manage priorities and meet demanding project deadlines.

Desirable Experience

• Experience within rail, telecommunications, transport or other engineering sectors.
• Knowledge of requirements management and ALM tools, particularly DOORS.
• Understanding of software testing methodologies and the software development lifecycle.
• ISEB / ISTQB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing.
• Experience supporting customer-facing Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and System Acceptance Testing (SAT).