DV Cleared Tester/Developer

DV Cleared Developer/Tester

Role:

Technical Test Engineer

Overview:

We are seeking to recruit a Technical Test Engineer who will fulfil the requirements states below. Reporting to the Test Manager, the individual will work as part of the agile development approach, where additional complexity is built upon an initial framework.

Duties & Responsibilities

* Define, execute and automate key tests to verify functional and non-functional requirements through various phases of the software development lifecycle
* Develop and help maintain new and existing software automation tools (COTS/ bespoke)
* Identify process improvements and contribute towards improving best practices for continuous integration for both development and assurance
* Work closely with other team members in support of wider test development and automation objectives
* Prioritise own workload when there are a number of simultaneous or conflicting activities

Qualification & Experience

* Minimum of 4 years in a development environment, including 2 years involved with technical testing
* Strong knowledge of continuous integration, source control and software methodologies
* Ability to rapidly understand and become competent with unknown software and technologies
* Strong coding skills including relevant scripting languages:

* OO Technologies (Design, Implement, Test) e.g. C#, Java
* Script languages e.g. Python, Shell Scripts, Perl

* Strong knowledge of software automation especially for assurance activities
* Strong technical understanding of both Windows and Linux OS
* Proven experience of structured and unstructured databases i.e. Oracle, Hadoop, SQL Server, MongoDB
* Experience of successful delivery in complex, high risk testing projects
* Proven experience of a variety of management tools including:

* Test and defect management tools (e.g. HP ALM, JIRA, Bamboo)
* Automated Build Tools (e.g. BAMBOO)
* Automated Deployment Tools (e.g. Puppet)
* Agile Workflow Tools/ Defect Management (e.g. JIRA)
* IDE Frameworks (e.g. Eclipse)

Skills, Knowledge and Personal Attributes

* Strong interpersonal and engagement skills with a proven ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders to achieve consensus (E)
* Strong team player (D)
* Must be able to work in an imperfect environment and be a strong 'self-starter' (E)
* Must be flexible, resilient, robust and pragmatic in all aspects of approaching the role, as there are considerable and frequent pressures (E)
* Ability to work unsupervised and manage own time against given priorities and be able to apply some logical planning to the work in hand (E)
* Demonstrate troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities (E)
* Strong time management and planning skills (D)
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills (D)
* Proven experience of risk identification and analysis (D)
* Ability to deal with a rapid turnover and context switching (D)