DevTest Engineer; Tools — CI​/CD Automation & Quality

An Amazing Career Opportunity for a Dev Test Engineer !!

Location: Cardiff, UK

Job

As a Tools Dev Test Engineer in Cardiff, you will help with the implementation and maintenance of a robust CI/CD pipeline within HID PACS.

This is a wide-ranging role, bridging the functions of the Dev Ops and QA Validation teams.

The qualified candidate will drive the automation of smoke and sanity testing, deliver a scalable CI/CD‑ready test environment, and improve release predictability and quality by identifying defects earlier in the development process.

Who are we?

HID powers the trusted identities of the world’s people, places, and things, allowing people to transact safely, work productively and travel freely.

We are a high-tech software company headquartered in Austin, TX, with over 4,500 worldwide employees. Check us out here:  and

Physical Access Control Solutions (PACS):

HID Physical Access Control Solutions (PACS) is at the forefront of securing spaces with advanced, reliable access control solutions. From cutting-edge readers, credentials and controllers, to mobile and biometric technologies, HID PACS empowers organizations worldwide to protect their people, property and assets with scalable, high-quality solutions.

This is more than just a job – it’s your chance to join an industry leader to drive innovation in access control and make a real impact on global security solutions.

Essential Duties

• Able to implement a wide range of testing techniques to support a scalable and automated CI/CD environment.
• Monitor, triage and resolve CI/CD pipeline test failures.
• Build and document new CI/CD infrastructure for new features.
• Able to define Test Cases which will test specific features / performance requirements.
• Able to design and implement Test solutions within well-defined parameters.
• Works with stakeholders to identify objectives and viable solutions.
• Ability to help analyze customer issues and assist in Defect Triage.
• Able to create test reports for presentation to stakeholders.
• Has an appreciation of how the product under test integrates with the overall solution.
• Defines Test Entry Requirements
• Able to come up with different use case scenarios for a feature
• Able to design and execute non-functional test cases
• Able to use a range of technologies for testing.
• Able to identify simple patterns and trends.
• Investigate problems and opportunities in existing processes and contributes to solutions
• Understands the TDD methodology.
• Good understanding of Solution testing, product/platform variations and their implications.
• Considers E-2-E and UX of the System/Solution when test planning.

• Engineers should expect high capability growth in this level, focused on becoming great engineers, learning how to set high quality bars for their work without sacrificing productivity.
• Capable of taking well-defined tasks and completing them in a way that is considered by the team to be high-quality with supervision from more senior team members.
• Progresses through this level focused on taking tasks of increasing complexity, scope and importance and completing them with very high quality with a lessening need for oversight.
• Demonstrate steady progress on tasks that are assigned to them and know when to ask for help when they are blocked.
• Capable of prioritizing the work in front of them and able to make forward progress, avoiding the temptation to focus on unimportant details.
• Usually works with limited supervision, conferring with the wider team and Supervision as required.
• Has limited latitude for un-reviewed action or decision making.

• Engineering degree or equivalent or suitable experience.
• Minimum of +1 years of related industry experience.
• Prior experience of software testing, device testing or other related testing experience.
• Familiarity with software installation and configuration in Windows environments
• Ability to install and configure basic computer system hardware components and establish connections to local area networks and back-end processing systems
• Experience with SQL DB queries to validate software recording proper data and ensure participant data ingested properly prior to testing
• Expe…