Senior QA Engineer DevTest

Overview

An Amazing Career Opportunity for a Senior QA Engineer Dev Test!!!

Location:

Cardiff, UK | Job

As a Dev Test Senior Engineer in Cardiff, you will help drive the implementation and maintenance of a robust automated tests within the CI/CD pipeline in 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 cycle.

• To exhibit initiative and perform at a high level with limited supervision within a supportive, multi-skilled, team-based development environment.
• Able to prioritize work and produce consistent progress towards defined goals.
• Able to take assigned tasks, identify and clarify inconsistencies, and progress to a high standard of completion.
• Able to take ownership of testing of new product features, analyse use cases and create relevant tests to exercise product functionality.
• Develop expertise in new areas of technology identified to support future product development.
• Clearly communicate technical concepts both verbally and in writing, and mentor interns and new engineers in these areas.
• Participate and contribute to the technical design process.
• Adopt a consultative approach to problem solving where requirements may need clarifying and interaction with multiple stakeholders within the business.
• Maintain clear, concise, and maintainable technical documentation to assist management and peer engineers.
• 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 updated CI/CD infrastructure for new features.
• Compile a Test Plan from a product specification and define Test Cases to test specific features/performance requirements.
• Design and implement Test solutions within well-defined parameters.
• Work with stakeholders to identify objectives and viable solutions.
• Analyse customer issues and assist in Defect Triage.
• Present test reports to stakeholders.
• Understand how the product under test integrates with the overall system solution.
• Develop different use case scenarios for a feature and design and execute non-functional test cases.
• Use a range of technologies for testing and investigate opportunities to improve existing processes.
• Understand TDD and validate the final test plan with stakeholders.
• Apply knowledge of System/Solution testing, interoperability and longer-term stress/reliability testing, considering End-to-End and UX aspects in test planning.

• Engineering degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of +4 years of related industry experience.
• Experience in device testing, embedded firmware, software testing, or related testing areas.
• Familiarity with software installation and configuration in Windows and Linux environments.
• Ability to install and configure basic computer system hardware components and establish connections to LANs and back-end processing systems.
• Experience with SQL DB queries to validate data ingestion and proper recording.
• Experience in scripting.
• Experience with tracking software development using Jira or similar tools.
• Experience with Agile and Lean methodologies.
• Ability to write coded test solutions.
• Familiar with SBCs (Arduino/Raspberry Pi) and control of sensors/relays/stepper motors.
• Familiar with Jenkins, NUnit and scripting.
• Able to produce physical test systems and consider outsourcing where necessary.
• Knowledge of various test/development methodologies (DDT, BDD, TDD, Acceptance Testing, Unit Testing, Performance/Reliability Testing).
• Experience with Systems and Systems Integration testing, including End-to-End testing.
• Able to use standard development software and equipment (editors, compilers, oscilloscope, multimeters, logic analyzers, power supply).

• NUnit test framework.
• Test orchestration tools (AWS Code Pipeline, Codeship, Travis CI, Circle
  
  CI, Git Hub Actions, etc.).
• Scripting languages such as Python, Bash, Groovy.
• Version control:
  Mercurial and/or Bitbucket/Git.
• Bluetooth Low Energy protocol; I2C and SPI protocols.
• Windows/Mobile GUI/Application development.
• API knowledge (XML, JSON, or similar).
• Experience with Secure Elements, RFID, NFC, HCE or Bluetooth technologies is a plus.

• Compliance with HID Global policies related to Quality, Security, Safety, Business Continuity, and Environmental systems.
• Travel and fieldwork may be required; possession of a valid passport or ability to obtain one.
• Must be legally eligible to work in the country in which you are hired.

• Competitive salary and rewards package.
• Competitive benefits and annual leave offering, promoting work-life balance.
• A vibrant, welcoming and inclusive culture.
• Extensive career development opportunities and resources to maximize potential.
• Be part of a global…