Test Automation Engineer

Company Overview

At Motorola Solutions we believe that everything starts with our people. Were a global close-knit community united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration thats critical for safer communities safer schools safer hospitals safer businesses and ultimately safer nations. Connect with a career that matters and help us build a safer future.

Department Overview
Motorola Solutions innovations products and services play essential roles in peoples lives. Our end-to-end suite of software solutions helps our customers answer thousands of emergency calls and text messages and process video disparate evidence and records. We are also proud to be an industry leader in video security solutions installed in more than 120 countries at thousands of customer sites. Our products leverage cutting-edge voice technology video analytics and Machine Learning to enable our customers to focus on what matters while providing faster responses safer outcomes and greater transparency.

Job Description

The Avigilon Alta Video team is responsible for the mission-critical infrastructure that powers our VMS. We are currently evolving our platform to support deep-tier interconnection across the Motorola product portfolio. Our team values high-performance engineering architectural integrity and a commitment to building the most reliable real-time tools in the industry.

We have a fantastic city center office in the heart of Edinburgh and fully embrace a hybrid home/office working model with an aim for 2 days in the office.

We are looking for a skilled Test Automation Engineer to join our team in Edinburgh. The ideal candidate combines strong automation expertise with excellent API & browser automation skills a solid foundation in coding and a collaborative team-oriented mindset.

While experience with our specific tech stack is not required having proficiency in Typescript /Playwright is a significant bonus. Above all we value enthusiasm
adaptability and a willingness to learn.

Some responsibilities include:

Mission-Critical Quality Assurance:
Directly contribute to public safety and
enterprise security by executing and assuring the quality of cutting-edge
solutions.
Support Quality Benchmarks:
Work with senior engineers to support continuous
quality benchmarks for real-time systems and new AI features.

Develop and Maintain Test Suites:
Develop maintain and execute automated
tests within existing frameworks (e.g. Type Script/Playwright) across UI API and backend systems.
Specialized Mobile Automation:
Responsible for developing and executing
automated test scripts for iOS and Android applications to ensure seamless
mobile user experiences. Integrates mobile tests with emulators simulators and real-device clouds into the teams delivery pipeline.

Basic Requirements

Youre not expected to have all the following skills but they will be useful in performing your job. We are looking for someone who can:

A collaborative team player who aligns with our core values and company culture.

Develop execute and maintain automated test scripts within established frameworks.

Actively contribute to continuous integration and delivery pipelines to ensure frequent high-quality releases.

Demonstrated proficiency in a modern programming language and the ability to apply core engineering principles.

Proven expertise in iOS/android mobile testing proficiency with cross-platform mobile tools (e.g. Appium) or native frameworks (XCUITest Espresso) using languages like Python JavaScript or Type Script.

Experience with testing and automating workflows across different layers of a system including user interfaces (UI) and APIs.

Solid troubleshooting and debugging skills to identify and resolve test failures and system issues.

Familiarity with CI/CD principles and practical experience contributing to or maintaining CI/CD pipelines.

It is also considered a bonus if you are:

Hands-on experience with Type Script /Playwright.
Familiar with methodologies and tools for soak or performance testing.
Practical experience with Jenkins or similar scheduling and integration tools.
Exposure to video platforms streaming technologies or media solutions.
Experience in Hardware automation.

Logic & State:
Understanding of application state patterns data flows (e.g. Pinia Vuex or Redux) and reactivity/observables.
API & Infrastructure: hands-on experience with RESTful API websockets.. Solid understanding of web development principles.

Engineering Mindset: a good foundation in data structures/algorithms and
design patterns. Ability to see the long-term implications of solutions.

Collaboration:

Demonstrated team player skills and a willingness to work with
others.
Resilient Systems: excited about building operating and maintaining resilient
scalable systems. Tests their code.
Analysis: ability to investigate and get to the root cause of issues and find a
solution.
Flexibility: happy…