Senior Qa And System Integration Engineer

Broster Buchanan is partnered with a cutting edge global professional services firm who are looking for 1/2 Senior System Integration and Test Engineers to join on a permanent basis and contribute to a number of exciting projects. Due to the nature of the projects (defence, nuclear engineering etc) eligibility for SC clearance will be essential. These roles would suit someone with a strong automation/manual testing And System Integration background.
These roles are being offered with a salary of £60k - £75k and will be on a hybrid pattern with 2 days onsite at either Birchwood, West Lakes Cumbria or Glasgow, with an occasional need to travel to client sites (fully expensed).
Responsibilities:
* Collaborate with the Test Manager and key stakeholders to craft comprehensive Test and Acceptance Management Plans.
* Champion the overall Test Strategy, actively contributing to its development and successful implementation.
* Design and generate test artifacts that optimise testing coverage and efficacy.
* Define the integration and testing scope for each release, drawing insights from requirements and design documents.
* Establish key metrics for tracking integration and test progress, ensuring data-driven decision-making.
* Estimate the integration and test effort required for each test cycle, optimising resource allocation.
* Manage the defect lifecycle, from identification and reporting to resolution and verification.
Requirements:
* Experience in various development processes, including Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) and test automation frameworks/languages
* Strong automation/manual testing And System Integration experience
* Previous experience in a senior capacity, leading projects, reviewing schedules, workloads etc (not necessarily line management experience as this is a hands on role)
* Any knowledge of Hadoop, Cisco, Palo Alto or HP servers would be beneficial
* Experience in Waterfall and/or Agile methodologies
* Ability to understand project priorities and what is required from SI&T to meet them.
* Ability to analyse data output from testing and articulate what that means to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Benefits:
* Purchase up to 10 days of holiday or sell up to 3
* 10% employer contribution at 8% from employee
* Private medical cover with the option to pay to add family members, as well as a health cash plan to spend as you see fit
* Numerous employee wellbeing benefits, travel insurance, life assurance, income protection and critical illness cover
* Salary sacrifice scheme to reduce tax burden
* Electric car scheme eligible for all employees to opt into
If you are interested, please click apply and share your CV. Please note, eligibility for SC Clearance is essential (typically requiring UK Citizenship or 5+ years of residency).