Senior Test Engineer

Your Opportunity to Define Possible. Our Opportunity to Deliver the Nation’s Security. Together.

Salary:£39,000 - £50,000

Role Clearance Type: You must be able to gain and maintain the relevant UK Government clearance in line with the job role (SC).

Location: Burlington House, New Malden, Kingston-Upon-Thames, London, UK.

About Your Opportunity:

A member of the Multi-Domain Integration (MDI) account working on pioneering projects using cutting-edge technology for strategically important National Defence Programmes.

We are growing our Test Engineering team and require creative and ambitious Test Engineers. Working within an Agile/DevOps environment, with a focus on testing Enterprise Java, C and C++ applications, your experience will cover a range of technologies and techniques to help provide quality multi-domain Command and Control (C2) solutions for our customers internationally.

Your Benefits:

• Flexible working schedules - we offer flexibility to move between projects, including internal research and development work looking at new technologies and business opportunities, plus flexible working patterns and hybrid working arrangements.

• Flexible Benefits Package – choose which NGUKL benefits you want to satisfy your personal needs. Core Benefits provided for you are Healthcare, Dental, Life Assurance and Pension. Benefits you can flex include Critical Illness Cover, Health Cash Plan, and Health Assessments.
• Employee Incentive Programme – exceptional performance is recognized through our annual incentive programme which is awarded to top performers who excel

• Career Development – opportunity for ongoing professional development and career growth opportunities

Your Responsibilities:

• Perform Test Engineering activities for agreed coverage and scope using the approved processes and procedures and frameworks.
• Ensure Quality Assurance is applied throughout the software development lifecycle, ensuring an efficient and responsive product release.
• Development of manual based test cases either as directed test cases or exploratory charters.
• Development of automated test scenarios from Gherkin through to Java implementation.
• Involvement in technical peer reviews to promote the validation process and ensure quality of product.

Your Experience:

• Proven experience in the software engineering lifecycle, attributing processes and techniques to the testing of software products to attain a high quality.
• Experience with Test Engineering techniques to validate and provide acceptance of software products.
• Experience in implementing test automation using Java based automation tools (e.g. Cucumber, Selenium).
• High standard of technical writing to produce documentation (Plans, Test Cases, Test Results/Reports).
• Experience in software configuration management, such as Git/Bitbucket.

Your Future Team:

“The Test Engineering function is critical to the delivery of quality software products, involving quality gates, inspection and validation throughout the development cycle. We need strong candidates who are creative, think outside the box and are passionate about testing and quality.”

Mark Foston – Test Engineering Manager @ Northrop Grumman UK

Our matrix driven organisation provides new experiences and skills, with continuous development both at a functional level and at a programme level. We are proud of our quality of work.

Diversity is at the heart of our success. Our team share experience, knowledge and new thinking gained from a wide range of backgrounds perspective, culture, gender, race, age and many other elements across several industries. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from communities currently under-represented within our industry. We treat everyone with respect and foster safe and inclusive environments.

About Our Responsibilities:

Our customers operate in unique environments which offer new and exciting challenges every day, cultivating a place where you can learn and thrive, working alongside the best minds in industry. We’ll give you space to develop your career, where your ideas can shape the future of our dynamic business.

We promote collaboration to achieve more than we could imagine, together. And within a respectful and inspirational environment, we value what you say and do.

How to Apply:

Interested in our opportunity?

Yes – then simply submit your application online. Your application will be reviewed by one of our expert recruiters who’ll then respond advising you of the outcome and next steps for successful candidates.

Possibly, I’d like to find out more – email talentenquiries@uk.ngc.com to connect with one of our Sourcing Specialists who will be happy to support you with any enquiries.

Background checks and potentially security clearance form part of the recruitment process, our team will inform you of the procedures when required.

Northrop Grumman UK:

Work with a global brand that makes a real contribution to our nation’s security and future. At Northrop Grumman UK, the brightest minds come together to push the boundaries and Define Possible. As leaders in the digital transformation of Aerospace, Defence and Intelligence we are providing ground-breaking outcomes for our customers.

UK Defence Business:

Our UK Defence business is a Sovereign software and systems centre of excellence. As well as developing and supporting UK wide and internationally deployed multi-domain command and control systems, our work is critical to the modern backbone of the Royal Navy. We pioneer – with fierce curiosity, dedication, and innovation, we seek to solve the world’s most challenging problems.

Find out more: https://www.northropgrumman.com/careers/job-search-united-kingdom/

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