Product Integration & Automated Test Engineer

Product Integration and Test operate as part of the Agile Release Train level within a Scaled Agile Framework. Tasks will be varied and include product integration, verification, validation, assurance & analysis against product design documentation. The successful candidate will work within a multi-disciplined engineering team to deliver outputs that meet customer needs to defined quality standards within agreed timescales and budgets

Typical activities will include:

• Support the development of appropriate integration and test plans
• Support detailed planning to successfully execute automated integration and test activities
• Define test requirements, identify suitable automation tools and frameworks, specifications, procedures and scripts with reference to system and product specification, design and use cases
• Execute defined integration activities
• Execute automated tests and manage test results and associated data
• Be responsible for on boarding of current a new staff with identified automation toolsets
• Support the production of test reports and associated test conclusions
• Support status reporting of integration and test activities.
• Champion the PI&T build and test automation activity as well as the continuous improvement of integration and testing processes, procedures and tools.
• Carry out integration and test activity within the SAFe Agile Framework program

The successful candidate will have the below skills/experience:

• Broad competence in Product Integration and Test - Significant experience and depth of understanding across the discipline, practicing as a PI&T engineer on a complex development program
• Ability to carry out PI&T activity leading or as part of a team
• Understanding of tactical network infrastructures including networks, radios, routers, switches and system management considerations
• Experience with DevOps and automation is essential, using tools such as Katalon, Robot and Python.
• Previous experience with Aglie/SAFe methodologies
• Ability to orient issues within Internet and OSI-layered communications models - good understanding of messaging and routing protocols, TCP/IP, UDP, including those applicable to wireless and wired environments
• Technical awareness of electrical, mechanical and computer systems hardware including knowledge of commercial IT architecture and technologies
• Proven methodical analytic fault finding skills - comfortable working in a technical laboratory while adhering to lab rules e.g. safe handling, equipment tracking and ESD
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills. Proficient in use of Microsoft applications, including Word, Excel and Visio.
• Technical experience in the application of practical and pragmatic Product Integration and Test engineering on large scale Defence design and development programs.
• Microsoft Windows Platform experience with good understanding of Windows architecture, services, security features, and virtualization
• Experienced in the use of one or more the following engineering tools or equivalents: IBM DOORS, Rational Quality Manager, Rational Team Concert, Microsoft Office tools

Candidates must be willing to undergo the security vetting procedure.

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