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Provide test expertise to a
project running commercial and bespoke software, hosted on mainly
commercial hardware, but with some specialist hardware, to plan and
execute acceptance tests on these software-intensive systems.
Responsibilities / Duties
The Acceptance Test Engineer would be required
to:
- Understand requirements, including use
cases
- Perform System, User and Acceptance Testing
- Work with the team and user documentation to
develop test scenarios; agreeing these with the client
- Develop test scripts and manage our 'compliance
matrix'
- Perform integration, dry run and qualification
testing
- Produce written reports
- Receive system build updates and perform repeat
or regression tests
Qualifications /
Experience
- Preference will be given to candidates with a
degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, or a related
discipline, along with the following experience:
- Software development or software intensive
system testing background
- Manual and automated software testing
- Automated test tools, e.g. NUnit, CppUnit, other
scripting tools
- Appreciation of system engineering
processes
- Working directly with customers with regard to
compliance matrix and approaches to/ scenarios for testing
- Performance of acceptance testing to defined
process, with reporting
Essential Skills
- Ability to use scripting languages
- Ability to develop automated tests and manual
tests
- Ability to use configuration management
systems
- Ability to work with software developers
- Ability to run manual tests, i.e. operate
equipment, follow procedures, record results
- Real-time simulation systems
- C++
- Understands principles of software testing: Use
cases, requirements, test cases, test procedures and bug
reports
- Appreciation of the purpose and objectives of
different types of testing, e.g. Unit, Regression, Integration,
System & Acceptance Testing
Desirable Skills
- Test Driven Development
- Ability to process and manage test data
- Requirements management
- Microsoft Windows & MS Office
- XML
- DOORS
Qualities
- Good communicator
- Methodical
- Organised
- Attention to detail
- Team spirit
- Dependable
- Flexible
- Self-motivated
- Credible in front of the customer
Further
Details
Due to the work and customers involved with
this position, candidates must be UK single-nationals and have
resided in the UK for a minimum of the last 5 years, as Security
Clearance is an essential requirement (SELEX can obtain this, if
not already held).
Benefits
A competitive salary plus a comprehensive
benefits package including 25 days holiday, life assurance and a
contributory pension scheme are offered to the successful
candidate.
Security
In line with Asylum & Immigration
Legislation, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in
the EU. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from
candidates as part of the recruitment process. Furthermore, in view
of the nature of the work VEGA is in, all potential employees will
undergo stringent reference and identity checks.
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