Cloud Software Developer in Test in Derry

Previous experience: A robust automation mindset, programming proficiency, and cloud testing experience are essential.

Location: Cambridge, United Kingdom or Derry, Northern Ireland

Hybrid Employment type: Full-time

The job: As part of the Research and Development function, the global Cloud DevOps (CDO) team combines software development and cloud operations to provide continuous integration and delivery of cloud-enabled products and solutions. Responsible for deployment and continuous monitoring to ensure various cloud-specific customer requirements/SLAs are met. As a Cloud Software Engineer in Test, you will utilise your experience to continually improve the quality and security posture of AVEVA's Cloud solutions, as well as lead and implement continuous improvements to the operations following proper Root Cause Analysis. Working closely with your development and portfolio colleagues, together you will bring new solutions to the cloud following a standard framework to ensure they are operationally secure with unnegotiable quality. The global, 24x7 nature of the team means there may be a requirement for occasional work outside of the standard day and to be on call.

Key responsibilities:

• Define, design, and complete basic to moderately complex test cases and scenarios.
• Define test automation for solutions under test.
• Create, maintain, and execute test automation code.
• Create, execute, and analyse results for load and performance test suites.
• Create test programs and utilities.
• Work with the global CDO teams and provide subject matter expertise in quality measures and contribute to operational stability, security, cost management and reporting requirements for our cloud solutions.
• Continually develop and improve DevOps processes, adding value through optimisation, automation, and effective reporting.
• Proactively review and manage incidents and incident reports for preventative measures.
• Lead Root Cause Analysis sessions and own the improvement action items.
• Ensure on-going compliance with practices and policies.
• Contribute to the identification of technical and procedural areas of concern to avoid gaps and problems in achieving project and/or team objectives.
• Collaborate with the global team as needed to resolve problems and identify root causes of incidents and issues.
• Create and prepare test designs for future phases or sprints in a project.
• Partner with colleagues for software testing and defect resolution activities by validating tests and their outcomes.
• May partner with Software Development Engineers to perform software coding and to resolve identified problems.
• May assist in providing training to CDO Engineers in automated testing skills.
• Provide feedback and suggestions for process improvement at the conclusion of a project sprint.
• Comply with AVEVA development standards and technical engineering processes.

Ideal experience:

• Computer Science, or Computer Engineering degree.
• Prior cloud infrastructure and testing experience.
• Experience successfully implementing software applications in an organization.
• Experience developing, modifying, and executing test plans.
• Experience with API test automation.
• Experience with test automation tools such as Visual Studio framework, C#, PowerShell, Python.
• Experience working in an Agile or SCRUM team environment.

The team you'll join:

Our team is doing some of the most exciting work at AVEVA: working with a broad range of cloud technologies and services across multiple platforms, keeping our customers and AVEVA safe and secure.

R&D at AVEVA:

Our global team of 2000+ developers work on an incredibly diverse portfolio of over 75 industrial automation and engineering products, which cover everything from data management to 3D design. AI and cloud are at the centre of our strategy, and we have over 150 patents to our name. Our track record of innovation is no fluke; it's the result of a structured and deliberate focus on learning, collaboration and inclusivity. If you want to build applications that solve big problems, join us!