Cross Domain - Test Engineer in Gloucester

Location(s): UK, Europe & Africa : UK : Gloucester

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments.

Summary: Test Engineering is the gatekeeper to the quality of our deliveries to our customers around the world. Our systems support Governments and Customers around the World in helping them defend against cyber threats and so they must be able to rely on the quality of our products. The Test Engineer has the opportunity to work across the system lifecycle from test definition to customer acceptance and can directly influence the outcome of our projects. The role interfaces both with our development teams (at sprint level to influence design discussions around testable and reusable code), project teams (at Factory Acceptance) and delivery functions (at Site Acceptance).

Essential Skills And Knowledge

• Experience of system testing, with some exposure to low level (i.e. non GUI) testing
• Experience of investigating root causes of discovered issues and providing corrective actions - either individually or in conjunction with the development team
• Ability to evaluate test results against customer requirements
• Test case design and execution to meet functional / use case requirements
• Knowledge of Testing Methodologies (TDD / BDD etc.)
• Some basic coding skills

Desirable Competencies And Experience

• ISTQB Foundation Qualification
• Test Automation experience (both UI and low level)
• Some coding experience including design of Testable code
• Defect Tracking software (JIRA preferred)
• Convert Customer/Product Requirements to effective test/use cases
• Experience planning, estimating and designing system testing
• Experience with automated testing within an agile team using Continuous Integration

Why BAE Systems? This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence: We are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day. By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we’re working remotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance well-being.

Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds – the best and brightest minds – can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential.