At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and execute tests to ensure robust and secure solutions for critical missions.
- Company: Join Leonardo, a leading tech company focused on innovation and collaboration.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible hours, hybrid working, and access to 4,000+ online courses.
- Other info: Be part of a diverse team with excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in cyber security while developing your testing career.
- Qualifications: Experience in software testing and understanding of non-functional testing principles.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Do you want to develop your career in testing and work on projects that safeguard the UK’s most critical missions? At Leonardo, our Test Engineers are hands-on problem solvers who design and execute tests, ensuring that solutions are robust, secure, and meet customer needs.
Your work at Leonardo UK will see you take the lead in solving customer problems in an agile, innovative and team-centric manner. The role may involve a blended hybrid working model, with a mixture of working from home and working on site at one of our Leonardo offices to ensure close collaboration with the wider team and with our customers.
Leonardo UK is seeking a Test Engineer to join the Cyber & Security Solutions Division team. What you will do as a Test Engineer:
- Support system-level and integration testing across multiple domains (platform, network, application).
- Contribute to non-functional testing including performance, resilience, security, and scalability validation.
- Set up and configure test environments to support system, integration, and acceptance testing.
- Ensure testing activities are carried out in line with agreed standards, governance, and secure working practices.
- Solid foundation in testing across software, system, or infrastructure environments, with the ability to execute structured tests.
- Understanding of system, integration, and non-functional testing (e.g. performance, resilience, security).
- Understanding of the software development lifecycle and the role of testing.
- Awareness of system and non-functional testing approaches (performance, security, resilience).
- Ability to configure and use test environments (Windows/Linux, basic networking).
- Awareness of cyber security principles and secure testing practices.
- Awareness of testing within secure, regulated, or defence environments.
- Exposure to performance, load, or security testing tools and techniques.
- Awareness of Agile or SAFe delivery methods and ceremonies.
- ISTQB Foundation-level certification or equivalent knowledge.
- Awareness of performance or load testing tools.
- Exposure to testing infrastructure, platform, or security-focused systems.
We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive.
- Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
- Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity.
- Rewarding Performance: All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
- Never Stop Learning: Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
- Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
- Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
- Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us about what might be possible for this role.
For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website. Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK. At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace.
Contract Type: Permanent
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