Introduction:
Saab UK is part of Scandinavia’s largest defence company, bringing together the best of Swedish and British innovation. Saab offers world-leading solutions and services in defence, aviation, space, and civil security to keep people and society safe. Our UK presence has been growing at pace, meaning we can offer a wide range of opportunities for personal fulfilment and career growth. We currently employ over 500 people across eight sites in the UK, and our specialisations include software engineering, underwater robotics, radars, AI, and armed forces training.
As part of the global entity Saab AB, Saab UK combines the innovative spirit of a start-up with the resources and expertise of a larger corporation. Globally, Saab employs over 22,000 people, with operations on every continent. Our partnerships with UK customers and industry mean we are able to deliver innovative solutions to complex challenges, anticipating the threats of tomorrow. We invest 17% of our annual revenue into research and development, collaborating with a range of partners including industry and academia.
At Saab, we place equal value on what we do and how we do it. We lead by example and our core values of Trust, Drive and Expertise are fundamental to us.
The Role:
This is part of our Public Safety Solutions business unit where we develop and deploy Command, Control and Communication software solutions used by police forces, ambulance services, fire and rescue services, airports and public transport agencies. Our software applications help these organisations to manage critical incidents, respond to people in distress and ultimately help make people and society safer.
Solutions & Test Engineer works with the development team to create, execute and inspect robust test plans, enabling the development & configuration of solutions or enabling features or integrations. The role has a particular focus on ensuring the effective testing of solutions before deployment to customer environments ensuring quality is maintained to the highest standard.
Key responsibilities:
* Support testing including planning, scripting and test execution as required (creating and executing test cases, logging defects etc.)
* Support development team to ensure adequate end-to-end testing during sprints, release cycles and before deployment to customer sites
* Test configuration solutions for customers (enablement of SAFE features, integrations to external services/products etc)
* Attend customer sites to test SAFE solutions and integrations as part of SIT and SAT events
* Supporting the creation of Test documentation as required
* Ensuring all test standards and procedures are adhered to
Experience/Qualifications:
Essential:
* Solid understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle and Software Quality Assurance
* Strong experience of functional and non-functional testing
* Knowledge and experience of Agile methodologies, including Scrum.
* Excellent attention to detail with a focus on quality and continuous improvement
* Excellent communications skills, time management, planning and organisational skills
* Self-motivated, proactive, enthusiastic, and committed to testing
* Experience of using test management tools, including Testrail and/or Atlassian or similar
* Able to interpret requirements and high-level technical designs to contribute towards test design and scope
* Confident in presenting test results and system demonstrations to stakeholders, including customers
* Relevant SQA qualification - ISEB/ ISTQB Foundation/intermediate level
Preferred:
* Experience in testing SIP Telephony Solutions and integrations
* Experience in testing complex mission critical software solutions (e.g. Telephony/ICCS)
* Experience in testing Telephony integrations including Call Recording, MI reporting, IVR, Telephony Performance Stats, Audio Quality testing
* Experience of maintaining and configuring applications and test environments
Desirable:
* Experience of automated testing frameworks / Automated testing tools
* Experience working with SQL DB for test verification
* Basic development experience/skills
* C#/.NET experience / skills
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