Staff Engineer (Biometrics QA) Career Opportunity
Location: Cardiff, UK
Job Summary
We are seeking a skilled Staff Engineer to provide test infrastructure, planning, and testing for Biometric Solutions in our HID PACS Business Area. As a Staff Engineer, you will lead a team of Biometric QA Engineers and be responsible for driving test plan development, gathering and documenting test requirements, and developing and executing test cases.
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join our team at HID Global as a Staff Engineer (Biometrics QA). You will support sensor and system testing, including installing and configuring hardware and software, and conducting functional testing as part of test preparation activities.
Key Responsibilities
* Design and implement various testing techniques.
* Identify and collaborate with external test facilities to cover test gaps.
* Communicate test results to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
* Project manage and use technical leadership to achieve team results.
* Contribute to project and product planning discussions.
* Understand how the product under test operates as part of a wider system.
* Plan and scope interoperability test requirements.
* Making decisions regarding the Test Environment.
* Coach and mentor others at a technical level.
* Raise defects with the business and help prioritize them based on severity.
* Research, plan, and train others within the team.
* Deliver technical reports.
* Actively contribute to customer escalations.
* Champion TDD methodology and lead stakeholders in its implementation.
* Have a good understanding of System/Solution testing, interoperability, and longer-term stress/reliability testing.
* Implement E-2-E and Ux testing of the System/Solution.
What We Are Looking For
* A grounded and reliable engineer who is a master of their specific domain.
* Capable of owning technical design for projects of moderate complexity and understands the trade-offs in creating good work/output/product in their field.
* Aware and self-learn industry best practices & trends and have acquired at least one major skill outside of their area of expertise.
* Responsible for complex tasks and complete them despite roadblocks, involving other experts as needed to problem solve.
* Capable of taking a complex scenario, breaking it down into sub-tasks, and completing sub-tasks with relative ease.
* Shows initiative beyond completing tasks list; they can identify and suggest areas of future work for themselves and their teams.
* Self-seeks evidence to support their ideas and builds cases for these ideas.
* Has end-to-end responsibility for projects of increasing complexity that encompasses more than their own development.
* Known and seen as a technical leader by their peers and works effectively with non-technical members.
* Usually works with limited supervision, conferring with the wider team and Supervision as required.
Requirements
* Possesses a suitable Degree or equivalent qualification or +7 years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
* Possesses and applies comprehensive knowledge principles, practices, and procedures over a wide range of fields including but not limited to Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Validation, and PACS Systems including Biometric solutions and AWS.
* Prior experience with designing and carrying out device testing, software testing, or other related testing experience.
* Familiarity with software installation and configuration in Windows and Linux environments.
* Ability to install and configure basic computer system hardware components and establish connections to local area networks and back-end processing systems.
* Strong computer skills, particularly with Microsoft Office applications and diagramming flow charts to document test processes and design.
* Experience with SQL DB queries to validate software recording proper data and ensure participant data ingested properly prior to testing.
* Experience in scripting.
* Experience with tracking software development using Jira or other similar programs.
* Experience of Agile and Lean Methodologies.
Why Join Us?
You will work as part of a global team in a flexible work environment, learning and enhancing your expertise.
You will drive ambitious change and innovate with us.
You will be a part of a company that values integrity, reliability, and straightforwardness.
HID Global is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.