SOFTWARE TEST ENGINEER NEW CONTRACT OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE FOR A SOFTWARE TEST ENGINEER IN POURTSMOUTH Searchability NS&D has a contract opportunity for a Software Test Engineer to work across an exciting range of projects Up to £60 per hour Inside IR35 Based in Portsmouth - Hybrid WHAT WILL THE SOFTWARE TEST ENGINEER BE DOING? Developing software aspects to support the test of satellite modem products based on Software Defined Radio (SDR) technologies. Definition, implementation, verification and validation activities associated with these solutions. Work in response to requirements, defining sub-systems, communicating risk and specifying test and verification techniques. Occasionally diagnose software problems in the laboratory prototyping environment. Develop and maintain skills to support on-going and future development. SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Ability to architect, document and implement integration tests Experience of unit and integration test tools (e.g. Robot Framework, GoogleTest, Catch2) Proven knowledge of Linux tools in a test automation environment Experience of automating devices via their management interfaces (e.g. SNMP, HTTP) Experience of working with Git for version control DESIRABLE: Experience of system and software modelling tools such as Enterprise Architect (SysML / UML) Experience working in an Agile or Scrum environment would be beneficial (e.g. Atlassian Jira, Confluence, BitBucket) Experience of Jenkins configuration and administration Experience in user interface design, implementation and test using HTML, CSS and JavaScript Experience of test automation using Node.js, npm, Python Successful applicant must be eligible to attain BPSS Security Clearance. SOFTWARE TEST ENGINEER SOFTWARE / TEST / ENGINEER / RADAR / SATELLITE / COMMUNICATION / ROBOT FRAMEWORK / C++ / LINUX