Company Overview Metrea is a defense company dedicated to translating commercial innovation into solutions for the hardest problems in national security. With deep mission expertise, Metrea focuses on delivering effects as-a-service across a spectrum of domains including Air & Space, Electromagnetic & Cyber, and Synthetic. Metrea Management provides central services to 9 global business units via Operations, Solutions, Strategy, Legal, and Finance teams Business Unit Metrea Mission Data’s goal is to provide software solutions to the toughest problems in national security; these span across a range of domains including environmental issues, cyber security and map-based situational awareness and intelligence. We are experts in leveraging data; combining vast amounts of disparate data sets to provide valuable insights for our customers. Metrea is an international business with offices in the USA, Europe and the Far East. Within the UK we have offices in Lincoln, Oxford and London. Position Summary MMS have a deep-rooted knowledge in Tactical Data Links and Secure Networks, allowing us to serve these insights to where they will have the biggest impact. In 2024, MMD are expanding our remote team to continue the development of our Secure Networking product lines. We are seeking a dynamic and highly motivated software tester to join this established team. Role And Responsibilities Assist the team with refinement of user stories, through a testing lens. Work with product and engineering to clarify acceptance criteria. Estimate test effort associated with user stories. Execute manual software tests. Create and maintain test plans and appropriate documentation. Create and maintain automation scripts. Support other testers with broader system testing. Skills And Experience Our ideal candidate would be someone with: 2 years’ experience of hands-on software testing. Mixture of manual testing and automation experience. Enthusiasm for team delivery in an Agile environment. Drive to learn constantly and further your knowledge. Strong organisational skills, proactive approach to task admin and docs. Meticulous attention to detail. Shift-left approach to testing and willingness to participate throughout the whole lifecycle of user stories. Great interpersonal skills, able to confidently communicate and issues to both technical and non-technical team members. In addition to the above, any of the following would be a bonus: Knowledge and experience working with PlayWright. Experience working on geospatial visualisation products. Coding Experience Knowledge of git and source control strategies. Familiarity with the Azure DevOps platform. Our culture Metrea’s single core value “rooted in humility” is supported by four key attributes; entrepreneurial, systematic, discerning & over-deliver which combined; form our Teammate Firmware, our culture. These attributes are explored during the hiring process, when we grow our teams and to continually support the growth of our culture. We are a hyper-collaborative, dynamically hierarchical organization united by a passion for what we do, and how we do it, who we do it with, and who we do it for Benefits Discretionary Bonus 30 Days Annual Leave Private Medical Insurance for employee Company Pension Group life insurance Disability protection EAP Business Travel Insurance Cycle to Work Scheme Gympass Electric Car Scheme Work Authorization/Security Clearance Employee must be able to have and maintain a UK Government Security Clearance. Position Type and Expected Hours of Work This is a full-time position, 37.5 hours per week. Hours and work shifts may change in accordance with department and business needs. Exempt Employees must have the ability to be on-call and available, as business needs require. Non-Exempt employees may be required to work over 37.5 hours per week with approval from the department manager.