Software Testing Engineer

Salary: £? - ? per year

Requirements:

• Proven experience within software testing, test engineering or quality assurance
• Experience creating and executing test plans, test cases and test scripts
• Strong software test automation experience
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines
• Experience using tools such as GitLab, Jira and scripting technologies
• Strong defect management and troubleshooting skills
• Experience analysing software logs and test data
• Agile/Scrum experience
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain software test plans, test procedures and test cases
• Execute functional, integration, regression and qualification testing
• Perform software defect investigation and root cause analysis
• Analyse software logs and test data to identify issues and support resolution
• Support continuous testing throughout the software development lifecycle
• Produce detailed test reports and provide regular progress updates
• Support software release and certification activities
• Work collaboratively with developers and project teams within an Agile environment
• Contribute to the continual improvement of testing processes and methodologies

Technologies:

• CI/CD
• GitLab
• Support
• JIRA

More:

We are a leading engineering and technology organisation operating at the forefront of defence and advanced technology programmes. We are seeking an experienced Software Testing Engineer to join a highly skilled team responsible for testing, validation and release of complex simulation software used within mission-critical environments. This is a 12-month full-time onsite contract based in Stevenage, offering an opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects and support the end-to-end software testing lifecycle within a collaborative Agile development environment.

last updated 35 week of 2026