Test Engineer

The role

The Test Engineer role involves the testing of Headend system components that are in widespread use by leading Digital TV companies around the world, and the analysis, design and execution of test scenarios which ensure the quality of these systems. As a test engineer you will work closely with the development team on their latest software product releases.

Central duties of the role are:
• Creating and maintaining functional, non-functional and system test scenarios and plans.
• Using all sources of information to prioritise test scenarios
• Executing test scenarios and recording results
• Selecting tests for automation and producing automation scripts
• Following a formal defect management process
• Employing risk-based analysis to ensure the most efficient use of time and resources

Mandatory skills and experience

Candidates must
• Have an excellent knowledge of software testing procedures.
• Have excellent analytical skills with attention to detail
• Be rigorous in the standards that they apply to their work.
• Have an open approach to communication and good interpersonal skills, leading to good verbal and written communication.
• Thrive in a collaborative team environment and ability to work with minimum supervision.
• Have solid scripting or coding experience (e.g. Bash, Python)
• Have an keen interest in technologies and be able to pick up new technologies quickly and easily
• Have experience of Linux

Desirable skills and experience

• Educated to degree level in Computer Science or a related discipline.
• ISEB certified
• Mercury Quality Center
• Oracle (11g) including PL/SQL
• Networking fundamentals (e.g. TCP/IP, DNS, routing etc)
• Test automation
• Awareness of technologies used within the digital broadcast industry.
• Database manipulation tool(s) e.g. TOAD or SQL Navigator


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