Test Engineer

Package:   Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role ID:     SF18107

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as an IT Test Engineer at our Portsmouth site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role
As an IT Test Engineer, you will join a team that is taking part in a novel programmes building critical deployable IT infrastructure within the Defence environment.

Day-to-day, you’ll be required to operate as part of a core test team within an enterprise scale development environment placing you at the heart of the modernisation of Defence’s deployable IT estate.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Creating test scripts and undertaking test execution when required for critical systems under development
• Undertaking testing at different testing level across multiple test cycles
• Delivering outputs such as Technical documentation, trails plans and reports, test plans and developing test scripts working to both time and budget
• Executing test cases both manual/automation and analyse the results
• Undertaking formal and informal testing as directed by Test Managers

Essential experience of the IT Test Engineer:

• Proven experience as a Quality Assurance Tester/Live Service Tester or similar role
• Experience in performing functional, non-functional and regressions testing of MS windows server products in complex environments
• The ability to document test procedures, prepare test documentation including test plans, test scripts, evidence collection and defect reporting
• Previous experience in manual, automation and test management tools – e.g HP Quality Centre, ALM, Jira and Test rails etc.
• Proven experience in Black Box testing, white box testing, SIT, SAT, UAT and OAT testing
• Being well versed with the Software Development Life Cycle testing concepts

Essential qualifications for the IT Test Engineer:

• ISTQB Certified Tester
• MCSA Microsoft Certified Server Associate or VMware Certified Practitioner (VCP)
• A Relevant Engineering/IT Degree

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you . 

This role is 37 hours per week based at our Portsdown Technology Park site.

Portsmouth Technology Park (PTP) is one of QinetiQ’s key facilities, focusing on advanced technology development and engineering services. It is dedicated to research and development, ensuring that complex systems are designed, integrated, and tested effectively to meet operational requirements. The facility utilises sophisticated modelling and simulation techniques to analyse and predict performance.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture. 

Our Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

Our Recruitment Process:

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels value, heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which mean factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.