4 months ago
Bristol, United KingdomSenior
Responsibilities
- Own software test design, execution, reporting, traceability, and communication of quality and risk.
- Design and deliver structured, risk-based test approaches with clear and traceable test artefacts.
- Support software release and acceptance activities with evidence-based product-readiness recommendations.
- Embed within delivery teams, contribute to agile ceremonies, and ensure requirements are unambiguous and testable.
- Drive the adoption and development of scalable, maintainable automated testing solutions.
- Influence test strategy across hardware-integrated, distributed, and embedded platforms.
- Strengthen test governance and promote consistent standards, risk management, and best practices.
- Mentor and develop test engineers while building technical capability across the test function.
- Support customer-facing integration and testing activities and facilitate quality discussions.
Requirements
- Experience delivering software testing in agile environments across complex software or system-level environments.
- Comprehensive knowledge of software testing principles and structured test design techniques, such as decision tables.
- Ability to create clear, structured, and traceable test design, test case, execution, and release documentation.
- Ability to provide authoritative advice across the software test lifecycle and close knowledge gaps quickly.
- Experience testing systems with connected hardware and diagnosing integration and interoperability issues.
- Experience developing and maintaining scalable automated test solutions using tools and frameworks such as Playwright, PyTest, and UI Automator.
- Hands-on scripting experience for test automation and tooling using Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
- ISTQB or equivalent certification is desirable.
- Android testing experience, mentoring experience, and knowledge of device management, mobile platforms, security, and non-functional testing are desirable.
- Experience with Git, GitHub Actions, build pipelines, assurance-driven or regulated environments, and auditability is desirable.
Benefits
- Hybrid working is available, with a minimum of three days per week onsite at the Bristol headquarters.
- Occasional travel is required for integration and testing activities.
- Flexible working, part-time working arrangements, and workplace adjustments are supported where possible.
- The role offers opportunities for technical development, mentoring, and work on mission-critical technologies.
- Candidates must be eligible for SC clearance.
About Rowden
Rowden builds mission-critical, real-time edge computing systems that turn advances in sensing, AI, and communications into operational capability in degraded or denied environments. It provides systems integration, software, and technology services to national security, defense, and critical industry customers, improving decision-making for frontline teams. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Bristol, England, the privately held company operates over 20,000 square feet of engineering and manufacturing facilities.