Job Specifications
Date Posted:
2025-02-17
Country:
United Kingdom
Location:
GBR29: Gloucester, 18b Ley Court, Barnwood Industrial Estate, Barnwood, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL4 3RT
Position Role Type:
Unspecified
Test Engineer
Gloucester or Manchester
Open to all levels of experience for current active eDV holders
Raytheon UK
At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence.
Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment, abundant opportunities for professional development, and a profound sense of purpose in what we do. Together, we are not just advancing technology; we're building a community committed to safeguarding a safer and more connected world.
Providing DevSecOps at scale, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, cyber and geospatial intelligence capabilities to support the defence, intelligence and cyber sectors. Collaborating with customers and suppliers to deliver secure, mission critical systems using the latest technologies and innovations.
About the role:
Work as a Test Engineer at any level within a team, ensuring the quality of software in our many business areas.
This opportunity will be an office-based role at one of our sites in the Gloucester or Manchester area, with potential opportunity for an element of hybrid working.
Skills And Experience
Experience of working in an Agile/Scrum/DevOps delivery model
Experience of deploying and configuring complex software under Linux/Windows
Understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle and demonstrable evidence of relevant test methodologies and toolsets
Experience producing test plans and reports using applicable tools
Desirable
Experience of test automation frameworks and tools.
Experience of scripting languages and scripting for automation.
AWS and/or Azure
Continuous Integration
Linux system administration
Ability to review and apply different tools and techniques e.g. monitoring, logging, performance testing
Responsibilities
Apply test skills and experience within the context of an Agile software delivery team
Responsible for the creation and maintenance of automated test frameworks
Define and manage test environments; create and manage test data; define and manage test tools
Support estimation of test activities
Support test team interactions with the wider development team and assist in the resolution of issues
Contribute to the production of test documents using appropriate tools as required
Raise defects and support the wider development team in their resolution
Manage creation of automated and manual test scripts
Produce test and deployment strategies and plans in compliance with customer project guidelines
Support test team interactions with the wider development team and assist in the resolution of issues
Benefits
Benefits and Work Culture
Competitive salaries.
25 days holiday + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)
Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)
Company bonus scheme (discretionary)
6 times salary 'Life Assurance' with pension.
Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others.
Enhanced sick pay.
Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave.
Car / Car allowance (dependant on grade/ role)
Private Medical Insurance (dependant on grade)
Work Culture
37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site-specific arrangements.
Early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early!
Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role.
A grownup flexible working culture that is output, not time spent at desk, focussed. More formal flexible working arrangements can also be requested and assessed subject to the role. Please enquire or highlight any request to our Talent Acquisition team to explore the flexible working possibilities.
Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.
RTX
Raytheon UK is a landed company and part of the wider RTX organisation. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, USA, but with over 180,000 employees globally across every continent, RTX provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide and comprises three industry-leading businesses - Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon.
Supporting over 35,000 jobs across 13 UK sites, RTX is helping to drive prosperity. Each year our work contributes over PS2.7bn to the UK economy and offers a wealth of opportunities to 4,000 suppliers across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. We're investing i
About the Company
Raytheon UK is a technology leader with facilities in England, Scotland and Wales.
We're invested in the British workforce and the development of UK technology.
As a major supplier to the UK Ministry of Defence, we continue to invest in R&D, supporting innovation and technological advances across the United Kingdom.
Raytheon UK is a landed company, part of the RTX organisation and sits within the Raytheon Intelligence & Space business.
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