Location: Cambridge (CB25) Duration: Permanent Hours: 9am until 5:30pm (Monday to Friday) Salary: £53k-£60k Job Reference: 35664 We are looking for a Senior Test Engineer for our client based North Cambridge. You will play a key role in designing, executing, and maintaining test across both manual and automated test frameworks within the business. This job involves some travelling so the successful applicant will have a full, clean driving licence and their own car. Travel expenses will be paid. This role may require Security Clearance in the future. Responsibilities: * Writing and executing functional, regression, system, and performance testing * Testing of software solutions / applications to ensure that the developed products meet the requirements and are free of defects * Reading and understanding requirements documentation * Involvement in test planning, test execution, defect tracking, and reporting to stakeholders * Producing and maintaining appropriate documentation for tracking quality metrics * Developing and executing manual and automated test cases * Designing and maintaining test automation frameworks, tools, and scripts to improve efficiency and coverage * Collaborating with software, hardware, and system engineers to identify defects, reproduce issues, and drive resolutions * Ensuring test environments, test equipment, and infrastructure are maintained and available for testing * Mentoring junior test engineers and contribute to the growth of the test team Requirements * Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, Electronics, Telecommunications, or a related field * 3 years UK residency is required for security check * ISTQB certification (preferred but not mandatory) * A high level of communication skills and technical understanding * Solid experience in manual and automation testing, preferably in embedded systems, telecommunications, or mission-critical applications * Experience with manual testing methodologies for embedded software and hardware products * Familiarity with TETRA and LTE technologies is highly desirable * Strong knowledge of test automation tools (e.g., Python, Selenium, Robot Framework, Appium, or similar) * Knowledge of protocol testing, RF testing, and communication interfaces (e.g., TCP/IP, UDP, Serial, Bluetooth, etc.) is a plus * Strong experience in using Test Management tools (e.g., JIRA, TestRail, Zephyr) * Hands-on experience with testing frameworks and tools (e.g., Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, Cypress, Postman, JMeter) * Understanding of APIs and backend testing * Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Git)