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
1. Experience of working in an Agile/Scrum/DevOps delivery model
2. Experience of deploying and configuring complex software under Linux/Windows
3. Understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle and demonstrable evidence of relevant test methodologies and toolsets
4. Experience producing test plans and reports using applicable tools
Desirable
5. Experience of test automation frameworks and tools.
6. Experience of scripting languages and scripting for automation.
7. AWS and/or Azure
8. Continuous Integration
9. Linux system administration
10. Ability to review and apply different tools and techniques e.g. monitoring, logging, performance testing
Responsibilities
11. Apply test skills and experience within the context of an Agile software delivery team
12. Responsible for the creation and maintenance of automated test frameworks
13. Define and manage test environments; create and manage test data; define and manage test tools
14. Support estimation of test activities
15. Support test team interactions with the wider development team and assist in the resolution of issues
16. Contribute to the production of test documents using appropriate tools as required
17. Raise defects and support the wider development team in their resolution
18. Manage creation of automated and manual test scripts
19. Produce test and deployment strategies and plans in compliance with customer project guidelines
20. Support test team interactions with the wider development team and assist in the resolution of issues
Benefits and Work Culture
Benefits
21. Competitive salaries.
22. 25 days holiday + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)
23. Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)
24. Company bonus scheme (discretionary)
25. 6 times salary ‘Life Assurance’ with pension.
26. Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others.
27. Enhanced sick pay.
28. Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave.
29. Car / Car allowance (dependant on grade/ role)
30. Private Medical Insurance (dependant on grade)
Work Culture
31. 37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site-specific arrangements.
32. Early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early!
33. Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role.
34. 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.
35. 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 £2.7bn to the UK economy and offers a wealth of opportunities to 4,000 suppliers across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. We’re investing in all corners of the country, supporting 29,040 jobs in England, 3,040 in Northern Ireland, 1,900 in Scotland and 1,600 in Wales.
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