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These systems span authentication credentials and services (including mobile), authentication devices, access control hardware, and system management platforms.\n\nDuties & Responsibilities\n\n Integrating all aspects of the company portfolio and reporting on overall system performance, stability, and user experience.\n\n Maintaining and evolving the Systems/Solution lab to support 24/7 operation, including integration of new products and upgrades into the solution test bench.\n\n Operating within a lab-first Systems QA team, supporting hands-on UX validation, shared test environments, and automation setups.\n\n Researching, planning, and executing system-level test plans and test runs to validate performance and key non-functional requirements.\n\n Designing and implementing test solutions with an understanding of how individual components integrate into the full system.\n\n Defining test entry criteria and identifying real-world use cases for effective UX validation.\n\n Actively considering overall system behavior and user experience during test planning.\n\n Collaborating with stakeholders to define objectives and develop viable validation strategies.\n\n Reviewing program plans, product specifications, defect reports, and requirements to continuously improve the system test environment.\n\n Running baseline exercises to collect performance and reliability data.\n\n Analyzing customer issues and supporting defect triage activities.\n\n Analyzing test data to verify that solutions meet functional and performance requirements and producing clear test reports for stakeholders.\n\n Ensuring availability of test samples and equipment to support execution of planned test activities.\n\n Applying a range of testing techniques to identify patterns, trends, and areas for improvement.\n\n Investigating gaps in current test processes and contributing to improvements.\n\n Supporting test-driven development (TDD) practices and validating test plans with stakeholders.\n\n Promoting a shift-left approach by identifying UX and system issues early in the development lifecycle.\n\n Contributing to system-level, interoperability, stress, and reliability testing activities.\n\n Performing both manual and automated testing, including development of automation tools and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) setups.\n\n Participating in regular program updates, reporting on test planning, scope, and status.\n\n Partnering with cross-functional teams to resolve issues and clarify requirements.\n\n Supporting PACS development roadmap initiatives and associated value streams.\n\n Participating in Agile/SAFe ceremonies and contributing to planning, execution, and reporting activities across value streams.\n\n Working primarily in a hands-on lab and office environment, supporting system integration, testing, and validation activities.\n\n Occasional travel and fieldwork, including potential international travel.\n\nDesired Experience & Qualification\n\n Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, or an equivalent qualification. \n\n Minimum of 5–7 years of experience in software testing, with a focus on UX/UAT validation. \n\n ISTQB CTFL certification or equivalent UX/UAT testing certification (highly desirable).\n\n SAFe for Teams (SP) certification and/or other Agile certifications (e.g., Scrum, Kanban), with experience working in Agile/SAFe delivery environments (highly desirable).\n\n Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.\n\n Ability to clearly gather, analyze, and report on system performance and test outcomes.\n\n Ability to read and interpret technical specifications, standards, and documentation.\n\n Communicates well and capable of delivering feedback to peers and their manager.\n\n Demonstrates that all assumptions are vetted before work starts to reduce the need for re-work, when given a task with unclear requirements.\n\n Effective collaboration with cross-functional teams including engineering scrum teams & embedded QA, product management, and other stakeholders.\n\nCore Systems & UX Testing Experience:\n\n Experience in User Experience (UX) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT), particularly for mobile applications integrated with physical products in real-world environments.\n\n System-level testing experience across hardware, firmware, mobile applications, and cloud platforms.\n\nTechnology Stack & Tools Experience:\n\n Hands-on experience with automation frameworks, embedded development, and programming languages such as C#, Python, C, C++, XAML, NodeJS or similar\n\n Experience using test automation tools such as Appium, Selenium, Python or similar.\n\n Experience with application development environments (e.g., .NET, Visual Studio, Arduino IDE, VS Code)\n\n Experience with code repository and artifact management tools (e.g., Git, Bitbucket, Nexus, SonarQube or similar)\n\n Experience with defect tracking tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence or similar)\n\n Experience 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Hardware-related experience:\n\n Comfortable working with physical hardware, test environments, and system setup including wiring, configuration, and troubleshooting.\n\n Ability to read and interpret wiring diagrams and installation manuals.\n\n Hands-on experience with lab equipment (power supplies, multimeters) and embedded/automation hardware (e.g., Arduino, Raspberry Pi, sensors, motors, or similar).","description_format":"text","description_chars":6401,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-10T12:57:53Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":52,"band":"ok","label":"Likely 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