# General Test Engineer

Help shape the future of Scotland’s marine digital systems and play a key role in delivering reliable, innovative technology that supports Scotland’s seas. The Marine Directorate is a core part of the Scottish Government, responsible for managing Scotland’s seas to support both economic prosperity and environmental sustainability. As a Test Engineer within the Directorate’s digital profession, you will work across a diverse portfolio of marine and digital services, helping to deliver high-quality data and technology solutions that support operational, scientific and policy outcomes across the organisation. In this role, you will lead and support testing activities for critical marine applications, working closely with developers, product teams and stakeholders to ensure systems are robust, secure and fit for purpose. Your primary objective will be to provide quality assurance expertise and drive effective testing practices that enable the successful delivery and ongoing reliability of operational and surveillance applications, supporting the Directorate’s transition to Amazon Web Services (AWS) and its wider digital transformation ambitions. Responsibilities: The Test Engineer wil

- **Id**: 3893262
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/scottish-government-general-test-engineer>
- **Role**: QA
- **Role family**: QA
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: yes
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-06T10:35:53Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-06
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T09:40:38Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 3
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 8440
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Flexible schedule
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Government, Space & Aerospace, Earth Observation

## Company

- **Id**: 2109038
- **Name**: Scottish Government
- **Domain**: remotesensingdata.gov.scot
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/remotesensingdata>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Oracle

## Technologies

- **Agile** — Optional: no
- **AWS** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 3

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-06T22:14:01Z

## Visa

- Country: GB; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 4; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Licensed UK visa sponsor (Skilled Worker); Route: Skilled Worker

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.903
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 2
- **Expected fill days**: 24
- **Reasons**: conf:10, velocity, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

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