Staff Software Test Architect

Every minute of every day, Smiths Detection’s threat detection and security screening technology helps to protect people and infrastructure, making the world a safer place.

Smiths Detection is a global leader in the development, manufacture and management of security and detection solutions designed to make the world a safer place. Our technology provides threat detection and screening solutions for customers in our key markets: aviation, ports and borders, defence, and urban security.

Our expertise spans 21 global offices, seven manufacturing sites and five R&D centres, with a global network of 3,000 dedicated colleagues contributing towards over 40 years at the frontline of advances in safety and security.

This results in careers built on variety and the opportunity to work on a range of state-of-the-art solutions, where you can develop your knowledge and experience every day.

Job Purpose:

To ensure delivery of reliable, secure, and high-quality software by leading test strategy and automation, driving CI/CD integration, and strengthening collaboration across global teams to achieve impactful results.

As per company policy, this role requires presence in the office 4 days per week.

Duties:

• TestStrategy: Develop a robust test strategy. Guide and drive senior engineers to develop and execute comprehensive test cases that align with test strategy driven by the project requirements, ensuring thorough testing of software functional, non-fucntional and security requirements. Communicate the strategy to get the consensus from the stakeholder and provide an understanding to the executors.
• AutomationStrategy: Design, architect and deliver a robust automation strategy to test the product with the required coverage and within the acceptable cycle time. Communicate the strategy to get the consensus from the stakeholder and provide an understanding to the executors. Contribute to the development and maintenance of automated test scripts and frameworks. Guide in enhancing test automation coverage for both system-level and front-end applications.
• Issue Identification & Documentation: Identify, track, and document software defects, functionality issues, and performance problems, working closely with developers to reproduce, debug, and resolve issues.
• Collaboration & Communication: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, product owners, and senior testers, to ensure alignment on testing goals and priorities. Communicate findings and progress effectively.
• Test Reporting & Metrics: Contribute to the preparation of test reports and define-track-monitor-analyze key testing metrics to assess test coverage, defect resolution, and overall testing progress.
• Support in Test Planning: Provide inputs to test planning activities, contributing to discussions about scope, approach, and strategy for different types of testing, such as functional, regression, and integration testing.
• Version Control & Configuration Management: Utilize version control systems (e.g., Git, Subversion) for maintaining test scripts, test cases, and related artifacts.
• CI/CD Integration: Define and implement the CI/CD strategy helping in integrating test scripts into Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to ensure that automated tests are executed as part of the development process.
• Verification: As an expert, conduct manual testing where required, especially in areas that are difficult to automate or require more exploratory testing to identify edge cases.
• Innovation and Lean Initiatives: Identify the innovation opportunities, ideas and improvements in the test group to drive large-scale test and automation transformations.
• Continuous Improvement: Have a keen eye on the processes and practices in the test group and provide feedback on testing processes and practices, suggesting improvements and applying lessons learned from past testing cycles to enhance efficiency and test effectiveness.
• Mentoring and Coaching: Mentor and coach the engineers by helping them with problem statements on the job which help in the overall upskilling of the team and increases the multifaceted nature of the engineers leading to enhanced quality and there by the customer experience.

Skills and Experience:

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Electronics & Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 12-15 years of Hands-on experience with automated testing frameworks, including the ability to design, implement, and maintain test automation solutions.
• Proficient in coding and modifying complex automated software testing programs, both at the system level and front-end applications.
• In depth understanding of Linux operating system internals
• Knowledge of system controllers (scanners preferred) working, development and testing is desirable
• Good experience with Atlassian suite of products including JIRA, Bit Bucket, Confluence, Test Management tools like TestRail and Version Control Systems such as Git, Subversion, and integration tools like Jenkins.
• Good understanding of software development processes and testing methodologies, with the ability to collaborate effectively across development and testing teams.
• Familiarity with continuous integration (CI) and continuous deployment (CD) pipelines for automated testing.
• Ability to work with various testing tools, including Robot Framework, TestNG, Python, C, C++ and other relevant test automation libraries.
• Experience in writing clear, detailed test cases and maintaining accurate documentation of test results.
• Effective communication skills at all levels of the organization and collaborative abilities
• Excellent communication skills particularly in English (fluently spoken and written) in addition to any local language spoken at the place of work.
• Great at Collaboration and Influencing with a Global mindset and cultural awareness.
• Proven matrix and stakeholder management skills/experience working virtually in diverse teams.
• The ability to make effective, timely decisions in a complex, global market by sourcing and analysing critical information and paves the way for progress.
• The understanding and recognition of the organization’s commercial environment and positioning themselves, their role and their actions to support the organization’s commercial success.
• The ability to engage, challenge and work effectively with others.
• The ability and motivation to persistently pursue and achieve effective results which drive the business forward.

Join us and we’ll help build your career, with excellent training and opportunities for career growth across the business, both locally and globally. You’ll experience an inclusive environment, with strong leadership and a focus on safety and wellbeing. You’ll also have the flexibility to choose from a wide range of benefits to suit your lifestyle, offering you and your family support from a health and wellbeing, financial and lifestyle perspective.

Join us and work for a world-leader, with the benefits and training to reward your dedication and skills. Be part of a team where we are making the world a safer place.

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.

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