Software Test Engineer Glasgow 2023

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with safety. It’s the constant that empowers people to confidently move forward. It can fill a flight or sell out a stadium. It can care for a patient or graduate a class.

As a global leader in public safety and enterprise security, we create and connect the technologies that help to keep people safe where they live, learn, work and play. Our integrated technology ecosystem unifies critical communications, video security and access control, and command center software, enabling collaboration in more powerful ways.

At Motorola Solutions, we’re ushering in a new era in public safety and security. Bring your passion, potential and talents to a career that matters.

Department Overview

Our UK Deployment team provides mission critical software to UK emergency service agencies, with our primary focus being the Pronto Digital Policing app and the CommandCentral Control Room Solution.

The role

The role of the Software Test Engineer is to work as part of an agile delivery team to verify and test the software solution.

Typical activities include:

• Testing of software solutions / applications to ensure that the developed products meet the requirements and are free of defects.
• Writing, maintaining and executing Test cases.
• Reading and understanding requirements documentation provided by a Business Analyst, Customer, or another member of the Motorola Solutions team.
• Being involved in the process of clarifying and refining requirements.
• Providing estimated timescales for the testing of requirements.
• Producing and maintaining appropriate documentation for tracking quality metrics.
• Completing work to a high standard.
• Completing work in a timely manner.
• Attend Customer premises periodically to perform and witness on-site testing within emergency services customer control rooms.

A Test Engineer may also be required to assist with the development of the software solutions / applications.

Basic Requirements

• A high level of communication skills and technical understanding.
• Communication with core software development team to understand solution behaviour.
• Communication with Pronto delivery teams to understand quality issues and improve where required.
• A critical eye for detail, that challenges the status quo.
• Capable of delivering critical feedback without damaging relationships.
• To be outspoken when projects are producing sub-standard output.
• Be open to change, both with technologies and methodologies.
• Be responsible for the quality of the product.
• Continually assess workload and prioritise relevant work activities.

Academic and Technical Qualifications

Must have

• 5 years UK residency is required for security check.
• A formal qualification (Degree) in Computing Science or equivalent experience.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Experience of Java or another OO language.

Desirable

• 1+ years experience of commercial software testing.
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies.
• ISTQB certification.
• Knowledge of source code management technologies (e.g. GIT, SubVersion etc.).
• Knowledge of software development / issue tracking systems (e.g. Jira, MS DevOps etc.).
• Experience with Smartphone testing (primarily Android).
• Experience with automated test frameworks (e.g. Selenium, Appium, Cypress etc.).
• Experience of XML and XSLT.
• Experience with web service technologies (e.g. SOAP, REST, JSON etc).
• Experience of SQL.

In return for your expertise, we’ll support you in this new challenge with coaching and development every step of the way. Also, to reward your hard work you’ll get:

• Competitive salary and bonus schemes.
• Two weeks additional pay per year (holiday bonus).
• 25 days holiday entitlement + bank holidays.
• Attractive defined contribution pension scheme.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Life assurance.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
• Career development support and wide ranging learning opportunities.
• Employee health and wellbeing support EAP, wellbeing guidance etc.
• Carbon neutral initiatives/goals.
• Corporate social responsibility initiatives including support for volunteering days.
• Well known companies discount scheme.

'We are an equal opportunities employer and we want you to have every opportunity to shine and show us your talents, please let us know if there is anything we can do to make sure the process works for '.

Connect with a career that matters

We’re dedicated to designing and delivering the mission-critical ecosystem our public safety & enterprise customers refer to as their lifeline - mission-critical communications, software, video and services. Our drive for continuous innovation and partnership with our customers enables them to be ready - in the day-to-day moments, and in the moments that matter most.