Company Overview
At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close‑knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.
Department Overview
We provide critical communications, video security and command center technologies that support public safety agencies and enterprises alike, enabling the coordination that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals and safer businesses. We help firefighters see around buildings and police officers see around street corners, keep utility workers connected and visible to each other with real‑time voice and data communication across the smart grid, and deliver the situational awareness first responders need when a moment brings catastrophe. The Guardian platform is a call‑taking & dispatching platform used by emergency service operators across the UK & Europe, helping 999 or 112 operators answer calls from the public and dispatch nearby responders.
Job Description
As a Software Test Engineer, you will work as part of an established test team overseen by the Test Manager. This full‑time UK‑remote role occasionally requires work in one of our offices or at a customer site.
You will participate in all aspects of the software development lifecycle as part of an Agile Scrum team, ensuring the product is fit for purpose for our customers and that the Guardian software applications are released with the appropriate quality.
Responsibilities
- Design, execute and maintain a solid test suite for our applications.
- Ensure all new functionality has updated test scripts for sprint and release testing.
- Create detailed bug tickets that provide sufficient information for developers to understand the issue.
- Work closely within the Agile Scrum team and act as the voice of testing.
- Complete test scripts under tight deadlines, collaborating with the team to share the workload.
- Perform automation testing for our products and maintain the plan as we progress forward.
- Work on site with customers, running and supporting test events.
- Participate in internal multi‑user test sessions.
Qualifications
- Solid quality assurance background with a desire to improve and expand your skillset.
- High level of communication skills – written and verbal.
- High level of technical understanding, able to convey complex technical information to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
- Well‑organised and disciplined in approach to work and time management.
- Knowledge of agile product development and experience designing and executing test strategies as part of an Agile Scrum team.
- SQL experience, preferably using Microsoft SQL Server.
- Passionate about the community – researching emerging test tools, trends and methodologies.
- Critical thinker with an urge to learn new things and new technologies.
- Good troubleshooting skills and self‑driven attitude.
- At least 2 years experience with software testing.
- 5 years UK residency required for security check.
- Plus: experience in test automation.
- Plus: experience with UK BlueLight (police and fire) control room operations.
- Plus: experience with API‑based testing.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and bonus schemes.
- Two weeks additional pay per year (holiday bonus).
- 25 days holiday entitlement plus bank holidays.
- Attractive defined contribution pension scheme.
- Employee stock purchase plan.
- Flexible working options.
- Private medical care.
- 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.
Travel Requirements
10‑25% relocation provided. None.
EEO Statement
Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic.
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