Senior Test Engineer

Company: Polytec Personnel Ltd
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Location: Cambridge (CB25)Duration: PermanentHours: 9am until 5:30pm (Monday to Friday)Salary: Up to 70k per annum dependant on experienceJob Reference: 35814

We are looking for a Senior Test Engineer for our client based North Cambridge. You will play a key role in designing, executing, and maintaining test across both manual and automated test frameworks within the business.

This job involves some travelling so the successful applicant will have a full, clean driving licence and their own car. Travel expenses will be paid. This role may require Security Clearance in the future.

Responsibilities

  • Writing and executing functional, regression, system, and performance testing
  • Testing of software solutions / applications to ensure that the developed products meet the requirements and are free of defects
  • Reading and understanding requirements documentation
  • Involvement in test planning, test execution, defect tracking, and reporting to stakeholders
  • Producing and maintaining appropriate documentation for tracking quality metrics
  • Developing and executing manual and automated test cases
  • Designing and maintaining test automation frameworks, tools, and scripts to improve efficiency and coverage
  • Collaborating with software, hardware, and system engineers to identify defects, reproduce issues, and drive resolutions
  • Ensuring test environments, test equipment, and infrastructure are maintained and available for testing
  • Mentoring junior test engineers and contribute to the growth of the test team

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, Electronics, Telecommunications, or a related field
  • 3 years UK residency is required for security check
  • ISTQB certification (preferred but not mandatory)
  • A high level of communication skills and technical understanding
  • Solid experience in manual and automation testing, preferably in embedded systems, telecommunications, or mission-critical applications
  • Experience with manual testing methodologies for embedded software and hardware products
  • Familiarity with TETRA and LTE technologies is highly desirable
  • Strong knowledge of test automation tools (e.g., Python, Selenium, Robot Framework, Appium, or similar)
  • Knowledge of protocol testing, RF testing, and communication interfaces (e.g., TCP/IP, UDP, Serial, Bluetooth, etc.) is a plus
  • Strong experience in using Test Management tools (e.g., JIRA, TestRail, Zephyr)
  • Hands‑on experience with testing frameworks and tools (e.g., Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, Cypress, Postman, JMeter)
  • Understanding of APIs and backend testing
  • Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Git)

Please contact us as soon as possible for more details or apply below!

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Posted: May 31st, 2026