Automation Test Engineer - 18 Months

JOB AD: [CONTRACT] Automation Test Engineer Duration: 18 Months Location: Northern Ireland (Lisburn) Start Date: ASAP A client based in Northern Ireland is looking for an Automation Engineer for an initial 18-month contract. Role: The technology domain area is class leading diagnostic and monitoring equipment for Electricity distribution, including Dissolved Gas Analysis, high speed FPGA based monitoring electronics and the software infrastructure necessary to build a distributed monitoring environment for a variety of worldwide customers. As the Systems under test contain both Software and Hardware sub-systems, which are designed inhouse; the System Test Automation Engineer role is within a multidisciplinary environment. The System Test Automation Engineer is responsible for reviewing requirements and for verifying that the products fulfil their functional and performance requirements by test. All system test activities within the R&D environment Testing complex embedded software systems (both black box and white box) Develop an in-depth understanding of our products to provide a user / customer perspective to aid the software development process Plan test step-ups based on specific use cases and technical requirements, in addition to defining efficient test strategies and necessary test infrastructure Work in close cooperation with developers for analysing bugs, key requirements, and test/system aspects Provide feedback to development team to improve design Develop tools and test setups to automate testing for rapid release schedules Evaluate field issues and propose solutions Types of testing: Graphical user interface testing Usability testing Software performance testing Compatibility testing Security testing Regression testing Installation testing Recovery testing Skills: A good numerate/science focused degree including (but not limited to) Mathematics, Physics, Engineering and Computer Science; or qualified to HNC level or above plus significant experience Strong inter-personal and communication skills Ability to present complex data clearly with meaningful conclusions Able to plan and prioritise own work and deliverables Proficient with Microsoft office tools (word, excel, PowerPoint) Automation expertise (Python) Design, develop and execute automation scripts using Python