Job Description

Position

Quality Assurance Test Engineer at Metrea

Reports to: Engineering Manager

Group: D&S

Level: S4

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Company Overview

Metrea is a defense company dedicated to translating commercial innovation into solutions for the hardest problems in national security. With deep mission expertise, Metrea focuses on delivering effects-as-a-service across Aerospace, Electromagnetic & Cyber, Digital & Synthetic domains via its capability groups. Metrea also consists of six support groups (Operations, People, Finance, Legal, Strategy and Solutions) that guide the development of specific capabilities that Metrea's files (product, projects, programs etc) leverage to achieve their targets.

Group Overview

The Digital and Synthetic Capability Unit (D&S) is committed to providing mission-driven information solutions that seamlessly bridge the digital and physical realms. Leveraging cutting-edge technologies and advanced platforms, we empower operational readiness and elevate situational awareness across diverse domains—including air, maritime, and space.

Position Summary

We are looking for an outcome-oriented senior Test Engineer with experience in defining and leading test strategy in software development teams. Candidates should have knowledge of best practice across manual and automated testing, and ideally some experience of the intersection between software engineering and systems engineering. An eye for detail is essential, with a pragmatic approach to accelerating the development of quality software products.

Responsibilities

• Assist the team with refinement of user stories, through a testing lens.
• Work with product and engineering to clarify acceptance criteria.
• Estimate test effort associated with user stories.
• Execute manual software tests.
• Help to define and execute the team’s test strategy.
• Create and maintain test plans and appropriate documentation.
• Create and maintain automation scripts.
• Support other testers and developers with broader system testing.

Skills and Experience

Our ideal candidate would be someone with:

• Minimum 5+ years’ experience of hands-on software testing and QA.
• Mixture of manual testing and automation experience.
• Experience defining & delivering test strategy.
• Enthusiasm for team delivery in an Agile environment.
• Drive to learn constantly and further your knowledge.
• Strong organisational skills, proactive approach to task admin and docs.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Shift-left approach to testing and willingness to participate throughout the whole lifecycle of user stories.
• Great interpersonal skills, able to confidently communicate issues to both technical and non-technical team members.
• Experience of championing best practices in testing.

In addition to the above, any of the following would be a bonus:

• Knowledge and experience working with PlayWright.
• Experience working on geospatial visualisation products.
• Coding experience.
• Knowledge of Git and source control strategies.
• Familiarity with the Azure DevOps platform.

Culture and Benefits

Metrea’s core value is rooted in humility and is supported by four attributes: entrepreneurial, systematic, discerning, and over-deliver. These attributes form our Teammate Firmware and shape our culture. We are a hyper-collaborative, dynamically hierarchical organization united by a passion for what we do, how we do it, who we do it with, and who we do it for.

Benefits include private medical insurance, subsidised gym membership/plans, Electric Car scheme, Cycle to work scheme, £1500 training allowance, 30 days annual PTO plus bank holidays, Eye tests.

Other Requirements

Right to Work: The employee will have the legal right to work in the United Kingdom and will be able to produce right to work documentation.

Work Authorization / Security Clearance: Employee must be a UK citizen and must be able to obtain and maintain a SC Clearance as a minimum.

Equal Opportunities: Metrea is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or other characteristics protected by law.

Position Type and Hours: This is a full-time non-exempt position with typical hours from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. On-call and overtime considerations may apply as business needs require.

Location: Harwell

Work Environment: Office setting

Travel: May require occasional travel to other Metrea UK offices.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Quality Assurance

Industries

• Defense and Space Manufacturing