Business Unit:

Cubic Transportation Systems

Company Details:

When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners.

We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). Explore more on Cubic.com.

Job Details:

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare detailed functional test specifications for both device and system tests
• Use industry standard test tools to develop manual and automated tests in a variety of programming languages
• Conduct subsystem, system and user level testing
• Conduct end-to-end testing
• Document tests results and share findings with development teams and project stakeholders
• Liaise with Engineering departments and customers with regard to testing of projects
• Conduct tests both in house and in the presence of the customer
• Prepare and conduct in-house reliability tests
• Coordinate and oversee the work of Test Technicians, collating results and reporting defects
• Prepare and conduct environmental tests
• Prepare and issue test reports
• Perform Defect Reviews
• Prepare and Maintain the test configuration environments
• Support with the automation of testing activities
• Comply with Cubic’s values and adherence to all company policy and procedures.  In particular comply with the code of conduct, quality, security and occupational health, safety and environmental policies and procedures.
• In addition to the duties and responsibilities listed, the job holder is required to perform other duties assigned by their Manager from time-to-time, as may be reasonably required of them.

Skills knowledge and experience:

Essential:

• Solid previous experience within a Product test or QA environment.
• Experience of manual and exploratory testing
• Experience of building and executing test cases and plans
• Experience using TestRail and Jira
• Experience of testing methods, including test-driven development and automated testing
• Experience of each stage of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Effectiveness within previous role of ensuring software is released with a minimum of defects reaching the customer
• Ability to write good reports and general word processing skills (Word, Excel, Databases).
• Good day to day planning skills, co-ordination and control under pressure.
• To work equally well on their own as well as within a team.
• Windows and Linux experience

Desirable:

• Relevant industry/product knowledge
• Experience of either London Transport or automotive industry testing
• Knowledge of Serial and TCP/IP comms protocols and configuration
• Agile/Scrum experience
• Participate in interviews for recruitment
• Working knowledge of SQL, Basic UNIX and Confluence.
• Linux Shell scripting
• Use of Project Planning Tools
• Awareness of Smart/Payment Card technology and public key encryption technologies

Education and qualifications

Essential:

• HNC or equivalent qualification in an engineering discipline OR relevant industry experience
• ISTQB Foundation

Desirable:

• Degree / MSC in Engineering Discipline

Test automation knowledge or experience

Personal Qualities

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Interpersonal skills with a willingness to share knowledge and collaborate effectively with individuals and other departments
• Diligent, with attention to detail
• Ability to problem solve and find effective resolutions
• Ability to work as part of a team towards individual and shared goals
• Enthusiastic and self-motivated
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Direct Customer liaison (Witnessed Testing).
• Able to work Overtime / weekends when required. Willing to transfer to other locations if appropriate.
• Able to travel to customer sites (Full driving license - Not essential).

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Worker Type:

Temporary Worker

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We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate based on any protected characteristic under applicable law.