Software Testing Engineer required for long term contract assignment based in Stevenageponsible for the end-to-end software testing and proving lifecycle for our simulation software releases and software defects. Your responsibilities will span planning, conduct, and reporting:Technical KnowledgeSoftware Test automationUnderstanding software Logs/Data analysisCI/CD software pipelinesGitLab, JIRA, scripting, IBM PLM/ ALM/ EWM /DoorsKnowledge of Agile ScrumAbility to understand (or experience with) compliance and regulatory requirementsAI test automation tooling (Desirable)Software Simulation/Emulator knowledge (Desirable)Linux Network Configuration and analysis tools (Desirable) Test/Proving PlanningUnderstanding Customer needs and requirements from a proving perspective.Understanding design and architecture including defining software test bed requirements.Developing comprehensive software test plans, writing, and running test sets, designs, and specifications.Test/Proving ConductRegular progressive software testing assurance during software development cycles.Leading testing of software defects.Liaising with our Support team in order to provide logs/data analysis when issues are identified.Demonstrate compliance to requirements.Executing formal software qualification testing.Test/Proving ReportingProviding regular updates to project leads and stakeholders on software functionality.Writing detailed software test and analysis reports for certification purposes.Supporting the s