Staff Test Engineer (Some experience required)

Job Overview:
The Staff Test Engineer Test Lead will play a key role in shaping, facilitating and delivering the testing strategy and quality assurance practices. This individual will work with developers, technology managers, and other customers to ensure the delivery of high-quality products that meet expectations. The role will focus on driving effective test practices, automating testing processes, and leading a culture of continuous improvement in software quality. Drive the team to meet quality goals, focusing on delivering high-quality products and maintaining detailed test coverage.

Key Responsibilities:
● Facilitate delivery of the test strategy with the tech leads within the team, ensuring alignment with business goals and project requirements.
● Develop and implement comprehensive test examples to guide the team in testing new and existing products.
● Provide leadership, guidance, and mentorship on testing to a team of developers, encouraging best practices.
● Promote a collaborative testing culture, encouraging developers to effectively engage in the testing process.
● Automated Testing & Continuous Integration in collaboration with the DevOps Team.
● Track and report on key testing metrics, providing insight into test coverage, quality trends, and potential risks to management and partners.
● Develop an in-depth understanding of Arms latest hardware architectures and designs to ensure test processes are aligned with evolving technology.
● Collaboration and coordination with other Test teams in ARM.

Required Skills and Experience:
● Proven experience within low-level software development, including assembly programming, in contexts such as embedded systems or firmware development.
● Strong understanding of computer architecture and hardware architectures, preferably ARM-based, and their impact on testing processes.
● Hands-on experience with testing and test automation tools, frameworks, and methodologies.
● Strong verbal and written technical communication skills to collaboratively influence and mentor developers and testers in adopting quality-focused practices.
● C++ skills (our code is in C++17), experience debugging C++ programs.

“Nice To Have” Skills and Experience:
● Strong expertise in delivering test strategies, automated testing, and CICD frameworks.
● Knowledge of low-level software test techniques.
● Experience working with CI tools such as Jenkins or Artifactory.

In Return:
Our UK offices are amazing places to collaborate. Our team works on next architecture in ARM which is 5 years ahead of the market. Our product is used by most teams inside and premium customers outside ARM for software development and hardware verification. This job offers an opportunity to lead testing efforts, shape quality strategies, and work closely with innovative technology and products in a dynamic environment. We also have some scope to adapt the job role and title for the right person - if you are interested but unsure whether you tick all the boxes, we still would love you to reach out! We are keen to welcome versatile people into Arm!

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Hybrid Working at Arm
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Equal Opportunities at Arm
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