AddressWork with cutting edge technology, making the world a safer and more secure place. DroneShield (ASX:DRO) offers an opportunity to solve some of world’s most challenging technical problems in the Electronic Warfare, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, RF sensing, Sensor Fusion and distributed systems. Working with high profile customers across militaries, government agencies, airports, critical infrastructure, law enforcement and many others, in over 100 countries around the world.
Be part of a well-funded and agile organisation, as a valued member of an autonomous, cross-functional team. We have a flat organisational structure, and the best candidates will be both creative lateral thinkers and doers. Our technical pursuits require us to take advantage of the absolute latest in technology and best practices to remain competitive.
DroneShield is seeking a QA Software Engineer with relevant experience to join the team in Sydney, Australia.
The position will report to Software Team Lead.
The role is primarily focused on the development of DroneShield C2 platform, DroneSentry-C2. The C2 platform combines data from different deployed sensor types and displays this information to the user in a meaningful way. We are looking for a Quality Assurance Software Engineer to ensure quality and reliability is built into the platform. High attention to detail and a pragmatic, practical approach to technical and process issues is required. Key challenges of the role include delivering test documentation and processes, implementing test cases and working within the development team to resolve reliability issues prior to software release.
Responsibilities, Duties and Expectations
Design, implement and maintain automated testing frameworks within a CI/CD process
Implementation and maintenance of testing frameworks such as Selenium
Identify and resolve testing dependencies, traceability, risks and gaps in test coverage across a complex distributed system
Prioritise QA tickets and ensure they are passed prior to quarterly software release cycle
Release Acceptance Testing – providing ‘hands-on’ assistance during the quarterly release cycle to ensure software release performance and stability
Understand the technology strategy of the organisation to ensure QA strategy alignment
Qualifications, Experience and Skills
DS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience
2 to 5 years of software Quality Assurance, Verification and Validation and/or Test & Evaluation experience
Software development experience using Golang, Python or JavaScript
Familiarity with Linux and scripting is required
Experience with AI/ML and handling non-deterministic systems is essential
Proven ability to create and orchestrate manual test plans
Experience working with Atlassian tools such as JIRA and Confluence
Strong understanding of CI/CD development approach using automation where possible
Strong interpersonal skills to implement and shape QA procedures across the platform
Passionate about automation of processes. Allowing for small agile teams to move forward quickly while maintaining existing product features
