Staff QA Engineer

Company Overview

Metrea delivers effects-as-a-service to national security partners across five domains and more than a dozen mission areas. These include airborne ISR electronic warfare secure communications aerial refueling special air missions aerial firefighting and advanced simulation. We own the whole stack: designing building and operating turnkey capabilities that give our partners decisive asymmetric advantage against rapidly evolving threats.

Our operating model is built around three interlocking pillars. The Support Groups provide a global shared-service spanning people finance platform operations legal and engagement. This frees up our Core Groups who develop and own mission capabilities end-to-end to focus entirely on delivery. The Market Groups apply a regional lens ensuring that our agile and adaptable capabilities remain aligned to the wicked problems that matter most to our partners across the Americas EMEA and Asia-Pacific.

At the heart of our model is a simple but powerful idea: be a true partner with skin in the game. Our partners need effects not just equipment. By owning the full stack from the lab to the field we are able to drive a continuous cycle of innovation that keeps our partners ahead. Its a fast-moving intellectually demanding environment where talented people are given real responsibility work on problems that matter and contribute to an enterprise that is growing quickly and deliberately.

Headquartered in Washington DC with facilities across the United States the United Kingdom as well as Continental Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Group Overview

This role sits within theDigital and Synthetic Group (D&S). TheD&S Group is committed to providing mission-driven information solutions that seamlessly bridge the digital and physical realms. Leveragingcutting-edgetechnologies and advanced platforms we empower operational readiness and elevatesituational awareness across diversedomainsincluding air maritime and space.

Position Summary

Metrea is seeking a dynamic curious and highly-motivated Staff QA Engineer to join our software development team building software solutions that provide geospatial data processing and visualisations. Candidates should have strong experience with the software development lifecycle and extensive skills and knowledge in quality engineering. The position involves helping to drive product delivery in collaboration with Product Managers Software Engineers and other QA Engineers.

Metrea is a people-first organisation and candidates should have strong communication skills and a desire to proactively elevate their team through continuous knowledge sharing collaboration feedback and mentorship.

What Youll Do

• Assist the team with refinement of user stories through a testing lens
• Define test strategy for complex products and projects
• Work with product and engineering to clarify acceptance criteria
• Scope and write test cases
• Estimate test effort associated with user stories
• Execute manual software tests
• Help define and execute the teams test strategy
• Create and maintain test plans and appropriate documentation
• Create and maintain automation scripts
• Support other testers and developers with broader system testing
• Champion Quality Engineering best practices
• Coordinate and collaborate with Testers across teams

What You Bring

• Practical experience of hands-on software development and / or QA testing
• Extensive experience of using and testing web windows desktop and command line applications
• Experience leading and defining test strategy for complex products and projects
• 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 toparticipate throughout the whole lifecycle of user stories
• Interest and ability in upskillingless experiencedQA Engineers
• Great interpersonal skills able to confidently communicate issuesconfidentlyto both technical and non-technical team members

AdditionalEligibilityQualifications

Benefits

• Private Medical Insurance
• Subsided gym membership / plans throughWellhub
• Electric Car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free lunch on office days
• Enhanced Parental Leave
• 30 days annual PTO plus b/h
• Bonus Scheme
• Personal developmentopportunities

WorkAuthorization/SecurityClearance

The employee will have the legal right to work in the UK and will be able to producerightto work documentation.

AAP/EEO Statement

Metreais an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race colour religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or other characteristics protected by law.

PositionTypeandExpectedHoursofWork

This is a full-time non-exempt position with typical working hours of Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to6:00p.m. Hours and work shifts may changein accordance withdepartment and business needs.

WorkEnvironment

This joboperatesin an office setting.

Travel

Some travel to other Metrea offices will be required.