Manager, DevTest Tools

An Amazing Career Opportunity for a Manager, DevTest Tools

Location: Cardiff, UK

Job ID: 42106

As an Associate Manager DevTest in Cardiff, you will help drive the team formation, implementation and maintenance of a robust CI/CD pipeline within HID PACS by supporting the CI/CD Manager.

This is a wide-ranging role, bridging the functions of the DevOps and QA Validation teams.

The qualified candidate will provides team oversight and direction by executing goal-based assignments, enforcing company policies, and ensuring objectives are met through management review. 

If this sounds like you keep on reading

Who are we? 

HID powers the trusted identities of the world's people, places, and things, allowing people to transact safely, work productively and travel freely.

We are a high-tech software company headquartered in Austin, TX, with over 4,500 worldwide employees. Check us out here:  and  

Physical Access Control Solutions (PACS):

HID Physical Access Control Solutions (PACS) is at the forefront of securing spaces with advanced, reliable access control solutions. From cutting-edge readers, credentials and controllers, to mobile and biometric technologies, HID PACS empowers organizations worldwide to protect their people, property and assets with scalable, high-quality solutions. 

This is more than just a job – it's your chance to join an industry leader to drive innovation in access control and make a real impact on global security solutions.

As our Manager,Dev Test Tools you'll support HID's success by:

• Able to design and implement a wide range of testing techniques to support a scalable and automated CI/CD environment.
• Monitor and triage CI/CD pipeline test failures.
• Design, build and documentation of new CI/CD infrastructure for new features.
• Able to identify and liaise with external teams to identify test gaps.
• Able to communicate test results to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Able to project manage and use technical leadership to achieve a team result.
• Contributes to project and product planning discussions.
• Understands how the product under test operates as part of a wider system.
• Able to liaise with the Program team prior to feature development to flesh out requirements for new tests.
• Plans and scopes for new functionality test requirements.
• Able to make decisions regarding the Test Environment.
• Coaches / mentors others at a technical level.
• Able to raise defects with the business and help prioritize them based on severity.
• Able to research, plan and train others within the team.
• Able to deliver technical reports.
• Actively contribute to customer escalations.
• Champions TDD methodology and leads stakeholders in its implementation.
• Works on issues where analysis of situation or data requires review of relevant factors.
• Prepares complete project documents.
• Designs and conducts experiments, and analyses and interprets data.
• Formulates plans and solves problems.
• Provides mentoring to more junior staff.
• Assists the CI/CD Manager deliver the DevTest vision.

What we will love about your background 

• Experience in scripting. (Bash, Groovy, P-Shell, Python, etc.)
• Experience in coding languages such as C#, Java etc.
• Familiar with software testing tools such as Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, Test Café etc.
• Experience with tracking software development using Jira or other similar programs.
• Experience of Agile and Lean Methodologies.
• Ability to write complex coded test solutions.
• Experience of Artifactory and Nexus repositories along with Maven and Nuget artifacts management.
• Able to specify, design and produce physical test systems – outsourcing where necessary.
• Should have knowledge of various test/development methodologies such as DDT, BDD, TDD, Acceptance Testing, Unit Testing and Performance/Reliability Testing.
• Should have experience of Systems Integration testing, including End-2-End testing.
• Does not require previous leadership experience.

Your Experience and Education include:  

• Engineering degree or equivalent or suitable experience.
• Minimum of +5 years of related industry experience.
• Prior experience with designing and carrying out device testing, embedded FW, software testing, or other related testing experience.
• Familiarity with software installation and configuration in Windows and Linux environments.
• Ability to install and configure computer system hardware components and establish connections to local area networks and back-end processing systems.
• Experience with SQL DB queries to validate software recording proper data and ensure participant data ingested properly prior to testing.
• Experience of testing Java applications using JUnit, TestNg, Mockito, and dbUnit.
• NUnit test framework.
• Familiar with Jenkins, NUnit, .Net and scripting.
• Mercurial and/or Bitbucket version control.
• Bluetooth Low Energy Protocol.
• UART, I2C and SPI protocols.
• Experience with Secure Elements, RFID, NFC, HCE or Bluetooth technologies is a plus.

What we can offer you:

• Competitive salary and rewards package.
• Competitive benefits and annual leave offering, allowing for work-life balance.
• A vibrant, welcoming & inclusive culture.
• Extensive career development opportunities and resources to maximize your potential.
• To be a part of a global organization that is pioneering the hardware, software and services that allow people to confidently navigate the physical and digital worlds.

Why apply? 

• Empowerment: You'll work as part of a global team in a flexible work environment, learning and enhancing your expertise. We welcome an opportunity to meet you and learn about your unique talents, skills, and experiences. You don't need to check all the boxes. If you have most of the skills and experience, we want you to apply.
• Innovation: You embrace challenges and want to drive change. We are open to ideas, including flexible work arrangements, job sharing or part-time job seekers.
• Integrity: You are results-orientated, reliable, and straightforward and value being treated accordingly. We want all our employees to be themselves, to feel appreciated and accepted.

We make it easier for people to get where they want to go

On an average day, think of how many times you tap, twist, tag, push or swipe to get access, find information, connect with others or track something.  HID technology is behind billions of interactions, in more than 100 countries.  We help you create a verified, trusted identity that can get you where you need to go – without having to think about it.  

When you join our HID team, you'll also be part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, the global leader in access solutions. You'll have 63,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally. As we welcome new people on board, it's important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.

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