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# Software Test Engineer

- **Company:** Cirrus Selection Limited
- **Location:** Stevenage, UK
- **Salary:** £58,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, JIRA, Automation of Tests, Continuous Integration, Scrum Methodology, Simulation Software, Scripting, Gitlab, SC Clearance
- **Published:** July 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=cec421230e49d8ed

## About the Role

We're looking for a Software Test Engineer to join a Simulation Software team in Stevenage. You'll own the end-to-end testing lifecycle for simulation software releases, working across planning, execution, and formal qualification reporting. This is serious work, for serious software, in one of the most demanding engineering environments in UK defence.
What you'll need:

 * Test automation experience
 * CI/CD pipeline knowledge (GitLab, JIRA, scripting)
 * Solid grounding in logs and data analysis
 * Familiarity with Agile/Scrum
 * Eligibility for SC clearance (British Citizenship)

AI test automation experience and simulation/emulator knowledge would make you stand out.



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