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# Lead Software Verification Engineer

- **Company:** ZENOVO LTD
- **Location:** Gloucester, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £70,000.0 - £80,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), C (Programming Language), Configuration Management, Code Coverage, Embedded Software, Medical Software, MISRA C (C Programming Language), Multiprocessing, Real-Time Operating Systems, ISO/IEC 15504, Requirements Management, Requirements Traceability, Software Engineering, Software Systems, System Programming, TCP/IP, Software Verification, DO-178B
- **Published:** August 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=2944051026-2

## About the Role

A suitable candidate will have 10+ years of experience in software verification, testing and embedded software within safety-critical environments, with proven experience leading verification activities across a Software Team.

The successful candidate will take ownership of verification strategy, planning, execution and reporting, ensuring software is rigorously tested, fully traceable to requirements and compliant with relevant safety-critical standards.
Hands-on testing and software verification experience is essential.

This is a technical leadership role for someone who can challenge verification approaches, identify gaps in test coverage and provide assurance that safety-critical software has been adequately verified., * 10+ years of experience in software verification, software testing and/or embedded software engineering, preferably in safety-critical environments.

 * Proven experience leading or owning software verification activities across projects or Software Teams.
 * Strong hands-on experience in software testing and verification, including planning, specification, execution, results analysis and verification evidence.
 * Strong understanding of requirements-based testing, verification planning, test coverage and requirements traceability, with experience reviewing requirements, designs, code and verification evidence.
 * Proven ability to identify verification gaps, challenge technical assumptions and assess whether software has been adequately verified within a formal development lifecycle.
 * Experience developing and/or verifying safety-critical software to standards including IEC 61508, ISO 26262, DO-178B/C or IEC 62304, with knowledge of ASPICE and MISRA.
 * Strong embedded software and systems expertise, including C, low-level programming, multicore processors, complex hardware architectures, networking and protocols such as TCP/IP and UDP.
 * Strong analytical, documentation, communication and leadership skills, including configuration management, root-cause investigation, mentoring and cross-functional collaboration.

Desirable:

 * Experience working within Automotive and/or Medical software development environments.
 * Experience porting or verifying software across different processor architectures.
 * Experience producing verification documentation for safety certification or regulatory approval.
 * Experience with formal requirements management and traceability tools.

## Description

* Lead and own all software verification activities, from strategy and planning through execution, reporting and completion.
 * Define and implement rigorous verification and test strategies aligned with requirements, architecture and applicable safety-critical standards.
 * Plan and execute hands-on software testing, analysing results and driving resolution of defects, anomalies and non-conformances.
 * Maintain robust requirements-to-test traceability and verification evidence, producing and reviewing high-quality test specifications, procedures and reports.
 * Review requirements, designs, code and verification evidence to identify defects, omissions and gaps, providing technical challenge and assurance.
 * Lead verification reviews and provide technical assurance for software release and development milestones, including RTOS and complex embedded systems across processor architectures.
 * Independently deliver complex verification projects, resolving ambiguous technical challenges and driving continuous improvements in testing, processes and quality.
 * Provide technical leadership and mentoring, collaborating across Software, Systems and other teams while developing best practice in safety-critical software verification.