**Job Title:** Software Quality Assurance Specialist
Hitachi Rail is seeking an experienced and skilled Software Quality Assurance Specialist to join our dynamic team of Traffic Management System V&V Engineers.
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**About the Role:**
As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for ensuring the highest quality of software products. This involves performing a wide range of tasks from administrative to strategic, including planning, execution, and monitoring of software testing activities.
The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software-intensive systems testing and integration activities, software verification and validation best practices, and safety-critical techniques based on international standards (CENELEC). A strong desire to improve software quality and test efficiency is essential.
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**Key Accountabilities:
1. Guarantee effective and efficient preparation and execution of Factory and Site Tests to verify and validate system requirements, architecture, interfaces, and operating scenarios.
2. Create test cases through in-depth technical analysis of functional and non-functional specifications.
3. Increase and improve automation of software testing supporting continuous integration environments.
4. Support coordination of system requirements management activities.
5. Contribute to issuing test and integration plans, ensuring proper implementation through strict monitoring of project activities and indicators.
6. Maintain a list of project issues, ensuring regular discussion and agreement with the Project Engineer and Project Manager.
7. Engage constructively and respectfully with individuals from diverse backgrounds to achieve high-quality outcomes.
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**Requirements:
* Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Electronic, Computer Systems, Software Engineering, or Information Technology.
* Rail Industry Worker card and competencies (current or eligible to obtain).
* At least 5 years' experience in a similar role, preferably within the rail signalling field.
* Aptitude for automated testing of integrated systems.
* Good logical reasoning and problem-solving skills.
* Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to prepare high-standard test artifacts.
* Aptitude for manual and automated testing of integrated systems.
* Knowledge of professional software engineering practices for the full software development lifecycle.
* Extensive knowledge of software languages for server-side, front-end, and DevOps.
* Experience with programming/scripting languages such as Java, Python, Selenium.
* Experience with software platforms like Linux, VMware, Podman/Dockers.
* Competent with relational database technologies, e.g., MySQL, MariaDB.
* Good understanding of various network topologies.
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**What We Offer:**
* Be part of a global company that promotes a healthy work-life balance.
* Opportunities for career progression through training and development.
* Salary Continuance Insurance.
We value diversity as essential to sustainability and are committed to creating an inclusive environment. Everyone belongs at Hitachi Rail.