Test Lead – Product Development (Hands On)

Test Lead – Product Development (Hands On)

Dartford, Greater London

Product development

2023-09-21

“People are our greatest asset” – Adel Hattab, Helvar CEO. 

Are you looking for a nordic working culture in the UK? or the opportunity to support our work with SMART sustainable products and solutions that have a focus on the well-being of people? Then Helvar could be for you! 

Hands on Test Lead (Product Development)

Office Location: Dartford, Greater London 

Working Model: Hybrid working model (3 days per week in the office for team-based and hardware-related activities) 

Package: Base Salary + up to 10% Bonus + other benefits 

Working Hours: Flexibility between 8-4 or 9-5

Due to increased growth we are looking for a Hands on Test Lead who have relevant software testing experience in a product development environment where hardware and embedded software play an important role. It is a hands-on role suitable for a Test Lead eager to take on also test planning activities for a small portfolio of products and project management tasks when the need arise. The system testing activities are carried out with manual and exploratory testing but we have a growing test automation setup that you can eventually contribute. Lighting industry exposure is a bonus but otherwise the role is suitable for anyone comfortable with some IT networking knowledge. You know your way around agile and you understand the different phases of a new product development.

Our business is growing and contribute positively to address wellbeing and environmental issues in our society. But it is also very interesting from technical point of view since you will be exposed to a variety of technologies and contributing to start our next generation of IoT products.

Who are Helvar

Helvar is an international SMART lighting control/building technology company based in Dartford specialising in intelligent and energy-saving solutions.  Helvar lighting control solutions help to create smart environments built for the future, using information and working seamlessly with other systems. With a vast range of projects spanning from hospitals, schools, workplaces to cruise ships and Istanbul’s 3rd new airport (the largest in the world),  Helvar design open and flexible solutions for lighting across a range of applications. With over 101 years of expertise, Helvar serves its customers locally with offices in Finland, UK and Sweden and via our global network of partners in over 50 countries.   

If you’d like to find out more about us, please take yourself on our youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBnAysiDojU or find out more about life as an employee at helvar on our instagram page: @LifeatHelvar, give us a follow! 

Why Work at Helvar

• The Well-being of our people and our customers are at the heart of everything we do. 
• We invest in Helvar: over the past 2 years, we have grown by over 100 employees that make up almost 300 employees globally. 
• We have a culture centered around trust, meaning you’ll get autonomy over your work and get to drive forward solutions. 
• We invest in you: we encourage innovation with access to our online learning academy, monthly knowledge cafe’s and give all employees 1 hour per week dedicated to learning. 
• Working in an international team across the UK, Finland, and Sweden.
• We’re a family business with a friendly and supportive group of people who work in a relaxed but autonomous environment 
• We are 101 years old as a company and value stability and growth within our workforce. 
• Annual salary reviews & personal development plans with your line leader
• Our office includes a PlayStation room, a canteen, free parking spaces, a social kitchen and we are working on more! 
• Monthly events such as Badminton & Football, Access to free sporting tickets, quarterly events organized by the Helvar Fun Squad
• Monthly themed breakfasts and weekly fruit deliveries 
• Relaxed Dress code 

What you’ll be doing at Helvar.

This is an opportunity to join our team as a Hands on Test Lead. It is a hands-on role where you will be involved in carrying out some manual and automated test activities whilst the remaining time is spent on helping managing defects and organising the release test execution together with the development team and an assigned project manager. You will be instrumental in ensuring the quality of our systems and will be involved throughout the various phases of the project to ensure successful delivery. 

Your daily tasks will include elements of the following: 

• Actively lead and ensure optimum test coverage is achieved at solution and component level 
• Generate and maintain test sets, ensuring coverage of all required scenarios 
• Execute the test plan within a project or program together with the project manager 
• Carry out manual test executions according to the project schedule 
• Maintain automated tools for system integration and regression testing 
• Produce relevant test reports and other documentation as needed 
• Liaise with engineering teams for defect reporting and their tracking to closure 

What skill’s we’d like you to have

To suceed in this role, you should demonstrate at least some of the following: 

• Experience working in a product development environment with Hardware and Software 
• Strong hands-on experience of testing throughout all stages of the software development lifecycle including testing embedded systems
• Experience in analyzing requirements and data to create test plans, test sets and test cases 
• Experience of defect tracking tools (e.g. JIRA X-Ray) 
• A good work ethic and an eagerness to learn. Tolerance towards ambiguity 

Nice skills to have

• Experience of test automation frameworks (e.g. Robot Framework, Pytest) 
• Some knowledge of lighting control systems, wireless technologies, and/or digital electronics 
• Experience of Networking on embedded systems (IOT)
• Experience of working with AWS in a commercial setting 
• ISTQB Certification in Software Testing 

How to Apply and the Process

If you’d like to consider joining the Hevar Family,  then please apply below with your details and upload a CV as soon as possible. There are also a couple of application questions that we hope you won’t mind answering. Once you’ve applied, you’ll be contacted by one of our team.  If you do have any questions and would like to consider being a part of the Helvar family, feel free to also get in touch with our Talent Acquisition Partner, Ben Fryer at ben.fryer@helvar.com . The process is as follows: 

1. Screening Call with Talent Acquisition 

2. Discussion with Programme Test Manager 

3. Face-to-Face Discussion with the Testing team and Head of Global Product Development 

We look forward to hearing from you.

The Helvar Promise to You!

At Helvar, we’re determined to improve the wellbeing of people in every space – including our own employees. We promise you conditions that foster your personal growth and help you achieve your full potential. As a tight-knit company with a family ethos, we’re proud to see that Helvarians care deeply about our customers, our partners, our planet and each other. Our drive to create a better working environment is part of what we call Brighter Spaces. 

We trust your vision! “Over the last 100 years, we’ve become experts at innovation. It’s part of our culture. Together we evolve and adapt our solutions to create perfect conditions.“​​

We invest in you! “As we spend 1/3 of our life at work, it’s important to have fun! We work in a friendly, easy-going atmosphere, and we’re focused on improving your wellbeing. We celebrate a learning culture and promote Bright Ideas.”

You have the freedom to impact! “People help shape our success. This allows us to be true leaders. With your ideas, we’re focused on achieving a brighter, sustainable future for generations to come.