Software Validation Engineer 1 1

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, more than 80000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Overall Purpose of the Role:

Alstom Services offers a wide range of business solutions for Rolling Stocks (train, metro, tramway), Signaling and Infrastructure products: maintenance, modernization, technical support and spare parts services. The Railway Maintenance Solutions department, part of Digital Services organization, is responsible to define the architecture, to design, to build and to operate the IOT Predictive Maintenance solutions supporting the Alstom Services business processes.

Railway Maintenance Solutions deals with Alstom’s Predictive maintenance solution to facilitate the whole life cycle of a Railway Asset. It includes capturing data from various devices from inside the trains, outside the trains, trackside devices etc. run various algorithms to calculate Remaining Useful Life (RUL) of each component and provide a platform for User to visualize the findings and generate reports. It provides unprecedented visibility into the real-time operation and health of each train. It enables a quicker corrective maintenance, a better support to the train crew and prevents some failures from occurring and thereby reducing maintenance cost and simultaneously improving train availability.

Your Job

Take on a new challenge and apply your extensive software testing expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside innovative, dedicated, and supportive teammates.

You'll contribute to the excellence of our products by ensuring software quality and performance. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with software development teams (developers, product managers, and UX designers), design and maintain automated test scripts, and much more.

You’ll specifically take care of creating and executing performance test strategies, identifying bottlenecks through stress and load testing, and establishing the performance test process from the ground up.

We’ll look to you for:

• Collaboration with software development teams to align on product requirements and test automation opportunities
• Design, development, and maintenance of automated test scripts
• Participation in performance test requirements reviews for critical projects
• Creation and execution of performance test strategies and plans
• Setting up performance test processes
• Identification and analysis of performance bottlenecks
• Execution of automated tests for software functionality, performance, and reliability
• Analyzing test results and reporting defects, collaborating with developers for resolution
• Continuous improvement of testing processes through optimization and automation
• Staying abreast of industry trends and best practices in test automation

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field
• Overall 3+years of experience 
• Proven experience (2+ years) as an Automation Tester or similar role in software testing
• At least 1+ years of experience in Performance Testing with expertise in LoadRunner/JMeter
• Proficiency in test automation tools for UI testing.
• Programming skills in languages such as JavaScript, Java, Python, or C#
• Experience with test automation and performance frameworks
• Solid understanding of software testing principles, methodologies, and practices
• Familiarity with CI/CD processes, preferably with Jenkins hands-on experience
• Excellent communication, collaboration, attention to detail, and problem-solving abilities

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63  countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.