Test Leader/Tester at the Coast Guard

The Coast Guard is a civil government preparedness authority responsible for maritime surveillance and rescue services at sea on behalf of the government and parliament. With our maritime capability, the Coast Guard is also an important authority in Sweden's total defense. An important part of the maritime surveillance mission is to ensure safety in Sweden's maritime zones. This is done, among other things, through crime prevention, monitoring, and law enforcement activities. The Coast Guard's rescue service mission includes a wide range of different rescue operations, including environmental rescue operations in the event of accidents or spills and rescue operations in the event of shipwrecks or emergencies.

The Coast Guard is a maritime hub that ensures a civil maritime situational picture for Sweden and that other authorities have access to the maritime capabilities they need for their missions. An important part of the Coast Guard's mission is to support other parts of society based on the expertise that the authority possesses.

The Coast Guard is a workplace characterized by collaboration and commitment across boundaries. Here, there are engaged employees with varying competencies, creating a dynamic workplace with constant opportunities to learn new things. The Coast Guard works with and has a strong focus on employee participation and leadership, which is why it is important that your values align with those of the Coast Guard – a holistic view, goodwill, and commitment. The Coast Guard offers an attractive workplace characterized by striving to be free from discrimination and providing equal opportunities and rights to all.

Description

The Coast Guard's IT department is located in Karlskrona, Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö.

The department is responsible for the development and operation of the systems used by the Coast Guard and acts as support for both the operational and administrative parts of the organization.

The IT department strives to continuously develop to meet a rapidly changing environment. This takes place in a complex IT environment with high demands for security and availability.

We are divided into four units; one for client & support, one for IT infrastructure, one for IT security, and one for application development & IT support. Within the application development & IT support unit, we are now looking for a test leader/tester.

Responsibilities

The role of test leader/tester involves working with test management and testing for the Coast Guard's most central and important operational systems, Sjöbasis and KIBS (Coast Guard's Information and Decision Support System).

The systems are used within the operational activities where Sjöbasis is our system for maritime surveillance. Here, we collect a civil maritime situation with maritime information focused on Sweden's territorial waters and economic zone.

KIBS is used, for example, in the implementation of various types of inspections and environmental operations and is a support for the Coast Guard's command center.

As a tester and test leader, you will work closely with system developers as part of the development team. You will conduct manual tests to ensure that the system's functionality, availability, and security are met.

The role includes creating test plans, test specifications, test documentation, and continuously developing and improving the testing process to increase quality and security in the systems.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who has:

• A degree in computer engineering, systems science, software development, or other education and/or experience that the Coast Guard deems equivalent.
• Good knowledge of Swedish and English, both spoken and written.
• Several years of experience working with testing and test management.

You also have very good knowledge of and experience with:

• Manual testing.
• Planning and structuring of testing.
• Test frameworks and tools for testing.

It is an advantage if you have experience with and have worked with:

• Automated testing and test automation.
• Mobile applications.
• Agile working methodology.

As a tester/test leader at the Coast Guard, you need to have the ability to gain a holistic view with a good understanding of IT's role in the organization - from both a purely technical perspective as well as from a user perspective. You should be analytical and have an easy time adapting to new situations.

The role involves close dialogue with both others within the department and various stakeholders, which requires good communication and collaboration skills. A large part of the work is still done independently, so you need to be comfortable with that as well, and the demands it places on you in terms of accuracy and structure.

We place great emphasis on personal qualities and abilities.

Conditions

The position is permanent with an initial probationary period. Start date by agreement.

For employment, Swedish citizenship, a driver's license for passenger cars, a drug test, and a security clearance according to the Security Protection Act are required.

The Coast Guard participates in foreign missions and international operations. Therefore, the employment includes an obligation to serve abroad when required for the operation.

In the case of permanent employment, there is also an obligation to be placed in a war position.

Other

To ensure quality and streamline the recruitment process, we use an electronic application form in collaboration with Varbi for all vacant positions. Please fill out your application as carefully as possible to provide an accurate representation of yourself.

The Coast Guard is a government authority, which means that the information you provide to us may be disclosed under the principle of public access to information. Normally, there is no confidentiality for the information processed in the database. If you have protected personal information, please contact the contact person indicated in the advertisement.

In preparation for the recruitment process, the Coast Guard has taken a position on recruitment channels and marketing. Therefore, we kindly ask for no contact with media sellers, recruitment sites, and similar.