Principal Systems Test & Automation Engineer

About Albus Health Albus Health is an Oxford University spin-out transforming how health data is collected and used in clinical trials and drug development. We have developed Albus Home, a contactless multisensory platform that continuously captures physiological and behavioural data during sleep without wearables or user interaction. Although our technology includes a physical device, Albus is fundamentally a health-data technology company. Our devices collect sensor data, including audio and radar, and connect to our cloud infrastructure for remote management and data transfer. Signal-processing and machine-learning pipelines then transform this data into clinically useful measures such as cough counts, breathing rate and heart rate. Our technology is already deployed internationally in clinical trials, primarily with pharmaceutical companies, and its use is growing rapidly. The Role We are looking for a Principal Systems Test & Automation Engineer to take significant technical ownership of testing and test automation across the Albus platform. This is a senior, hands-on engineering role spanning a complex, multi-component system including cloud software and infrastructure, data-processing pipelines, signal-processing and machine-learning algorithms, connected devices and supporting applications. Our multidisciplinary platform requires more than simply executing predefined test cases. You will need to develop a deep understanding of how the overall system works, work closely with engineers and scientists to establish expected behaviour, identify the behaviours and risks that matter most, and translate product requirements and technical knowledge into clear, measurable and robust tests. You will personally design and implement automated tests, develop and improve our testing frameworks and infrastructure, and help establish an effective verification approach across component, subsystem and system levels. This is a technically challenging and important role within Albus, with significant responsibility for the quality and reliability of a complex product. This is not a traditional Test Manager role: line management is limited and we are looking for someone who takes ownership, stays close to the technology and code, and has the curiosity and independence to investigate problems and drive improvements. Why Join Albus Health? You will take ownership of a critical function within Albus, testing technology already deployed internationally and scaling rapidly. You will work across cloud software, data infrastructure, connected devices, signal processing and machine learning. You will have significant freedom and ownership to improve our automation, test infrastructure, development and release processes, and to explore how AI-assisted approaches can make testing more effective. The technical problems are unusually broad: validating complex data flows, testing interactions between multiple components and cloud services, verifying…