Pay up to £71,017 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.
Be one of the first applicants, read the complete overview of the role below, then send your application for consideration. Are you an experienced Test Engineer? Do you want to find new ways to find and solve problems? Would you love the opportunity to transform products and services that impact some of the most vulnerable citizens? DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for an outstanding Senior Test Engineerto join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital, to assist in the design of Infrastructure services in collaboration with Architecture and Engineering principles. Were using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives.? DWP is the UKs largest government department. We help people into workand make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. Wed love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? (Lead Criteria) Experience leading testing across multiple teams in the lifecycle from understanding business needs to delivery into production. Including technical leadership, test generation, reporting and defect management.
Demonstrable skills in a modern programming language and software testing practices and aptitude to learn more.
Experience building and maintaining comprehensive, robust, and reliable automated tests against UIs and APIs including driving improvements to frameworks.
An adaptable team player who understands agile ways of working, can influence others and has experience of shift left principles including CI/CD.
Experience of conducting and enabling non-functional testing such as Performance, Security and Accessibility including test types, test tools, and standards.
You and your role As a Senior Test Engineer, you will work within the Digital Modernisation & Efficiency (DME) team to support the delivery of accessible user centred designed services to both citizen and DWP colleagues. This role requires excellent attention to detail, a commitment to quality, a belief in the benefits of faster feedback and the ability to make decisions to manage well assured services. You will collaborate with others, actively seek input from colleagues and value a multi-disciplinary team over hierarchy,working alongside and providing leadership to other Test Engineers as well as both Software and DevOps engineers within the teams around you and the wider community to deliver consistent solutions and strategies. Details. Wages. Perks. Location:Youll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs inBirmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester,Newcastleor Sheffield, whichever is most convenient for you. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid modelyou'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub. Pay:We offer competitive pay of up to £71,017 Pension:Youll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth over £16,000 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexitime.Youll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)
Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies
Time off volunteering and charitable giving
Bring your authentic self to work with I Can Be Me in DWP?
Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so its even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.
Process: We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process are just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. Therell be full instructions when you click through. Interview: a single stage interview online. CLICK APPLYfor more information and to start your application.
Be one of the first applicants, read the complete overview of the role below, then send your application for consideration. Are you an experienced Test Engineer? Do you want to find new ways to find and solve problems? Would you love the opportunity to transform products and services that impact some of the most vulnerable citizens? DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for an outstanding Senior Test Engineerto join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital, to assist in the design of Infrastructure services in collaboration with Architecture and Engineering principles. Were using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives.? DWP is the UKs largest government department. We help people into workand make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. Wed love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? (Lead Criteria) Experience leading testing across multiple teams in the lifecycle from understanding business needs to delivery into production. Including technical leadership, test generation, reporting and defect management.
Demonstrable skills in a modern programming language and software testing practices and aptitude to learn more.
Experience building and maintaining comprehensive, robust, and reliable automated tests against UIs and APIs including driving improvements to frameworks.
An adaptable team player who understands agile ways of working, can influence others and has experience of shift left principles including CI/CD.
Experience of conducting and enabling non-functional testing such as Performance, Security and Accessibility including test types, test tools, and standards.
You and your role As a Senior Test Engineer, you will work within the Digital Modernisation & Efficiency (DME) team to support the delivery of accessible user centred designed services to both citizen and DWP colleagues. This role requires excellent attention to detail, a commitment to quality, a belief in the benefits of faster feedback and the ability to make decisions to manage well assured services. You will collaborate with others, actively seek input from colleagues and value a multi-disciplinary team over hierarchy,working alongside and providing leadership to other Test Engineers as well as both Software and DevOps engineers within the teams around you and the wider community to deliver consistent solutions and strategies. Details. Wages. Perks. Location:Youll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs inBirmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester,Newcastleor Sheffield, whichever is most convenient for you. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid modelyou'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub. Pay:We offer competitive pay of up to £71,017 Pension:Youll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth over £16,000 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexitime.Youll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)
Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies
Time off volunteering and charitable giving
Bring your authentic self to work with I Can Be Me in DWP?
Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so its even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.
Process: We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process are just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. Therell be full instructions when you click through. Interview: a single stage interview online. CLICK APPLYfor more information and to start your application.
