Agile Test Automation Engineer — Drive Quality

SSE plc; Perth; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare discounts

Wellbeing benefits

Cycle to Work scheme

Family entitlements

Job summary

SSE plc is seeking a Test Analyst for an 8-month fixed-term contract, with 50% of work time in locations Reading, Cardiff, Havant or Perth. The role delivers testing strategy and quality across digital products within an Agile, collaborative team to support customers and colleagues.

You will conduct high-quality testing activities, collaborate with delivery teams, manage defects, and mentor peers to promote testing best practices in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering testing in Agile environments across delivery lifecycles.
• Ability to apply risk-based testing to prioritise work items.
• Experience planning, executing, defect managing and reporting testing activities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality testing activities across your workstream.
• Collaborate with delivery teams, stakeholders and colleagues to drive outcomes.
• Provide test expertise through planning, execution, and defect management.
• Define testing approaches with Delivery Leads and ensure data and environments meet needs.
• Drive continuous improvement and mentor peers to uphold best practices.
• Support a collaborative, secure, and high-performing team culture.

Skills

Testing expertise

Agile methodology

Stakeholder collaboration

Team leadership

Planning and organisation

Tools

Test management tools

Job description

SSE plc is seeking a Test Analyst for an 8-month fixed-term contract, with 50% of work time in locations Reading, Cardiff, Havant or Perth. The role delivers testing strategy and quality across digital products within an Agile, collaborative team to support customers and colleagues.

You will conduct high-quality testing activities, collaborate with delivery teams, manage defects, and mentor peers to promote testing best practices in a dynamic environment.