Lead Data & API Test Engineer

Manchester Digital; Manchester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

DWP Digital is seeking an experienced Lead Test Engineer to drive testing strategy for Data and Analytics solutions within a complex digital environment. You will provide oversight, expert advice and assurance to shape testing decisions across the directorate.

You will collaborate with stakeholders to define testing standards, integrate test automation, ensure security and performance, and lead a team through both agile and traditional delivery approaches.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading testing activities across multiple teams in a data domain.
• Experience establishing testing standards, data management, coverage targets and test environments.
• Proven ability to lead both functional and non-functional testing for APIs, messaging and data platforms.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to test engineers across agile multidisciplinary teams to deliver Data and Analytics solutions.
• Lead the design and delivery of data solutions across data movement, storage, curation and insight.
• Support delivery and improvement of services across cloud and on-prem environments with Java, Node.js, React.js, SAS, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, GitLab CI/CD, AWS, Azure, Kubernetes and Power BI.
• Provide expert testing leadership to influence strategic decisions and service direction.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Architects and Delivery Managers to define strategic vision for products and services.
• Identify risks and develop mitigation and contingency plans.
• Embed usability, accessibility, security, stability, performance and functional testing in development processes.
• Promote CI/CD and testing automation practices across teams.
• Identify skill gaps and support recruitment and career development in the Test Engineering practice.

Skills

Test leadership

Cloud CI/CD

Automated testing

Non-functional testing

APIs testing

Tools

Java

Node.js

React.js

SAS

Oracle

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

GitLab CI/CD

AWS

Azure

Kubernetes

Power BI

Microsoft Fabric

Azure Service Bus

Job description

DWP Digital is seeking an experienced Lead Test Engineer to drive testing strategy for Data and Analytics solutions within a complex digital environment. You will provide oversight, expert advice and assurance to shape testing decisions across the directorate.

You will collaborate with stakeholders to define testing standards, integrate test automation, ensure security and performance, and lead a team through both agile and traditional delivery approaches.