Principal Test Engineer

Vitality; Stockport; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health insurance provider in the UK is looking for a Principal Test Engineer to lead testing across multiple teams. The ideal candidate should have over 7 years of automation testing experience and strong leadership skills to mentor junior engineers. This role offers a hybrid working pattern and various benefits, including bonus schemes and health insurance.

Benefits

Bonus Schemes

Pension of up to 12%

Vitality health insurance

Life Assurance – Four times annual salary

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in automation testing is required.
• Deep knowledge of automated testing frameworks is essential.
• Proven ability to lead test teams and mentor junior engineers is expected.

Responsibilities

• Implement the software test life cycle to ensure quality.
• Adhere to testing standards and champion best practices.
• Engage stakeholders to understand business requirements.
• Develop personal skills and coach test engineers.
• Collaborate effectively across teams to achieve results.

Skills

Automation Testing

Leadership

Test Strategy Development

Stakeholder Engagement

Communication

Tools

Automated Testing Frameworks

Job description

Team – Vitality Applications

Working Pattern – Hybrid – 2days per week in the London Office.Full time, hours per week.

Top 3 skills required :

• Expertise in Test Automation and Frameworks
• Leadership and Strategic Influence
• Multi-Specialism Technical Expertise

What this role is all about :

Our Test Engineers play a critical role in Vitality’s successful business model by planning and executing tests on products and features to validate that they are fit for purpose.

The Principal test engineer leads and plans testing across large or multiple teams, providing expertise in many technical areas or specialisms with very deep knowledge in a particular technical area. They are responsible for maintaining and designing test automation frameworks for use as templates. They are expert in two specialisms (one of which is automation) and are working towards competency in a third specialism. They are required to influence both internally and externally with third parties based on testing standards and governance.

Key Actions

• Implement the software test life cycle : The process used to test software and ensure that quality standards are met. It includes test analysis and design, test estimation, test planning and approach, test execution, defect management, and reporting. Recognised as an expert in a core subset of the testing practices employed by the teams and provide technical management and guidance
• Adhere to testing standards : Adhering to the Group test strategy that defines the required testing standards and practices. Recognised as the subject matter expert on adherence to standards and champions a modern test engineering standard approach at Vitality.
• Engage stakeholders . Work with stakeholders to develop an understanding of the needs and requirements of both internal and external stakeholders in order to achieve the desired outcomes. The core team of stakeholders includes project managers, user experience (UX) designers, solution architects, developers, systems or business analysts, other testers, product owners, and heads of journey. Working with senior management, internal stakeholders and 3rd parties to understand the business requirements and technology design, discuss and agree product launch requirements and ensure integration across multiple journeys.
• Build and transfer skills and knowledge . Take responsibility for developing personal skills and expertise aligned to role, encourage and coach test engineers to build a competent team. An expert in two specialisms (one of which is automation), working towards competency in a third specialism.
• Collaborate within and across teams . Work effectively together with others across varying areas of expertiseto achieve the required results.

What do you need to thrive?

• 7+ Years of Automation Testing experience
• Deep knowledge of automated testing frameworks
• Proven ability to lead test teams and mentor junior engineers.
• Experience in defining test strategies and driving quality initiatives across teams
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders.

So, what’s in it for you?

• Bonus Schemes – A bonus that regularly rewards you for your performance
• A pension of up to 12%– We will match your contributions up to 6% of your salary
• Our award-winning Vitality health insurance – With its own set of rewards and benefits
• Life Assurance – Four times annual salary

These are just some of the many perks that we offer! To view the extensive range of benefits we offer, please visit our careers page. Fantastic Benefits. Exciting rewards. Great career opportunities!

If you are successfulin your application and join us at Vitality, this is our promise to you, w e will :

• Help you to be the healthiest you’ve ever been.
• Create an environment that embraces you as you are and enables you to be your best self.
• Give you flexibility on how, where and when you work.
• Help you advance your career by playing you to your strengths.
• Give you a voice to help our business grow and make Vitality a great place to be.
• Give you the space to try, fail and learn.
• Provide a healthy balance of challenge and support.
• Recognise and reward you with a competitive salary and amazing benefits.
• Be there for you when you need us.
• Provide opportunities for you to be a force for good in society.

We commit to all these things because we want you to feel that you belong, and are supported to be happy and healthy.