Senior Test Engineer

NHS; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health organization in Cardiff is seeking a Test Engineer to lead a team in testing SQL databases and APIs. This role will involve defining testing strategies, conducting various test phases, and implementing modern practices in an agile environment. Applicants should possess a master's degree and relevant testing certifications. Excellent communication and attention to detail are essential. Offering competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Flexible working

28 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Opportunities for career development

Qualifications

• Knowledge of NHS Wales or the Health sector.
• Experience as a Test Engineer or Senior Test Engineer with a successful track record.
• Proficient in software testing documentation.

Responsibilities

• Ensure testing aligns with organizational standards.
• Work with product teams to deliver high-quality releases.
• Maintain documentation and reports for senior management.

Skills

Attention to detail

Effective communication

Education

Master's degree in an associated professional field or equivalent

ISTQB-BCS Certified Tester Foundation Level

Job description

Working alongside our Test Team Principal for Integration, you will lead a specialist team testing national SQL databases, demographics services, APIs and message integration platforms.

Working closely with product teams, you will:

Define the long-term test strategy and tooling.

Apply a risk and requirements-based approach, to create clear, practical test plans.

Run key test phases - including systems integration testing, operational acceptance, regression and performance testing - ensuring safe and dependable releases.

Drive adoption of modern practices (DevOps, CI/CD, cloud testing and automation) and coach and mentor testers.

Main duties of the job

Introducing a formal testing approach for our national SQL database and demographics platforms.

Lead a small team of testers, setting objectives, reviewing performance and supporting development.

Plan, run and report on key test phases.

Produce Test Summary Reports and other key documentation.

Promote modern testing practices within the team.

About us

Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) is an expert national body and part of NHS Wales. We work in partnership with NHS Wales colleagues and other key stakeholders to provide national digital and data services which support the delivery of health and social care in Wales. Modern health and care services depend on good digital tools, data and information. DHCW runs or works with more than 100 services and delivers major national digital transformation programmes to support this. In addition, DHCW provides expert advice in relation to cyber security and information governance. We give frontline staff the digital tools which help them provide safer and more efficient care. We are also giving patients and the public digital tools to better manage their own health and wellbeing, empowering people to live healthier lives. We put people at the heart of what we do, working to the highest standards to deliver quality and make digital a force for good in health and care.

Working for DHCW offers lots of employee benefits, including flexible working, a competitive salary, 28 days of annual leave plus Bank Holidays and opportunities for career development. We are committed to recognising and celebrating our staff as the most valuable part of our organisation.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

Main responsibilities:

Ensure testing is effective, consistent and aligned with organisational standards.

Work with product teams and suppliers to resolve issues and deliver high-quality releases.

Maintain traceability, documentation and reports, presenting outcomes to senior management and user groups.

Track and resolve defects and risks.

Stay up-to-date with industry standards, NHS processes and emerging testing tools to improve services.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Master's degree in an associated professional field (or equivalent qualification / experience).
• Knowledge gained through practical experience, working at this level, across the range of work procedures and practices
• ISTQB-BCS Certified Tester Foundation Level
• Knowledge of NHS Wales or the Health sector.

Experience

• Experience of working in a similar role as a confident and competent Test Engineer or Senior Test Engineer, with a successful track record of writing, debugging and refactoring complex and/or large-scale test code.
• Proficient in software testing and its associated documentation such as test plans, test result reports and risk reports, as well as a detailed understanding of defect management and taking structured approaches to the resolution of issues (analysis, diagnosis and reporting of complex system errors).
• Proficient in programmatic testing in the back end of systems, including databases, data flows and messaging queues.
• Demonstratable experience with the design and creation of automated test frameworks, such as test harnesses/systems to test other systems.
• Aware of principles, methods, techniques and tools for the effective management of the testing process and the execution of tests throughout the lifecycle of development or integration projects.
• Familiar with a collection of methods, practises, tools and techniques, underpinned by the Agile Manifesto, that enable teams to deliver high value products and services in small, workable, increments.
• Familiar with concepts such as Servant-Leaders; ceremonies, Stand-Ups, Sprints and Retrospectives; and the deployment of tools and techniques such as Backlogs and A/B Testing.
• Aware of how DevOps emphasizes people (and culture) and seeks to improve collaboration between development (Dev) and operations (Ops) teams with the aim of shortening the systems development life cycle to provide continuous release of high-quality software.

Skills and Attributes

• Attention to detail skills to apply specific quality standards to all tasks undertaken to ensure that deliverables are accurate and complete.
• Written and verbal expression skills to communicate effectively using the spoken word and in writing, such as reports and via emails.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.