Test Engineer

Student Loans Company; Llandudno; On-site; GBP 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A government non-profit organization is seeking a Test Engineer to join their Test Centre of Excellence until May 2026. The role involves providing end-to-end testing support, driving quality assurance in projects, and enhancing team efficiencies. Ideal candidates will have strong software testing skills and be proactive in Agile environments. A salary of £37,108 is offered, alongside extensive benefits including a pension scheme and flexible working options.

Benefits

28 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays

Option to buy/sell annual leave

Flexi-time and enhanced flexible working options

Life insurance cover for 4 x annual salary

Enhanced sick pay and family leave

Retailer discounts and cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of software testing processes.
• Proactive and confident team player.
• Experience in Agile environments essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end testing support for projects.
• Apply full software testing lifecycle knowledge.
• Collaborate with stakeholders for quality deliverables.
• Drive process improvements for efficiency.
• Contribute to test estimation and reporting.
• Utilise tools for service-oriented architecture testing.

Skills

Software testing principles

Agile methodologies

Technical understanding of system architecture

Communication skills

Continuous improvement

Tools

Swagger

Postman

JIRA

Zephyr

Confluence

ALM

Job description

Overview

SLC has an exciting fixed-term opportunity for someone to join our Test Centre of Excellence as a Test Engineer until 31st May 2026. As a Test Engineer, you will support test delivery of our projects and changes. You will bring excellent skills to drive test quality across delivery, utilising defined standards and best practice. You will have a deep understanding of software testing, its main principles, and processes: different testing levels, types, test estimation and reporting. The successful candidate will be proactive, a confident team player who can work in a dynamic agile environment with good communication skills to interact with business and technical colleagues. You will actively contribute to continuous improvement and promote QA across the organisation.

We will need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If we offer you a job and you accept, there are some background checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include employment history, criminal record check, credit reference check and fraud check.

SLC is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are inclusive for all candidates and will make reasonable adjustments for those who consider themselves to have a disability or long-term condition in line with the Equality Act 2010. Our application process provides candidates with the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments." If you would like to discuss this in more detail, please email [e-mail]. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under EUSS
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end testing support across projects, ensuring alignment with defined standards and best practices.
• Apply knowledge of the full software testing lifecycle within Agile environments to guide testing strategy and execution.
• Drive process and practice improvements to enhance team efficiency and software delivery quality.
• Collaborate with technical and business stakeholders to ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Contribute to test estimation, reporting, and the selection of appropriate test levels and types, from unit testing through to UAT.
• Develop a strong technical understanding of system architecture, including application servers, databases, web services, cloud infrastructure, and Oracle PL/SQL.
• Utilise tools such as Swagger and Postman for service-oriented architecture and API testing.
• Utilise and contribute to toolsets like Confluence, JIRA, Zephyr, and ALM.

Benefits and values

Alongside your salary of £37,108, the Student Loans Company contributes £10,750 towards being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. You can expect more from a career with SLC, including our Career Pathways development programme and a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• 28 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays
• Option to buy/sell annual leave
• Flexi-time and enhanced flexible working options
• Option to join the Civil Service pension scheme
• Life insurance cover for 4 x annual salary
• Enhanced sick pay and family leave (maternity, paternity, adoption)
• Contributory lifestyle benefit options including retailer discounts, cycle to work scheme, Civil Service Sports and Leisure Club access, and optional dental insurance

Notes

Student Loans Company is a non-profit Government-owned organisation providing loans and grants to students in universities and colleges in the UK. Since 1989, we have enabled our customers to invest in their futures by delivering secure, accurate and efficient assessment, payment and repayment services. Our values are Honesty, Empowerment, Accountability, Respect, and Trust, which guide our decisions and collaborations.