Test Engineer

Manchester Digital; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Volunteer time off

DWP diversity program

Discounts and savings

Transport loan

Professional development

Job summary

DWP Digital is hiring Test Engineers to help build and maintain digital solutions used by nearly every person in the UK. You will work with developers, designers and fellow testers, shaping designs and building automated tests to ensure services work reliably as they evolve.

You will apply risk-based testing to focus on accessibility, usability, security and performance, while keeping CI/CD pipelines running smoothly and sharing clear updates on quality and risk.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Java and/or TypeScript with modern engineering practices.
• Experience building and maintaining automated tests for UI and APIs, and contributing to frameworks.
• Experience across the testing lifecycle from understanding needs to production, including defect management.
• Comfortable with agile ways of working and shift-left principles (CI/CD).
• Knowledge of performance, security and accessibility testing.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with developers, designers and testers to deliver services relied on by the UK public.
• Build automated tests early in development and shape designs to ensure tests remain robust as services evolve.

Skills

Java

TypeScript

Automated tests

CI/CD

Non-functional testing

Job description

Test Engineers

Pay of up to £53,813 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

Test Engineers

Pay of up to £53,813 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We are looking for Test Engineers to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital.

We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives.

DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

• Demonstrable skills in Java and/or TypeScript and the application of modern engineering practices, together with evidence of learning and applying new technologies in a software engineering environment.
• Experience building and maintaining comprehensive, robust and reliable automated tests against UI's and API's including contributing to improving frameworks and automation suites.
• Experience of the testing lifecycle from understanding business needs from delivery to production. Including test generation, reporting and defect management.
• Adaptable team player who understands agile ways of working and shift left principles e.g. CI/CD.
• Knowledge of non-functional testing e.g. Performance, Security and Accessibility - including test types, test tools and standards.

You and your role

A day in the life of a Test Engineer at DWP digital is about working closely with developers, designers and other testers to help deliver services that people across the UK depend on. You'll get involved early in development, shaping designs and building automated tests that give teams confidence their services work properly and continue to work as they evolve.

You’ll focus on what really matters by taking a risk‑based approach to testing, making sure accessibility, usability, security and performance are built in from the start. Alongside keeping CI/CD pipelines running smoothly and sharing clear updates on quality and risk, you’ll be encouraged to challenge how things are done and suggest better ways of working to improve DWP services for users.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hub in Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle, whichever is more convenient for you.

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.

Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £53,813

Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth over £12,000 per year.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 24 days rising to 31 days over time.

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Process

We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process is just two stages:

Interview: a single stage interview online.