Test Engineer

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contributions

Annual leave 25 days + 8 bank holidays

Flexible working options

Job summary

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is seeking a testing specialist to deliver effective testing across our digital services within an Agile, delivery-focused environment. You will design and execute test plans, ensure readiness of test environments, and report outcomes and risks to support high-quality delivery.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, apply established testing methodologies, and contribute to continuous improvement of testing practices across DVSA digital

Qualifications

• Experience designing and executing functional, integration, system and revalidation tests.
• Ability to work in fast-paced digital delivery environments with focus on quality and user outcomes.
• Capability to review results, report risks and support environment readiness.
• Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement of testing practices.

Responsibilities

• Execute functional, integration, system and revalidation testing activities.
• Ensure testing aligns with business needs and product risk.
• Support testing using tools to execute scenarios and review results.
• Collaborate with teammates to build testing frameworks and standards.
• Review test results and adapt activities to maintain quality and coverage.

Skills

Testing strategy

Agile delivery

Test case design

Communication

Risk assessment

Tools

Testing tools

Job description

The central responsibility of this role is to deliver effective and reliable testing across DVSA digital services, supporting the delivery of high-quality, user-focused outcomes within Agile teams. Working within a delivery-focused Agile environment, and in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, you will contribute to the design and implementation of testing processes for a range of DVSA digital services. You will be responsible for delivering structured, cost-effective test activities to support the successful delivery of major initiatives. You will apply established testing methodologies, primarily testing techniques, to ensure services meet defined business needs and operate in accordance with government and industry quality standards. You will work closely with development teams to identify and capture test cases, support test environment readiness, and design and execute test plans across DVSA digital projects and products. You will share knowledge with colleagues and support continuous improvement of testing practices within your team. While collaborating with others who may develop automated solutions, this role focuses on test design, execution and quality assurance rather than software development or coding. You will help ensure that DVSA-developed digital services function as intended, meet user and business requirements, and provide confidence in delivery decisions through clear reporting of test outcomes and risks. Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King's birthday
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

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Your responsibilities will include, but aren't limited to:

• Execute functional, integration, system and revalidation testing activities, ensuring testing remains relevant to business needs and product risk.
• Work effectively within fast-paced digital delivery environments, maintaining focus on quality, risk and user outcomes.
• Support testing by leveraging testing tools to execute test scenarios, review results, and gain insights, collaborating with colleagues responsible for building the frameworks
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement within team-level testing practices and contribute to corporate testing standards and best practice guidance.
• Review test results and adapt testing activities where necessary to maintain quality and coverage.

For further information on the role, please read the attached role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.