Test Engineer

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA); Oldham; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Test Engineer to lead testing strategies for large-scale digital services. This role involves collaborating within Agile teams to design and implement effective testing processes. You will ensure that digital services meet quality standards and business needs while working closely with developers and product owners. The position offers a hybrid working model, allowing flexibility in your work environment. Join this dynamic team and contribute to impactful projects that enhance the quality of digital services in the public sector.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Generous Annual Leave

Employee assistance programme

Cycle to work scheme

Gym membership offers

Latest IT and Tech devices

Learning and development opportunities

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Qualifications

• Experience in testing within a software delivery team.
• Knowledge of automated testing tools and processes.
• Ability to communicate technical subjects clearly.

Responsibilities

• Design and create test conditions and scripts.
• Troubleshoot issues to enable root cause identification.
• Document, track, and escalate application defects.

Skills

Automated Testing

Analytical Skills

Agile Methodologies

Scripting Languages

Communication Skills

Tools

Cucumber

Playwright

Job description

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Job summary

The Test Engineer will play a critical leadership and technical role in the testing strategy and processes of large-scale DVSA digital services.

Working within a delivery focused Agile environment, and in collaboration with members of multidisciplinary Agile teams, you will play a key role in designing and implementing testing processes and strategies for a range of DVSA digital services. You will be responsible for the delivery of discrete, cost-effective test procedures to support the delivery of major initiatives.

You will share knowledge with wider teams, providing support where necessary. You will have a solid understanding of testing methodologies, both manual and automated, and knowledge of scripting languages and tools to support testing procedures.

You will ensure that DVSA-developed digital services function properly, meet defined business needs and operate in accordance with government and industry quality standards. You will work with development teams to identify and capture test cases, set up test environments and design and execute test plans for a range of DVSA digital projects and products.

You will:

• Work closely with Senior test engineer, developers, product owners and wider scrum teams to develop a strong understanding of projects and testing objectives.
• Design and create test conditions and scripts to address business and technical use cases.
• Create, maintain, and execute automation packs and analyse automation test results.
• Troubleshoot issues to enable root cause identification and resolution.
• Document, track, and escalate application defects as appropriate.

For further information, please see the attached Role Profile.

Person specification

About you:

The post holder will be able to demonstrate the following knowledge, skills and experience:

• Understanding and / or experience of testing within a software delivery team.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Knowledge of automated testing tools and processes such as BDD, Cucumber and frameworks such as playwright.
• Proven experience of working within project teams, ideally in an Agile environment.
• Ability to communicate technical subjects simply and clearly in conversation, documentation, and presentations with a range of stake holders.

There may be an element of travel associated with this role to other DVSA offices, with some infrequent overnight stays.

Additional Information

This role can be based in Bristol, Swansea, Leeds, Nottingham, Newcastle, Oldham or Birmingham. Your presence at one of these locations will form part of the working arrangements agreed with you. We operate a hybrid working model giving you greater flexibility about where and when you work. Our expectation is that you will spend a minimum 60% of your time at your base location. Visits to other DVSA sites or work locations count towards this.

Please take note that DVSA does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker Licence sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship.

Alongside your salary of £34,233, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency contributes £9,917 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• An environment with flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
• Generous Annual Leave - 25 days holiday, increasing by 1 each year of service, up to 30.
• 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
• Latest IT and Tech devices.
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues.
• Excellent learning and development tailored to your role including paid apprenticeships up to Masters level.
• Wide range of discounts schemes on high street names.
• Employee assistance programme for health and wellbeing.
• Cycle to work scheme and Gym membership offers.
• For more information visit our careers page

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Media, Information Services, and IT System Testing and Evaluation

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