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Test Engineer

Railpen

Tees Valley

Hybrid

GBP 35,000 - 50,000

Full time

Yesterday

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Job summary

A prominent financial services organization in the UK is seeking a Test Engineer to support software quality assurance in their Corporate Systems Development team. This hybrid role based in Darlington involves coordinating testing activities and ensuring applications meet quality standards. Ideal candidates will have experience in software testing, familiarity with testing tools like JIRA and Cypress, and strong analytical skills. Attractive benefits include a competitive salary, health plans, and generous leave options.

Benefits

Competitive salary

28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

Defined Contribution pension

Employee assistance programme

Health cash plan

Eye care vouchers

Flu vaccination

Give as you earn scheme

Paid volunteering days

Qualifications

Demonstrable experience of working within a software testing environment focused on applications.
Proficiency in testing tools such as JIRA, Cypress, Playwright, Xray, and TestRail.
Familiarity with software development methodologies, particularly Agile and Scrum.

Responsibilities

Support the engineering testing process for software quality.
Coordinate testing activities to ensure rigorous standards are met.
Ensure releases are ready for user acceptance testing (UAT).

Skills

Experience in a software testing environment

Proficient with testing tools (JIRA, Cypress, Playwright, Xray, TestRail)

Knowledge of Agile and Scrum methodologies

Analytical and problem-solving abilities

Effective communication and interpersonal skills

Understanding of project management and test planning

Tools

SQL Server

Microsoft stack

Azure based applications

Test Engineer

An exciting opportunity to join our Corporate Systems Development team as a Test Engineer on a fixed term basis (18 months) based in our Darlington office (hybrid working).

Who we are

Railpen is responsible for the safekeeping and investment of around £34 billion in assets and the administration of several pension schemes, including the Railways Pension Scheme, one of the UK's largest and longest established pension funds.

Our heritage of looking after the pension needs of the rail industry and its employees gives us our name and our unique outlook on how we serve our members. Railpen takes a holistic view, focusing on how we serve members today and how we can positively impact the communities and the world they will retire into.

Our values of integrity, community and alignment are the guiding principles that influence our behaviour. They help us make decisions and shape our interactions with others. They are what we stand for.

The role

As a Test Engineer you will support the engineering testing process, ensuring the quality and reliability of software before it reaches user acceptance testing (UAT). This role is critical in coordinating testing activities and ensuring that releases meet rigorous standards.

The person

The successful candidate will possess demonstrable experience of working within a software testing environment, with a particular focus on applications. You will be proficient in testing tools (for example JIRA, Cypress, Playwright, Xray, TestRail), and be familiar with software development methodologies (for example Agile and Scrum). A knowledge of SQL Server is required, alongside a familiarity with Microsoft stack and Azure based applications, is desirable.

We are looking for someone with effective analytical and problem-solving abilities, an excellent attention to detail, and effective communication and interpersonal skills. You will also have a solid understanding of project management and test planning, including risk-based approaches.

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