Test Engineer

DWP Digital; West Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Volunteer time off

I Can Be Me in DWP

Discounts and savings

Bike/season ticket loans

Professional development

Job summary

DWP Digital is hiring Test Engineers to support a UK-wide digital services platform. You will build and maintain automated tests for UI and API layers, work within agile teams, and contribute to a robust testing strategy that covers performance, security and accessibility.

The role supports hybrid working across multiple hubs and emphasizes early testing in development. You’ll join a community of tech experts delivering services used by millions daily, with a focus on risk-based testing,

Qualifications

• Demonstrable skills in Java and/or TypeScript and modern engineering practices.
• Experience building and maintaining automated tests against UI and APIs.
• Experience of the testing lifecycle from delivery to production including test generation, reporting and defect management.
• Adaptable team player with Agile, CI/CD and shift-left practices.
• Knowledge of non-functional testing (Performance, Security, Accessibility).

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with developers, designers and testers to deliver services used by the public.
• Shape designs early and build automated tests to ensure reliability as services evolve.
• Focus on risk-based testing and ensure accessibility, usability, security and performance are built in from the start.
• Support and maintain CI/CD pipelines and share updates on quality and risk.

Skills

Java

TypeScript

Automated testing

Agile

CI/CD

Non-functional testing

Job description

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

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

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.

Location:

You’ll join us in one 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.

And we have an award-winning environment and culture:

• DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards
• Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024
• Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025
• Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards

Process:

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

Interview:

A single stage interview online.