Test Engineer E2 - Anti Money Laundering

Virgin Money UK PLC; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Private medical insurance

Competitive pension

Bonus potential

Training & development

Wellbeing benefits

Volunteer days

Job summary

Nationwide is seeking a Test Engineer (E2) to join the AML Engineering team, focusing on screening transactions and member profiles to ensure regulatory compliance and quality solutions. The role supports hybrid working with a Swindon office base, and emphasizes growth of the Testing Centre of Excellence, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.

You will collaborate in Agile teams with Business Analysts, Developers, and Product Owners, contributing to testing across NICE Actimize,

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with NICE Actimize applications including Watch List Filtering (WLX).
• Hands-on experience around AIS, ActOne, UDM, On-Demand, Real-Time, and Ad Hoc Screening applications with strong knowledge of screening workflows, alert management, and system integrations.
• Strong Financial Crime and AML Screening domain expertise, including Sanctions, PEP, Adverse Media, Risk Scoring, KYC, CDD, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Hands-on experience testing with Name Screening solutions, covering screening reports, alert validation, data quality assessments, and operational processes.
• Hands-on experience with Immigration Act Screening solutions, including Daily and Quarterly Screening, screening controls, regulatory obligations, and Synectics-based implementations.
• Strong data analysis and validation skills, including SQL, data reconciliation, defect investigation, root cause analysis, and business rule validation.
• Experience with AI-assisted testing using tools such as Microsoft Copilot, GitHub Copilot, Claude, and Postman AI to improve test design, coverage, and efficiency through automation frameworks.
• Hands-on experience in test planning and execution, including test strategies, test plans, test scenarios, test cases, defect management, and test reporting.
• Ability to interpret business, technical, and regulatory requirements and translate them into effective test coverage and risk-based testing approaches.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with experience working across Business, Compliance, Operations, and Technology teams in highly regulated environments.
• Understanding of test automation and CI/CD practices, with experience supporting quality engineering and continuous testing initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Join the Economic Crime Testing team and collaborate within Agile feature teams to deliver high-quality testing solutions for Screening applications, NICE Actimize, and Risk Scoring platforms.
• Contribute to testing quality, regulatory compliance, and security during development and release cycles.
• Promote best practices, share knowledge, and help grow the Testing Centre of Excellence.
• Develop expertise in Quality Engineering and Financial Crime technologies.

Skills

NICE Actimize

Screening domain

SQL

Data validation

Test automation

CI/CD

Stakeholder management

Agile

AI-assisted testing

Tools

Watch List Filtering (WLX)

ActOne

UDM

On-Demand

Real-Time

Job description

In this role as a Test Engineer (E2) is to work within our Anti Money Laundering Engineering team. Ensuring we profile and screen our members, and their transactions is key to ensuring we can demonstrate adherence to Anti Money Laundering policy and regulation.

We need high-performing individuals to join our AML Screening Testing Team to create and embed test solutions to ensure that we deliver quality solutions at pace that meet agreed business outcomes within Economic Crime.

You’ll work within a small team to ensure we deliver quality solutions to our colleagues and members, protecting the society from financial crime.

We are happy to consider flexible working approaches to help you perform at your best.

At Nationwide we offer hybrid working wherever possible. More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach, bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate, whilst also supporting generous access to home working. We value our time in the office to solve problems, to learn, and to feel connected.

For this job you’ll spend at least two days per week, or if part time you’ll spend 40% of your working time, based at our Swindon office. If your application is successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this works. You can also find out more about our approach to hybrid working here .

If we receive a high volume of relevant applications, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so please apply as soon as you can.

What you’ll be doing

Based on the considerable experience and testing expertise you bring, you will join the Economic Crime Testing team. Reporting to the Test Lead, you will collaborate within Agile feature teams comprising Business Analysts, Developers, Product Owners, and fellow Test Engineers. You will contribute to delivering high-quality testing solutions that ensure Screening applications, NICE Actimize and Risk Scoring platforms operate effectively, securely, and in compliance with regulatory requirements.

This role offers exciting opportunities to develop expertise in Quality Engineering, Financial Crime technologies, Screening, Risk Scoring, and test automation. We are looking for someone with the drive to learn, challenge existing approaches, and continuously improve testing practices. A key focus will be supporting the growth of the Testing Centre of Excellence by sharing knowledge, promoting best practices, contributing to quality improvements, and staying current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and regulatory changes.

About you

• Hands-on experience with NICE Actimize applications including Watch List Filtering (WLX)
• Hands-on experience around AIS, ActOne, UDM, On-Demand, Real-Time, and Ad Hoc Screening applications with strong knowledge of screening workflows, alert management, and system integrations
• Strong Financial Crime and AML Screening domain expertise, including Sanctions, PEP, Adverse Media, Risk Scoring, KYC, CDD, and regulatory compliance requirements
• Hands-on experience testing with Name Screening solutions, covering screening reports, alert validation, data quality assessments, and operational processes
• Hands-on experience with Immigration Act Screening solutions, including Daily and Quarterly Screening, screening controls, regulatory obligations, and Synectics-based implementations
• Strong data analysis and validation skills, including SQL, data reconciliation, defect investigation, root cause analysis, and business rule validation
• Experience with AI-assisted testing using tools such as Microsoft Copilot, GitHub Copilot, Claude, and Postman AI to improve test design, coverage, and efficiency through automation frameworks
• Hands-on experience in test planning and execution, including test strategies, test plans, test scenarios, test cases, defect management, and test reporting
• Ability to interpret business, technical, and regulatory requirements and translate them into effective test coverage and risk-based testing approaches
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with experience working across Business, Compliance, Operations, and Technology teams in highly regulated environments
• Understanding of test automation and CI/CD practices, with experience supporting quality engineering and continuous testing initiatives

Our customer first behaviours put customers and members at the heart of how we work together. They are the set of behaviours that every colleague needs to display, in every role:

• Feel what customers feel - We step into our customers' shoes, using their feedback and insights to empathise with them and to understand their needs, so that every decision we make starts and finishes with our customers in mind
• Say it straight - We are brave in speaking out and saying what we think - we're honest and direct with good intent, openly sharing diverse perspectives to reach the best conclusions and using language everyone can understand
• Push for better - We don't settle for mediocrity, we challenge the status quo, taking responsibility for continuous improvement and personal development
• Get it done - We prioritise what will have the greatest impact, we are decisive, and we take accountability for delivering brilliant customer outcomes

You can strengthen your application by showing how our customer first behaviours resonate with you, and where you may have already demonstrated these.

The extras you’ll get

There are all sorts of employee benefits available at Nationwide, including:

• 25 days holiday, pro rata
• Private medical insurance
• A highly competitive pension to help you build a strong foundation for retirement
• Access to an annual performance-related bonus
• Training and development to help you progress your career
• A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Life assurance to provide peace of mind for you and your loved ones in the event of your death
• Wellhub - access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellness
• Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year

Banking - but fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society

We forge our own path at Nationwide.

As a mutual, we're owned by our members - those customers who bank, save or have a mortgage with us. We challenge the financial sector status quo. We don't see customers as the engine of our own profit. We share our profits with them and put their needs first. Always there when they need us. Supporting them and their lives.

If you're inspired by fairer finances, passionate about making a meaningful impact, and truly care about our customers, you're one of us.

At Nationwide, you are challenged to grow and rewarded for doing so. Valued. Recognised. Inspired to be your best. As a community, we want our working lives to count. As a team, we celebrate what we achieve. As a standard-setter, we work for the good of customers, communities, and broader society.

We are purpose-driven. Uncompromisingly customer. Unstoppably Nationwide.

Disability Confident

We’re not just guided by data, we're driven by the real experiences of our people. We're a Disability Confident Level 3 Leader, the highest level. That's why we're constantly evolving our policies and practices to make sure everyone feels genuinely supported, valued, and empowered to champion inclusion. Whatever your needs, we're here to support you. If you need any additional support throughout your application journey, email our team at Recruitment Support.

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Please note that should you be successful in securing this role, the job title on our internal systems will be Engineer E2.