QA Tester

As part of a multi-disciplinary digital team, you will be responsible for defining and executing tests on one of DWP's largest benefit applications-Personal Independence Payment (PIP).

Your key responsibilities will include assessing the testability of requirements, setting up test environments and data, identifying automation opportunities, and ensuring a risk-based approach to testing.

As our QA Tester you will review specifications, raise questions to clarify requirements, and ensure solutions meet user needs. You'll produce manual test scripts, analyse faults, and contribute to our digital workshops.

This is a chance to make a real difference by ensuring the quality and reliability of a critical public service application.

• Experience in manual and automated testing across complex digital applications.
• Strong understanding of functional and non-functional requirements and risk-based testing approaches.
• Ability to define test specifications, scripts, and conditions with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Skilled in fault analysis and communication with development teams to resolve issues effectively.
• Confident in collaborating within multi-disciplinary teams and contributing to workshops and stakeholder discussions.

Pay: We offer competitive pay for this role of up to £38,772.

Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%, worth £11,232 per year.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 23 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:

• An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)
• 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
• Sports and social activities
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

We're seeking an experienced QA Tester to join the Health and Disability team and work on meaningful services at 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.