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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Test Engineer - **Company:** The Money and Pensions Service - **Location:** Bedford, UK (Remote available) - **Salary:** £52,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Dynamics, Scrum Methodology, Performance Testing, ReactJS, Test Scripts, Playwright, Zendesk, Programming Languages - **Published:** August 17, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.co.uk/job/gb800565331ec4485a80590ce38e1ae0cd/eaa ## About the Role * Strong experience in Automation Testing Experience, with the ability to plan, design, script and execute tests * Creation and maintenance of Automation Frameworks * Creation and maintenance of Regression Library * Ability to script Automation tests at a code level, including aspects such as data matrices and cross-browser functionality * Experience working as part of a Scrum Team within Agile methodology * Experience with Playwright * Experience in React * Strong capability on multiple languages - Python and Java primarily * Ability to communicate with multiple levels of stakeholders, both technical and non-technical * Testing Methodology certificate (ISTBA/ISEB, BCS, etc.) preferable. ## Description Join us at the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) as a Test Engineer. You will be the sole Test resource embedded in a Scrum Team consolidating legacy instances of Zendesk and Dynamics 365 into a single instance of D365 under MaPS control. As part of the Scrum Team you will be responsible for ensuring all aspects of Quality Assurance and Testing are included throughout the process, ensuring that requirements are testable, tickets are complete, Definitions of Done are recorded and test executions are completed with appropriate evidence recorded. You will also be involved with the defect triage and management as part of the Scrum Team. A second part of the role will be to automate the test scripts used during the project to leave a legacy automated regression pack that can be incorporated into the wider Regression Pack. This will include a mix of code level tests and user journey tests to give a broad picture of the products health. You'll be part of a dynamic team dedicated to helping people across the UK improve their financial wellbeing., The Test Engineer will report directly to our QA Lead. In this role, you will be responsible for: Supporting the overall Automated Testing process, maintaining the framework and supporting the other Test Engineers with their automated testing. You will also contribute to the Automated Regression packs with the tests you create. You will work directly with the Product Teams (Scrum Teams) to support their delivery, while also being part of the QA team and participating in our Community of Practice. At this role level, you will: * Identify and raise awareness of risks arising from the automation test results * Identify new and implement existing test frameworks to improve confidence in testing * Be proficient in a range of coding languages (you may be an expert in only one) * Support the wider team to help improve maturity and capability * Support the Automated Regression pack so that it remains relevant * Maintain the automation framework and pipelines to support rapid delivery * Support Test Engineers to deliver automated test sets that can be incorporated into the wider pack * Represent QA/Testing inside a Scrum Team, evaluating and owning appropriate tickets * Evaluate Backlog Items for testability and own any items marked for testing * Support stakeholders in matters of automated testing to increase understanding * Participate in Scrum Ceremonies and Artefacts * Report to QA Manager on progress and issues and escalate any issues that require it., To excel in this role, you will need to demonstrate: Functional testing: * Design and execute a wide range of testing techniques and communicate test results to both technical and non-technical stakeholders * Make decisions on the environment for testing, and can coach others * Identify defects, alert the business to them, and help to prioritise them based on defect severity Non-functional testing: * Design and execute a wide range of non-functional testing techniques * Communicate non-functional test results to both technical and non-technical stakeholders * Make decisions on running types of non-functional testing * Coach and mentor others * Identify defects, alert the business to them, and help to prioritise them based on defect severity Technical breadth * Demonstrate a good working knowledge of different tools and techniques, and can train others * Advise others on testing techniques and frameworks * Effectively research, plan and train others within the team Test analysis * Think creatively, ask the right questions and critically evaluate and communicate findings to a larger team * Lead investigative work into problems and opportunities in existing processes * Drive the collection of information and the creation of recommendations for improvements * Absorb large amounts of conflicting information and use it to determine solutions, Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete checks. Nationality requirements This job is broadly open to the following groups: * UK nationals * nationals of the Republic of Ireland * nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK * nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the * nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) * individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 * Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service ## Related Videos - [Watch Tests Go Brrrr! : Getting Started with Cypress in ReactJS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/282-watch-tests-go-brrrr-getting-started-with-cypress-in-reactjs) - [SMART Test Automation - the experience of legacy transformation](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100215-smart-test-automation-the-experience-of-legacy-transformation) - [The AI Agent Path to Prod: Building for Reliability](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1523-the-ai-agent-path-to-prod-building-for-reliability) - [Boost Productivity with AI: Figma & Playwright MCP Workflows - Aris Markogiannakis](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1768-boost-productivity-with-ai-figma-playwright-mcp-workflows-aris-markogiannakis) - [Are Classical Automation Frameworks Dead? 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