Test Engineer

As a Test Engineer, you’ll work closely with other engineers to create automated test solutions, support CI/CD pipelines and make sure our services are accessible, secure, stable and reliable.

• Lead criteria: Demonstrable skills in Java or JavaScript, and software engineering practices and aptitude to learn more.
• Experience building and maintaining comprehensive, robust and reliable automated tests and frameworks against UI’s or API’s and understand the other.
• Experience of the testing lifecycle from understanding business needs from delivery to production. Including test generation, reporting and defect management.
• Proven experience of being an adaptable team player who understands agile ways of working and shift left principles e.g. CI/CD.
• Knowledge and awareness of non-functional testing disciplines, e.g. Performance, Security and Accessibility testing, with practical experience of applying relevant testing approaches, tools and standards in any one of these areas.

Pay of up to £53,813 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance., 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 £13,000 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.

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.

With around £280 billion in payments every year and a third of all UK BACS traffic, the scale of DWP is extraordinary.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We’d love you to join us.