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# Test Engineer

- **Company:** DWP Digital
- **Location:** Sheffield, United Kingdom (Remote available)
- **Salary:** £45,255 - £54,718
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Automation of Tests, Software Bug Management, Continuous Integration, Performance Testing, Web Api
- **Published:** November 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.jobs.service.gov.uk/jobs/6af701b4efb020ed98770cf6/apply

## About the Role

* 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.

## Description

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.