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Defence Business Services (DBS) Junior Test Engineer - MoD - EO

Government Digital & Data -

Full-time (Permanent)
£29,580
Published on
17 April 2025
Deadline
5 May 2025

Defence Business Services (DBS) is one of the largest shared service organisations in Europe that provides a wide range of corporate services, to over 1.2 million end users, including serving and past military and families, as well as MoD civil servants and industry. DBS delivers large scale administration and smaller specialist services to enable the wider MOD to focus on its core aims, maintaining the UK’s Defence and Security. Services include Human Resources, Pay, Veterans, Finance and Procurement.

  • Our Vision - To support UK defence customers with outstanding service every time.
  • Our Mission – Together we will proudly support Defence, continuously improving and delivering flexible, timely, sustainable and value for money services that underpin the whole force and enhance operational capability. 

DBS is committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues. We are building an inclusive culture and respectful environment that reflects the diversity of the society. 

We want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for us through opportunities to develop your skills and experience. We also offer a range of flexible working patterns and support to make a fulfilling career accessible to you and offer a Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%. Where your role permits, we support a blended working approach alternatively known as hybrid working.

Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working.  This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments.  Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). Defence Business Services cannot respond to any questions about working arrangements.

DBS has recently undertaken a review of its operational locations in the North West and have consolidated all activities in Norcross, Blackpool.  A further move, to a new Government Hub at Talbot Gateway in Blackpool, is scheduled to take place in 2026.

Come and join the DBS community today!

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Job description

Role Specific Responsibilities:

  • Use the appropriate testing tools and techniques for testing across the unit, system, integration and functional acceptance phases
  • Conform to agreed process standards and MOD specific regulations for all testing
  • Provide assistance with the overall preparations for evaluations and in the operation of the test environment
  • Design test cases and test scripts ensuring that these are subsequently mapped back to pre-determined criteria, recording and reporting outcomes
  • Produce test scripts, materials and regression test packs to test new and amended software or services, using agreed methods and standards
  • Execute and record test cases in line with project plans and highlight any key issues or risks observed to the Test Manager
  • Execute review cycles including informal review, formal review, testing sign-off and quality assurance review
  • Manage the test environment and the test data. Communicate any defects to the Test manager in order to manage these effectively
  • Create traceability records, ensuring that test cases can be mapped back to pre-defined requirements
  • Update the test register that records both initial requirements and testing results in order for changes to be made where necessary
  • Following your analysis, provide input into testing conclusions as to whether or not the new design or solution meets quality and performance requirements
  • Capture all required testing metrics, generate relevant reports and communicate these in an accurate and timely manner
  • Assist the Testing Manager with queries relating to test planning, processes and execution
  • Ensure security policies and procedures are in place during testing of applications and systems to ensure that the necessary controls are incorporated

Person specification

Ability and experience to support the test manager in testing whether new technical solutions or technical fixes meet the agreed quality, performance, architectural and functional requirements.

  • Experience with Oracle E Business Suite
  • Good analytical and reporting skills
  • Good awareness of commercial impacts

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Leadership
  • Changing and Improving
  • Working Together
  • Delivering at Pace

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

  • Leadership
  • Changing and Improving

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