Test Engineer

Test Engineer

Pay of £38,772 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We are looking for Test Engineers for our Identity & Trust Services team 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.

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.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

• Awareness of non-functional testing techniques e.g. Performance, Accessibility, Security.
• Ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Awareness of agile testing, reporting, defect management, delivery principles, and methodologies.
• Evidence of enthusiasm and ability to continuously learn new skills and develop expertise in test engineering.
• An understanding of maintaining and refining automated software tests using a programming language such as Java, JavaScript or Python. Demonstrable knowledge of common engineering practices, tools and coding practices.

You and your role

As an Associate Test Engineer, you'll spend your days working closely with other engineers to figure out how to make our services work better and more reliably. A lot of your time goes into creating and improving automated tests, essentially building tools that check our systems for problems so we can fix them early. You'll get involved in how these tests are designed and look for smart ways to make them add real value.

You'll work with the team to make sure the services we build are easy to use, accessible, secure and stable, and you'll learn how continuous integration and deployment fit into that. Part of the job is helping everyone make informed decisions by explaining risks clearly and keeping track of what's been tested, what still needs checking and what's been found along the way.

You'll also help create and manage the test data needed to run good quality tests. And throughout all of this, you'll keep building your own skills, learning new tools, new techniques and new ways to make testing even better.

Details. Wages. Perks.

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 £38,772

Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth over £11,000 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.

Process:

We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process is just two stages:

Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through.

Interview: a single stage interview online.

CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.