Test Engineer - Department for Work & Pensions - SEO

Locations: Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Sheffield

Why this role?

Do you want your work to make a real difference to people’s lives?

At DWP Digital, we design and run services that support some of the most vulnerable citizens in the UK. As a Test Engineer, you’ll help ensure these services are reliable, secure, accessible and fit for purpose, for both frontline agents and claimants.

This is a role where quality really matters, and where good testing directly improves outcomes for millions of people.

What you’ll be working on

You’ll be part of a multi‑disciplinary agile delivery team, helping transform public services through modern digital delivery.

You’ll work closely with developers, product managers, delivery managers and other specialists to build and assure high‑quality digital services.

The culture is collaborative and inclusive, valuing teamwork over hierarchy and encouraging constructive challenge.

What you’ll be doing

As a Test Engineer, you will:

• Build automated test solutions that assure the quality of services and support their design
• Embed usability, accessibility, security, stability and performance into development from the start
• Take a risk‑based, context‑driven approach to testing
• Maintain and support CI/CD pipelines, running a full range of tests
• Maintain traceability of tests, risks, defects and outcomes
• Report progress clearly to stakeholders
• Challenge assumptions and existing processes to improve quality and delivery

Who this role is for

This role could be a great fit if you:

• Have strong experience as a Test Engineer
• Enjoy building automated tests for UI and/or APIs
• Understand the full testing lifecycle, from discovery to live
• Are confident working in Agile / DevOps environments
• Care about non‑functional testing such as performance, security and accessibility
• Like working collaboratively and improving how teams deliver quality

What you’ll be assessed on

Your application will focus on:

• Experience building and maintaining robust automated test frameworks
• Understanding the end‑to‑end testing lifecycle
• Agile ways of working, CI/CD and “shift‑left” testing
• Non‑functional testing knowledge
• Technical skills in Java or JavaScript, and software engineering practices

Interested?

This partner post gives you the overview.

Click through to the full Civil Service Jobs advert to view full details and apply.