Test Engineer - College of Policing - SEO
Government Digital & Data -
Applications for this role are restricted to existing employees of the College of Policing, the Civil Service and officers or staff of a UK police force or UK policing organisation.
About us:
We’re the professional body for the police service in England and Wales. We work with everyone in policing to set standards, to share knowledge and good practice and to support the development of police officers and staff. Our mission is to drive a consistent approach across policing where the public and the service expect it, to boost professionalism and to improve leadership at every level.
Although we're a small organisation, our work has a big reach. We are uniquely placed to work both with national policing organisations and local forces to support frontline officers, staff and volunteers in their day-to-day roles.
We offer a supportive and inclusive environment for people to thrive. Our extensive flexible-working policy, employee wellbeing support, family friendly policies, employers’ network for equality and inclusion membership (ENEI silver award winners), and status as a disability confident leader means everyone can bring their whole self to work.
Additional Information:
College staff are classed as Public Servants and we are not eligible to participate in the Civil Service transfer process, therefore while successful candidates can transfer in on their existing terms and conditions, any subsequent transfer out of the College to the Civil Service cannot be guaranteed on existing terms and conditions and new starter/modernised terms may apply.
Our vetting
If you are successful at interview you will be required to undertake pre-employment security checks. You will be sent a security questionnaire which must be accessed within 24 hours.
Please note, these checks can take up to 10 weeks. You will only be offered a start date after the checks have been completed. If the outcome of these checks is not satisfactory, your recommendation for employment will be withdrawn.
Job description
We look forward to reading your application for the role of Test Engineer.
The selected candidate will design, develop and execute test plans for complex digital products and solutions, ensuring functional and non-functional requirements are meeting defined quality assurance standards and best practices.
Person specification
Some of your responsibilities will include:
- Design and execution on all levels of functional and non-functional testing, including system, integration, regression, accessibility, UAT and scenario-based tests across digital products and assets.
- Lead, build and develop close collaborations with development team, creating shared understanding of code bases, and ensuring high levels of test and quality coverage at unit levels.
- Working in collaboration with various stakeholders and DDaT teams across different projects within the organisation and adapting accordingly. Active participation in project teams, providing planning input, design review and test support working to prioritise issues.
To be successful in this role you’ll need:
- Ability to work under pressure and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Extensive functional and non-functional testing experience within complex digital software development and delivery environments
- Experience working in an Agile software development methodology, or iterative development environment, with the ability to determine own priorities, estimation, and management of time within a given sprint cycle
Please see the attached job description which contains full details of the role.
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Forward thinking with up to the minute knowledge of new testing tools and technologies, being able to bring recommendations to quality assurance activities for the benefit of the College, its projects, and services.
- Ability to demonstrate strong written, verbal communication and presentation skills to team members and stakeholders.
- Ability to influence, negotiate and shape decisions based on strong understanding of the underlying principles and concepts of quality assurance activities.
- Flexibility, ability to plan and organise, be responsive, apply creativity and be a self-starter.
