Test Engineer - DVSA - HEO
Government Digital & Data -
The Test Engineer will play a critical leadership and technical role in the testing strategy and processes of large-scale DVSA digital services.
Working within a delivery focused Agile environment, and in collaboration with members of multidisciplinary Agile teams, you will play a key role in designing and implementing testing processes and strategies for a range of DVSA digital services. You will be responsible for the delivery of discrete, cost-effective test procedures to support the delivery of major initiatives.
You will share knowledge with wider teams, providing support where necessary. You will have a solid understanding of testing methodologies, both manual and automated, and knowledge of scripting languages and tools to support testing procedures.
Job description
You will ensure that DVSA-developed digital services function properly, meet defined business needs and operate in accordance with government and industry quality standards. You will work with development teams to identify and capture test cases, set up test environments and design and execute test plans for a range of DVSA digital projects and products.
You will:
- Work closely with Senior test engineer, developers, product owners and wider scrum teams to develop a strong understanding of projects and testing objectives.
- Design and create test conditions and scripts to address business and technical use cases.
- Create, maintain, and execute automation packs and analyse automation test results.
- Troubleshoot issues to enable root cause identification and resolution.
- Document, track, and escalate application defects as appropriate.
For further information, please see the attached Role Profile.
Person specification
About you:
The post holder will be able to demonstrate the following knowledge, skills and experience:
- Understanding and / or experience of testing within a software delivery team.
- Excellent analytical skills.
- Knowledge of automated testing tools and processes such as BDD, Cucumber and frameworks such as playwright.
- Proven experience of working within project teams, ideally in an Agile environment.
- Ability to communicate technical subjects simply and clearly in conversation, documentation, and presentations with a range of stake holders.
There may be an element of travel associated with this role to other DVSA offices, with some infrequent overnight stays.
Additional Information
This role can be based in Bristol, Swansea, Leeds, Nottingham, Newcastle, Oldham or Birmingham. Your presence at one of these locations will form part of the working arrangements agreed with you. We operate a hybrid working model giving you greater flexibility about where and when you work. Our expectation is that you will spend a minimum 60% of your time at your base location. Visits to other DVSA sites or work locations count towards this.
If you have questions regarding how hybrid working is practiced within the business area, or any reasonable adjustments or flexible working arrangements you may currently have or need in place if successful in your application, please contact the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details).
Please take note that DVSA does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker Licence sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship.
Should a large number of applications be received, we may invite a shortlist of the highest performing candidates to interview. This means that some applications that meets the required standard could be placed ‘on hold’ after the sift and invited to interview if the vacant position(s) remain unfilled. You will be notified if your application is being put ‘on hold’ once the sift has been completed.
About Us
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) helps keep Britain moving, safely and sustainably.
We do this by helping people through a lifetime of safe and sustainable journeys, helping them keep their vehicles safe to drive, and protecting them from unsafe drivers and vehicles.
We’re working hard to:
- Make roads safer.
- Improve services for our customers.
- Make road transport greener and healthier.
- Harness the potential of technology and data.
- Grow and level up the economy.
To find out more about how we champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace and making DVSA a great place to work visit our Careers website.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Delivering at Pace
- Working Together
- Changing and Improving
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
