Test Engineer - SEO - DWP

We’re looking for outstanding Test Engineers to design, build and maintain our flagship service, Universal Credit and our Working Age Benefits.

Universal Credit is one of the highest profile digital transformation programmes in the world, praised for its fast and flexible response to the Covid-19 pandemic and now in use by over 5 million claimants and 30,000 staff.

As a Test Engineer you will be part of a multi-functional agile delivery team and be an integral part of shaping and delivering automated test solutions that enable  Universal Credit Working Age Benefits to deliver quality services consistently that meet the needs of our agents and claimants. The successful candidate will be expected to collaborate with others, actively seek input from colleagues and value a multidisciplinary team over hierarchy.  

This role represents a unique opportunity to join the Universal Credit and Working Age team at DWP Digital, to be part of a team delivering real value to people that need help during the difficult times of their lives.  

Please note this role requires you to pass Security Check clearance. For further information, please see 'Selection process details'.

Job description

As a Test Engineer, you will: 

• Work alongside other engineers both within your team and the wider community to solve problems and enable consistent solutions and strategies.
• Build automation test solutions that help to assure the quality of our products, contribute towards their design, and look for ways to improve the value automation adds.
• Ensure that usability, accessibility, security, stability and capacity are embedded in the development of services.
• Take a risk based, context driven approach to agile testing assessing and understanding the risks to drive decisions.
• Be supporting Continuous Integration/Delivery pipelines to run a full range of tests against our products and assure our builds.
• Maintain traceability of testing, risks, defects, and report progress to appropriate stakeholders.
• Be willing to challenge assumptions and current processes to help us improve our quality and our products.

Person specification

When giving details in your CV you should highlight your experience in line with essential criteria below:

• Lead Criterion: Demonstrable skills in Java or JavaScript and software engineering practices and aptitude to learn more.*
• Experience building and maintaining comprehensive, robust, and reliable automated tests and frameworks against UI’s or API’s and understand the other.
• Experience of the testing lifecycle from understanding business needs from delivery to production. Including test generation, reporting and defect management.
• Adaptable team player who understands agile ways of working and shift left principles e.g. CI/CD.
• Knowledge of non-functional testing e.g. Performance, Security and Accessibility – including test types, test tools, and standards.

*An initial sift may be conducted using the lead criterion stated above. Candidates who pass the initial sift will progress to a full sift. 

If you would like to learn more about the role, please contact richard.hanley@dwp.gov.uk.