Test Engineer - Social Security Scotland - HEO
Government Digital & Data -
This post is a temporary Fixed Term Appointment for 12 months. Are you a skilled and experienced Test Engineer looking for a new challenge? Join our team and take the next step in your career. As a Test Engineer, you will be responsible for creating and executing test cases, as well as building, implementing, maintaining, and using test frameworks to enable end-to-end testing in multi-component environments.
DDaT Pay Supplement
This post is part of the Scottish Government Digital, Data and Technology (DDAT) profession and as a member of the profession you will join the professional development system.
This post currently attracts a £5,000 annual DDAT pay supplement, applicable after a 3 months competency qualifying period. The payment will be backdated to your start date in the role. Pay supplements are reviewed regularly and there is one currently underway. Changes will be communicated when the review is concluded.
Job description
- Review requirements, specifications, and technical design documents to create and improve test plans and test cases.
- Estimate, prioritise, plan, and coordinate testing activities.
- Design, develop, and execute automation scripts.
- Identify, record, document, and track bugs during the software development lifecycle, providing thorough regression testing when resolved.
- Develop and apply testing processes for new and existing products.
- Guide your own learning to keep knowledge on tools and strategies up to date and relevant.
- Influence the direction of the automation effort, and its scheduling and prioritisation.
- Mentor more junior members of staff on engineering projects.
- Present the output of projects to senior stakeholders.
- Produce clear and concise reports and documentation.
Person specification
Success Profiles
We use an assessment framework called ‘Success Profiles’ which lists the elements we test and provides detailed descriptions of each. Find out more about how we assess the Success Profile elements
Essential Experience
Broad experience of quality assurance testing, functional; non-functional., including experience of planning, designing, and executing a wide range of testing techniques.
Technical skills
This role is aligned to Test Engineer within the Digital, Data and Technology Profession.
These skills will be tested during the Technical Assessment if you are successful at sift stage. They will be not be assessed at application stage. Please review the following to understand the skill expectations: Test engineer - Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework
Behaviours
1. Communicating and influencing - Level 3
2. Making effective decisions - Level 3
3. Delivering at pace - Level 3
4. Changing and improving - Level 3
You can find out more about Success Profiles Behaviours here: Success Profiles - Civil Service Behaviours (publishing.service.gov.uk)
