QA Tester Department for Work & Pensions
Manchester
Reference
1632747
Number of vacancies
4
Location
Manchester
Salary
Up to £32,844
Work hours
37
Employment type
Permanent
Job benefits
A brilliant Civil Service pension with employer contributions circa 20%, generous annual leave, flexible working, great work life balance and lots more.
Closing date
5 June 2019
Job description
If you’re creative with a passion for learning new things, want to be empowered to make decisions and challenge the norm, and want to bring your ideas to a MASSIVE digital challenge then you’ll love it here. And we’d love to hear from you.
We’re building a brand new team of QA Testers to join DWP’s Digital Workplace project and become a key part of one of the UK’s biggest and most high-profile digital transformation programmes, a once-in-a-generation tech-driven reform of government products and services.
What is Digital Workplace?
It’s big. Over the last two years diverse DWP Digital teams have established Digital Workplace, an agile and multi-disciplinary service that supports over 84,000 employees, using more than 150 distributed cloud applications and operating out of more than 800 UK sites. And we’re powering an even bigger digital transformation with a portfolio of digital products and services used by more than 20 million people across the UK.
It’s evolving. So far we’ve moved all of our systems to hybrid hosting, removing the constraints of previous large outsourced IT contracts, modernising our legacy infrastructure and stabilising service performance.
We are improving communication and collaboration, with a mixture of new hardware including mini-PCs, Surface Pro laptops and a growing mobile phone network. By upgrading our software with the latest versions of Office 365, Skype for Business and our rebooted staff intranet we’re making sure our people have the right tools and the latest professional digital skills. And we’ll keep evolving to meet the needs of our teams.
It’s really important we get it right. DWP deliver world-class digital solutions which touch the lives of millions of people, including our friends, neighbours and some of the most vulnerable people in our society. We’re creating a better working environment and experience for the people behind those solutions to ensure they stay equipped, motivated, informed and engaged.
You and your role
As a QA Tester, you will be responsible for the testing of applications which support DWP services and collaborate with delivery teams to determine the testability of functional and non-functional requirements.
You will identify and implement all test tooling, test environments and test data required for all phases of testing. You will also identify opportunities for test automation. You will implement a shift left approach to define processes that reduce or eliminate defects as early in the process as possible.
What are we looking for?
- Experienced at reviewing test practices and implement improvements.
- You can identify and drive resolution of defects or issues preventing delivery of Testing activities.
- You can develop and maintain reusable test collateral and services.
- Knowledge of the latest Testing tools and where it would be beneficial to apply them.
- A thorough understanding of Agile and Waterfall delivery principles, methodology and tools.
- You are adaptable, resilient with the vision to see outside of the process.
- Leadership – Contribute to community discussions around the latest technology trends, tools and best practices within Testing.
- Communication – you can communicate effectively with other teams, identify simple patterns and trends, and investigate existing processes and recommend improvements.
Where will you work?
DWP Digital is a community of digital professionals within the UK’s largest government department. Our digital services are delivered from 6 modern hubs in Blackpool, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield.
You’ll join the Digital Workplace team in Manchester. In our brilliant new Manchester hub we have the best of the city on our doorstep, with loads of great places nearby to meet, eat or to soak up a bit of culture. We have brilliant views over St Peter’s Square, looking out over Central Library and the Town Hall. We’re really handy for the train and the tram, and we have a basement level lock up (with showers) for your bike.
In DW we believe in giving you a working experience that meets your needs and expectations and that means a focus on work-life balance, flexible hours, team-based working and the ability to work from multiple locations.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications regardless of age, disability, gender, race or sexuality.
Our Offer
In return for your skills we offer competitive salary up to £46,004, a brilliant civil service pension, and a generous leave package. We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:
- Flexible working
- Family friendly policies
- Volunteering and charitable giving
- Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
- Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket
- Sports and social activities
- Learning and development, including coaching, mentoring
CLICK APPLY for further information and to start an application on Civil Service Jobs.
If you have any questions of you want to discuss the role before you apply get in touch with me via vanburn.kirwan@dwp.gov.uk