Test Engineer BPDTS Ltd
Sheffield
Reference
59.20
Number of vacancies
2
Location
Sheffield
Salary
up to £44,853
Work hours
37.5
Employment type
Permanent
Job benefits
Our flexible benefits package includes employer pension contributions of up to 10%, a performance related annual bonus, and lots more.
Closing date
6 September 2020
Job description
BPDTS. Digital People.
We are looking for great Test Engineers to join our Sheffield team. If you have expertise in a range of testing disciplines, including automation, functional, performance, security, and accessibility, then we want to hear from you.
In BPDTS our people are our biggest asset. We harness and develop their expertise so we can design, build and run secure and intuitive digital services used by 20 million UK citizens, often during critical times in their lives. In these extraordinary times, our work has never been more important.
We have some great and unique problems to solve and as we deliver into the largest government department everything’s scaled up; tech, tooling, challenges and opportunities. A good idea is a good idea so we’ll be looking for you to bring to the table your ideas informed through experience and talent.
Our Project. Your mission.
Our agile multi-disciplinary teams are already transforming services for users. Part of our challenge is to digitise and create great customer journeys and user interface. You will be working in system integration where new digital front ends connect to legacy systems.
We’re building a talented, knowledgeable and flexible team of test experts who can work across front end web, APIs, UI testing, back end integration testing and lots more. The right test methodology for the right situation.
In the BPDTS Testing Practice we are developing our capability through the use of automation, agile principles, and modern tools and technologies to deliver the best quality services. And we’re committed to helping our testers be at their very best, whether that means formal training, coaching or just working alongside experts from across the Test, Engineering and Digital communities.
You can watch Stuart Taylor our Engineering Practice Lead talk more about the Engineering community @ BPDTS here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rluPdoDscE&feature=youtu.be
What skills, knowledge and experience are we looking for?
- Experience of working in a complex, multi-disciplinary environment, delivering products within specific time-scales and engaging with multiple senior Stakeholders.
- Proven ability to test interfaces between systems.
- Able to identify test process optimisation opportunities and contribute to process optimisation.
- Experience of utilising and implementing Test Engineering best practises and tools including HPW UFT 12.5+, Selenium v2.53.1+, Jenkins v2.11+.
- Experience of Continuous Integration – Methodology and tools (i.e. GIT) Familiar with Agile Delivery Methodologies.
- Aware of performance and security test tools like LoadRunner, JMeter and Burp Suite Pro.
- It’s also helpful if you have experience of collaboration tools like Jira and Slack, if you have experience of Behaviour Driven Development and experience of testing within a microservice architecture environment
READY TO APPLY
It’s super quick and easy; send an updated CV clearly aligning with as much of what we are looking for (skills wise) as possible. Don’t assume anything is implied, state it.
If shortlisted you’ll be sent a test to complete. This is a technical test with a real business problem to solve so just assume the role of a technically and commercially astute Test Engineer and solve the problem. Get it done and hopefully you’ll have fun along the way!
There are good testers, what we are looking for are great testers with a certain mind-set and attitude to technical and commercial delivery. We’ll also support your ambitions with a clear and defined career pathway within BPDTS and other civil service departments.
Hit APPLY for more information and to continue your application on our careers page. There you will also find candidate pack with more information, which you can download by clicking the ‘Candidate Information Pack’ button.
Where will you work?
BPDTS Ltd provides dedicated services to the Department for Work and Pensions. Our digital, data and technology specialists work closely with experts in DWP Digital’s community to make digital services quicker, simpler and more efficient for the millions of people that use them.
You’ll join us in our brilliant digital hub on Sheffield. Find out more about working in our Sheffield here: https://careers.dwp.gov.uk/our-locations/sheffield
We also all have the tech and tools we need to enable our people to work flexibly, and many of us are working remotely at the moment due to COVID-19.
We are an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications regardless of age, gender, race or sexuality.
What is our offer?
- We’ll reward you with a very competitive salary of up to £44,853
- You will be eligible for an Aviva Master Trust pension with employer contributions of up to 10%
- We can offer you a performance-related annual bonus and in-year reward ad recognition
- We’ll help you balance your life and work with flexible working and family friendly policies
- We’ll give you a generous leave allowance starting and 25 days and rising to 30, with the option to buy and sell extra days each year.
- We’ll help you work as you learn with access to coaching, training, structured development and career progression opportunities, as part of a dedicated community of practice.
We also offer much more as part of a flexible benefits package – including a cycle to work scheme, employee discounts, income protection, life assurance and lots more – which can be tailored to your lifestyle.
If you have any questions or you want to discuss this opportunity please contact me via Mimi.Enefiok@dwp.gov.uk