Job summary
Job title - Senior Test Engineer
Profession- Development & Operations
Directorate - Technology
Full Time equivalent - 37.5 hours
No of Roles - 1
Contract Type - Permanent
Location - Home Working or Office Based
UKHSA offers hybrid working or home working for its employees - this means that whilst the role will be based in one of our UKHSA offices, there will be opportunities for an element of working from home. The balance between home and workplace working is to be agreed with the line manager, determined primarily by business need and in line with departmental policy. Some business travel will be required to other UKHSA offices.Please be aware that this role can only be worked from within the UK and not overseas. Relocation expenses are not available
Working Pattern - Full Time /Hybrid Working/ Flexible Working
Grade & Salary - Grade SEO. National banding £37,056 - £42,481. Inner London - £40,876 - £45,998. Outer London - £38,967- £44,240
This role comes with a Market Pay Supplement of up to £5,000
The internal roles rules apply to existing Civil Servants, i.e. level transfers move on current salary or the pay range minimum, transfers on promotion move to new pay range minimum or receive 10% increase. Either case is determined by whichever is the highest.
Main duties of the job
This is a hands-on testing role in which you will work with developers to test and deploy new products as well as developing and enhancing UKHSA's existing products and apps. As Senior Test Engineer you will be a member of a team responsible for delivery of the functional aspects of E2E Integration and Acceptance level testing activities within the UKHSA.
You will use the Scrum agile delivery methodology and deliver software in short iterations with frequent releases without compromising code quality, liaising with key internal and external stakeholders and providing technical direction on full-stack software development best practices.
As a Senior Test Engineer you will have:
- Comprehensive understanding of modern testing techniques and how these should be applied.
- A comprehensive understanding of test automation, functional testing, non-functional testing and technical breadth.
- Broad range of experience in creation of automated tests across a variety of languages and stacks.
- Ability to communicate with colleagues with varying levels of technical knowledge.
About us
The UKHSA Development and Operations team leads the digital transformation of UKHSA to make it a more data driven, customer focused, digital organisation. We do this by delivering services which meet and maintain the Government Digital Service (GDS)
Developers and Software Test Engineers at UKHSA work collaboratively with stakeholders such as Data Scientists and Public Health officials to deliver software which helps to drive forward the mission of the agency. We employ modern best practices to deliver projects quickly, safely, and cost-effectively.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- . Work within an Agile delivery team, using Agile testing practices to support the refinement of work items and project planning.
- Take a business and operational view when analysing the system or data product under test, in so doing identifying gaps in software, data, and processes too.
- Be responsible for evaluating business artefacts, developing necessary test data, and supporting system integration testing.
- Play a supporting role in the acceptance activity within a development phase and defining business rules to measure quality assurance.
- Identify and raise defects or data quality issues with the team, as part of product responsibilities.
- Support product managers and software developers to identify test scenarios and data quality checks that ensure appropriate test coverage.
- Support the rest of the delivery teams with testing and data quality, educate stakeholders and work with delivery teams to define quality.
The post holder will develop working relationships and communicate regularly with a wide range of individuals, clinical and non-clinical, internal and external to UKHSA. This will include:
Internal
- Digital team
- ICT department
- Product owners across UKHSA
- Users within UKHSA including key business sponsors
External
- Software suppliers and design agency representatives
- Representatives of other bodies with NHS and Department of Health
- Government Digital Service
We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.
UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.
Essential criteria
- Extensive QA / Test knowledge and experience, preferably including performance testing and/or test management
- Developing successful relationships with stakeholders, prioritising and handling business issues, expectations and requirements
- Work with multiple project and testing teams, providing technical direction and support to define effective test approaches and plans.
- Managing conflicting demands and driving forward test process improvements in line with business strategies
- Good knowledge of risk management, defect management, task planning and measuring and reporting performance against key metrics
- Strong communication skills promoting cross team collaboration.
Selection Process
You will be required to complete an application form. This will be assessed and sifted in line with the essential criteria.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours and Experience
Stage 1: Application & Sift
As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide a Statement of Suitability in no more than 750 words providing examples of how you meet the essential criteria. It should also detail what you and your experience can bring to the role. We suggest using the STAR (situation, task, action, result) method to demonstrate real-life examples for the specified essential criteria. Please note, only information provided within the stated word count will be considered.
If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview
Stage 2: Panel Interview
This role is a two stage interview process. The first stage will consist of a technical test if successful the second interview will test the following behaviours:
- Changing and Improving
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
Reserve List:
Candidates who pass the interview criteria but are not offered a post will be kept on a reserve list for 12 months and may be contacted if similar roles become available.
If you are interviewed for the post and do not meet the required threshold for the specified grade, your application may be assessed against a similar, lower grade role and you may be offered the post should one be available.
DBS - People working with government systems must complete Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks which includes a disclosure and barring security check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed for this role is BPSS however there may be a requirement for this role to be SC cleared and you should familiarise yourself with the criteria of security clearance.
This role is Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants. Appointments to roles within UKHSA will be made in accordance with the Civil Service nationality rules. These can be found athttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rulesThis job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- Nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- Nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- Nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of theEuropean Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- Relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- Relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- Certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Government baseline personnel security standard
Its important to note that there are currently exceptions to applications being considered if your conviction relates to any of the following:
- life sentences
- arson
- sexual offences
- hate and terror offences
Some departments will also consider the specific offence against the nature of the business, i.e., a conviction for fraud may rule you out for a finance role
Contact Details Sophie.Rigney@reed.com
Job description
Job responsibilities
- . Work within an Agile delivery team, using Agile testing practices to support the refinement of work items and project planning.
- Take a business and operational view when analysing the system or data product under test, in so doing identifying gaps in software, data, and processes too.
- Be responsible for evaluating business artefacts, developing necessary test data, and supporting system integration testing.
- Play a supporting role in the acceptance activity within a development phase and defining business rules to measure quality assurance.
- Identify and raise defects or data quality issues with the team, as part of product responsibilities.
- Support product managers and software developers to identify test scenarios and data quality checks that ensure appropriate test coverage.
- Support the rest of the delivery teams with testing and data quality, educate stakeholders and work with delivery teams to define quality.
The post holder will develop working relationships and communicate regularly with a wide range of individuals, clinical and non-clinical, internal and external to UKHSA. This will include:
Internal
- Digital team
- ICT department
- Product owners across UKHSA
- Users within UKHSA including key business sponsors
External
- Software suppliers and design agency representatives
- Representatives of other bodies with NHS and Department of Health
- Government Digital Service
We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.
UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.
Essential criteria
- Extensive QA / Test knowledge and experience, preferably including performance testing and/or test management
- Developing successful relationships with stakeholders, prioritising and handling business issues, expectations and requirements
- Work with multiple project and testing teams, providing technical direction and support to define effective test approaches and plans.
- Managing conflicting demands and driving forward test process improvements in line with business strategies
- Good knowledge of risk management, defect management, task planning and measuring and reporting performance against key metrics
- Strong communication skills promoting cross team collaboration.
Selection Process
You will be required to complete an application form. This will be assessed and sifted in line with the essential criteria.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours and Experience
Stage 1: Application & Sift
As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide a Statement of Suitability in no more than 750 words providing examples of how you meet the essential criteria. It should also detail what you and your experience can bring to the role. We suggest using the STAR (situation, task, action, result) method to demonstrate real-life examples for the specified essential criteria. Please note, only information provided within the stated word count will be considered.
If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview
Stage 2: Panel Interview
This role is a two stage interview process. The first stage will consist of a technical test if successful the second interview will test the following behaviours:
- Changing and Improving
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
Reserve List:
Candidates who pass the interview criteria but are not offered a post will be kept on a reserve list for 12 months and may be contacted if similar roles become available.
If you are interviewed for the post and do not meet the required threshold for the specified grade, your application may be assessed against a similar, lower grade role and you may be offered the post should one be available.
DBS - People working with government systems must complete Basic Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks which includes a disclosure and barring security check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed for this role is BPSS however there may be a requirement for this role to be SC cleared and you should familiarise yourself with the criteria of security clearance.
This role is Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants. Appointments to roles within UKHSA will be made in accordance with the Civil Service nationality rules. These can be found athttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rulesThis job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- Nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- Nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- Nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of theEuropean Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- Relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- Relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- Certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Government baseline personnel security standard
Its important to note that there are currently exceptions to applications being considered if your conviction relates to any of the following:
- life sentences
- arson
- sexual offences
- hate and terror offences
Some departments will also consider the specific offence against the nature of the business, i.e., a conviction for fraud may rule you out for a finance role
Contact Details Sophie.Rigney@reed.com
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- oExtensive QA / Test knowledge and experience, preferably including performance testing and/or test management
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- oExtensive QA / Test knowledge and experience, preferably including performance testing and/or test management
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
