c. 63,000 per annum

Bedford Based (occasional travel to London)

Hybrid Working

18-month FTC

As Senior Test Engineer, you will be responsible for owning the overall Automated Testing process, creating and maintaining the framework and supporting the Test Engineers with their automated testing, and maintaining the Automated Regression packs.

You will also work directly with the Product Teams (Scrum Teams) to support their delivery, acting as a Test Engineer within the team.

Here is an insight to Money and Pension Service:

At the heart of the Money and Pensions Service are our values - caring, connecting and transforming, which are the foundation of our success. They permeate every area of our work and define all our business relationships and the way we work with each other. We re not only looking for the best people to come and work for us, but we need people who align themselves to our values.

We care about our colleagues and people whose lives we are here to transform, we will transform lives through our ability to make positive connections, and we are committed to transforming lives and make a positive societal impact.

We help people - particularly those most in need - to improve their financial wellbeing and build a better, more confident future. Working collaboratively across the UK, we make sure customers can access high-quality money and pensions guidance and debt advice throughout their lives, however and whenever they need it.

In this role you will be responsible for the following;

• Own and maintain the Automated Regression pack so that it remains relevant
• Develop and maintain the automation framework and pipelines to support rapid delivery
• Support Test Engineers to deliver automated test sets that can be incorporated into the wider pack
• Represent QA/Testing inside a Scrum Team, evaluating and owning appropriate tickets
• Evaluate Backlog Items for testability and own any items marked for testing
• Support stakeholders in matters of automated testing to increase understanding
• Participate in Scrum Ceremonies and Artefacts
• Report to QA Manager on progress and issues and escalate any issues that require it.

Skills needed for this role:

Functional testing:

• Design and execute a wide range of testing techniques and communicate test results to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Make decisions on the environment for testing, and can coach others
• Identify defects, alert the business to them, and help to prioritise them based on defect severity

Non-functional testing:

• Design and execute a wide range of non-functional testing techniques
• Communicate non-functional test results to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Make decisions on running types of non-functional testing
• Coach and mentor others
• Identify defects, alert the business to them, and help to prioritise them based on defect severity

Technical breadth:

• Demonstrate a good working knowledge of different tools and techniques, and can train others
• Advise others on testing techniques and frameworks
• Effectively research, plan and train others within the team

Test analysis:

• Think creatively, ask the right questions and critically evaluate and communicate findings to a larger team
• Lead investigative work into problems and opportunities in existing processes
• Drive the collection of information and the creation of recommendations for improvements
• Absorb large amounts of conflicting information and use it to determine solutions

You will need to demonstrate the following skills and experience;

• Strong experience in Automation Testing Experience, with the ability to plan, design, script and execute tests
• Creation and maintenance of Automation Frameworks
• Creation and maintenance of Regression Library
• Ability to script Automation tests at a code level, including aspects such as data matrices and cross-browser functionality
• Experience working as part of a Scrum Team within Agile methodology
• Experience with automation test tools - Selenium, LoadRunner, TestComplete or UFT preferable
• Experience in React
• Strong capability on multiple languages - JavaScript primarily
• Ability to communicate with multiple levels of stakeholders, both technical and non-technical
• Testing Methodology certificate (ISTBA/ISEB, BCS, etc.) preferable.

Our inclusive working environment

By fostering our values, we are immensely proud of the inclusive working environment that we have created. The diversity of our people is a strength that we embrace and wish to build upon, so we are committed to attracting people of all backgrounds.

We work hard to ensure that we have a progressive approach to inclusion, equity and belonging. We really do want our colleagues to "bring their whole selves to work."

By way of brief example, we have an enviable ethnic diversity mix, equal gender balance with a zero mean gender pay gap and thriving colleague and ally networks, including LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, women s health, men's health, ethnicity, and diversity.

What Money and Pensions Service can offer you?

• Generous Annual Leave - 30 days plus Bank Holidays
• Pension scheme - contributions matched 2 to 1 (up to 10% of your salary)
• Interest-free loan to help you buy season tickets for buses and trains
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Subsidised eye test & flu jabs
• Life assurance scheme
• Give as you earn scheme
• Employee assistance programme (EAP)
• PAM Assist and PAM Life scheme (Wellbeing)

• Enhanced family and sick pay
• Paid volunteering (2 days a year)
• Recognition Scheme
• Discounts portal to numerous retailers

At MaPS, we take pride in our flexible approach to work. Most of our roles can operate on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 2 days in the office per week. Hybrid working is a voluntary, noncontractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business needs.