Senior Test Automation Engineer

4 weeks ago

Taunton, United Kingdom Reed Talent Solutions Full time

**Senior Test Automation Engineer
UK Hydrographic Office
£43,889-£46483
Remote
Full Time
Permanent
Job summary**
Our **Senior Test Automation Engineer** role offers the opportunity to shape testing at UKHO, it offers unrivalled learning and development opportunities in an expanding engineering team.
We offer a fully flexible working environment, adhering to **‘Work is what you do, not where you go’**. Our technology is second to none and the work that you will be involved in helps protect the world’s oceans and the safety of mariners and passengersat sea.
**Job description**
As our Senior Test Automation Engineer you will:

- Champion testing within a delivery team, they take the lead in ensuring that the testing (Manual and Automated), provide the best coverage and value for team.
- Work with other members of the testing profession within UKHO to collaborate on new testing methods and processes as well as collaborating on cross team projects.
- Adopt an automation first approach seeking to build high quality automated tests allied to manual testing where relevant.
- Work as part of a multi-disciplined team that includes software engineers, delivery manager and product owner.

Your day to day responsibilities will include:

- Writing Test Automation Code, including maintaining and implementing test frameworks
- Creating test strategies, plans and other testing documents for major/complex projects or changes to ensure appropriate test coverage, maximise defect detection prior to release and confirm customer requirements and expectations are met.
- Designing and writing relevant tests, both automated and manual to ensure that software both meets the requirements and does not cause any unintended issues.
- Taking an active role in software development events, such as daily scrums, sprint planning, refinement etc.

**Person specification**
You will have:

- A 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**:

- Practical experience of coding languages used for writing automated tests in **.Net**

**SC - non reserved**
This is a Ministry of Defence non-reserved post and although open to UK, British Commonwealth and European Economic Area nationals, successful applicants will require a security clearance (SC) and therefore need to have resided in the UK for a minimum of 12consecutive months within the last 5 years.
**Benefits**
Things you need to know
**Selection process details**
This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours and Technical skills.
**Important tip - please ensure that your CV includes how you meet the sift/shortlist criteria outlined below.**
**Sift/Shortlist Criteria**:
**Experience/ Technical Skills**:

- A 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
- Practical experience of coding languages used for writing automated tests in.Net

**Interview Criteria**:
You will be interviewed against the following essential criteria. The interviews will also comprise of a Technical test, please see the below criteria.
**Civil Service Behaviours**:

- Changing and Improving
- Communicating and Influencing
- Developing Self and Others

**Experience/ Technical Skills**:

- Has a comprehensive understanding of modern testing techniques and how these should be applied. **(This will include a scenario assessment)**:

- A comprehensive understanding of Test Automation, Functional testing, Non-Functional testing, and technical breadth

See here for further information:?Success Profiles - Civil Service Behaviours (publishing.service.gov.uk)
**Process:?**:

- Interview will be with a panel of no more than 3 people and will last approx.1 hour 30 mins and in this time will include a 60 minute test.

**Timeline**:

- Shortlisting date: W/C 6th February 2023
- Interviews will take place week commencing 13th February 2023

**Onboarding Checks**:
In the event you are offered a role with us, you will be required to go through Basic Personnel Security St...

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