Test Engineer
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Job Description
Test Engineer
Full time / Part time
Salary: pa with potential for further progression to42439 pa with our pay progression scheme.
Location: Flexible
Contracted to our Wilmslow office however through hybrid working we offer flexible home and officebased working opportunities. There will be times when you will be expected to attend the office to collaborate with colleagues or travel due to business need.
Why work for the ICO
Pay progression scheme.
Hybrid and flexible working options.
25 days paid holiday per year plus privilege and public holidays.
Flexi leave (up to 24 additional days leave per year).
Pension (employer contribution around 28.9.
Online discount scheme to at major supermarkets retailers gyms restaurants insurance providers and many more.
Health Cash Plan.
Fantastic development opportunities to learn and progress.
Further details can be found on the benefits section of ourwebsite.
About us
The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) is the independent regulator of information rights. In a datadriven world we provide advice guidance and support to organisations enabling compliance with their obligations as well as protecting individuals and their personal data.
As an employer we are passionate about making a positive difference to the lives and careers of our people and we empower you to be curious impactful collaborative and respectful.
Job Description
As part of the Digital Data and Technology Services (DDaT) team you will be responsible for driving the testing activities within in a given project/product; ensuring that new and amended systems configurations packages or services together with any interfaces perform as specified (including security requirements) and ensure that the risks associated with deployment are adequately understood and documented. Testing includes the process of engineering using and maintaining testware to measure and improve the quality of the software being tested.
You will review requirements and specifications and define test conditions. To design test cases and test scripts and support data mapping back to predetermined acceptance criteria recording and reporting on outcomes. Analyse and report test activities and results. Interpret execute and record test cases in accordance with test plans. Identify and report issues and risks within related product.
To develop an understanding of the role of testing within product/service development as a tool for design improvement as well as a validation process.
Key Responsibilities
- Reviewing requirements and specifications and defining test conditions
- Designing and executing test plans and carry out exploratory testing as part of a broader riskbased approach.
- Collaborating with product teams and application support to write automated tests across different levels and review release scripts across environments
- Designing and identifying new test techniques and tools to write test cases test scripts and supporting data mapping back to predetermined acceptance criteria recording and reporting outcomes.
- Writing and executing functional and nonfunctional tests at each level; debugging and refactor the test code in accordance with project test plans.
- Designs test environment setups and configuration and recruiting and training test subjects
- Identifying analysing and reporting on test activities issues and risks associated with a related project/product.
- Identify and raise defects with the team as part of product responsibilities
- Support other test engineers and product teams to identify test scenarios to be automated
- Responsibility for identifying raising and managing defects within a given project/product/service and/ or as part of product responsibilities
- Taking a business and operational view when analysing the system under test in so doing identifying gaps not just in software but in processes too
- Responsible for evaluating business artefacts and supporting system integration testing
- Prime responsibility in the acceptance activity within a development phase of given project/product/service.
- Providing reports on progress anomalies risks and issues associated with the overall project.
- Knowledge of the WCAG 2.2 standards and how to test against them to spot problems and opportunities that ensure all our digital services work for all users
Essential criteria assessed at application stage
- Experience relevant to the role requirements as described in the role responsibilities and person specification and accumulated through any combination of academic or vocational qualifications or experience.
- ITIL qualification
- Knowledge of Agile Scrum
- Proven experience of working with Agile and Waterfall methodologies and working within an agile framework
- Proven experience of full stack testing and being involved from the beginning of a project in a test engineering capacity
- Understanding and working knowledge of the role of defect management.
Essential criteria assessed at interview stage
- Able to design and execute test cases using standard testing techniques. Able to come up with different business scenarios for a feature working with others in the team.
- Able to identify simple patterns and trends. Investigates problems and opportunities in existing processes and contributes to recommending solutions to these.
- Aware of nonfunctional testing techniques. Able to execute nonfunctional test scenarios and raise defects. Understands a range of standard nonfunctional testing techniques.
- Working knowledge of Government Digital Service Design Standards
- Experience of Test Case Creation Functional Testing and NonFunctional Testing
- Experience of User test software and methodology and able to write user scripts
- Experience of change management
Equality diversity and inclusion
The ICO is committed to promoting and enhancing equality diversity and inclusion. We are focused on developing a workforce that is representative of the communities we serve and together we are building an inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real are championing this through ourEquality Diversity and Inclusion Boardtogether with a number of staff networks. Read more about our commitment on our website.
If you have a disability or impairment and have difficulty using our online application system please email the HR team atwho can arrange for you to submit an application via an alternative method.
Closing Date
Please submit yourCV by23:59 on Monday 21st April 2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy before this date should we receive sufficient applications. Please apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.
Employment Type
Full-Time
