Senior Test Engineer
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Job Title: Senior Test Engineer
Band: 4
Salary: 46293-51439 (plus allowance up to 6000 per annum depending on technical assessment)
Location:Liverpool/Newport/Birmingham
Terms:Permanent
Hours: Full time/compressed
Positions: 2
Closing Date: 02/07/2025
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Do you want to be part of a forward thinking Digital team
Would you like to work on diverse projects that will provide opportunities to expand Agile Devops and Automation experience
Would you like to be part of our digital transformation journey
Job Summary
We are looking for a dynamic self motivated candidate who can work independently. The Senior Test Engineer is accountable for identifying the functional and non-functional testing requirements. They will develop reusable automation frameworks that support a range of testing activities; they will perform both automated and manual testing and undertake risk and issue reporting.
The Senior Test Engineer will contribute to the wider organisational quality testing strategy and the implementation of new testing tools and technologies.
This role aligns against Senior Test Engineer from the Government Digital and Data Framework
Directorate Overview
The Digital & Data Services (DDS) directorate is at the heart of CCSs digital transformation journey responsible for delivering modern efficient and user-centred digital services that support over 30bn of public sector procurement annually. Were building a world-class digital capability that will revolutionise how the public sector buys common goods and services.
Team Summary
This post sits within the Delivery Capabilities & Standards Domain working alongside cross-functional teams adopting an agile and user-centric approach.
The Delivery team is responsible for the development testing and delivery of a variety of digital solutions for CCS. We may build solutions in-house through our delivery partners or implement off-the-shelf solutions.
We are responsible for setting the standards for development testing and delivery in CCS.
Key Responsibilities:
collaborate with stakeholders to identify functional and non-functional quality characteristics for testing
identify the most appropriate quality testing approaches and test types to ensure comprehensive coverage; functional regression integration security usability and non-functional
manage stakeholder requirements and communications remaining focused on user needs
contribute escalate and advise on the resolution of defects and risks managing stakeholder expectations
work collaboratively within Agile Scrum delivery teams contributing to Sprint ceremonies and the creation of robust and comprehensive test coverage
contribute to the wider organisational quality testing strategy
develop standardise and extend reusable automation frameworks that support a range of testing activities
contribute to the implementation of new testing tools and technologies
maintain and adapt CI/CD pipelines
Essential Criteria (to be assessed at application stage):
Demonstrable experience as a Test Engineer across a number of programmes including all test stages and test types
Strong communication stakeholder & people management skills with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences
Demonstrable experience of creating and managing automated testing frameworks utilising continuous integration/deployment pipeline environments using tools such as JenkinsGithubAWS Browserstack
Use of Object Oriented Programming such as Java or Ruby to create and execute automated tests and automation tools such as Selenium WebDriver Cucumber BDD Junit/TestNG Maven Playwright
Experience testing the integration of micro services and APIs using tools such as Postman REST Assured
Desirable criteria:
Experience of conducting and enabling non-functional testing such as Performance Security and Accessibility; including test types test tools and standards
In the event of a high number of quality applications desirable will be used as a second sift
Success profiles (To be assessed at interview stage):
Behaviours:
Changing and Improving
Delivering at Pace
Communicating and Influencing
Making Effective Decisions
They will also be assessed against technical skills and experience as specified within the DDaT framework for this role as follows:
Data Analysis
Complex Problem resolution
Maximise use of Technical tools and software
(A link to the Civil Service Success Profiles Framework is provided below)
What we will offer you here are some of the benefits you can expect:
Competitive salary
Generous pension scheme
A discretionary non-contractual performance related bonus
Working remotely in addition to working in advertised office location
Flexi time scheme (available for B1-B6)
Minimum 25 days annual leave to a maximum service related 30 days excluding bank
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Want to make a difference Find out more about the rewarding work that we do in our candidate pack
At CCS we actively support promote and celebrate our differences for the benefit of our employees suppliers and customers. CCS is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. CCS believes that diversity and inclusion is critical to our success and we seek to recruit develop and retain the most talented people.
We want to make our recruitment process accessible to everyone so if there is any way that we can support you please contact
Working flexibly delivering outcomes
CCS is a flexible business with a smarter working model where our colleagues benefit from a mix of home and office working. Successful candidates are expected to work from one of the office locations listed. Our current office attendance approach requires a minimum of 26 days per quarter (approx 2 days per week which may be subject to change) in CCS office locations or off site meetings with suppliers customers partners networking / industry events. This is pro rata for those who work part time. Our smarter working principles mean that our people have the advantage of both office and offsite based collaboration and learning as well as working from home. This way of working allows us to honour our commitment to being a responsible business offer flexibility and better work life balance as well as ensuring we deliver our business with confidence and in accordance with our CCS values.
Selection Process
Candidates who are successful at sift will be contacted as soon as possible following the closing date and advised of the interview process in more detail. The sift and interview times and dates to be confirmed. (Subject to change)
To find out more about our recruitment process please click here
Please note: Applicants can make use of artificial intelligence but the information presented at application must be factual.
A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months which the Civil Service may use to fill future suitably similar vacancies across government for candidates who are considered appointable following interview. Should you be placed on a reserve list and want to be removed please contact
Complaints procedure:
Our recruitment processes are underpinned by the principle of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners Recruitment Principles details of which can be found at
If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint you should contact in the first instance.
If you remain unsatisfied with the response you receive you can then contact the Civil Service Commission at
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The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
Complaints Procedure
Our recruitment processes are underpinned by the principle of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commissions Recruitment Principles details of which can be found at you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint you should contact in the first instance.
If you remain unsatisfied with the response you receive you can then contact the Civil Service Commission at
Internal candidates should apply using their Workday account. Please use the careers hub for your application.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
