Functional/Automation Test Engineer
Location: Cheltenham/Gloucester – on site 5 days per week.
DXC Technology has an opening for a Test Engineer to work within multiple teams, requiring high organization, excellent problem‑solving skills, and attention to detail. The role includes executing functional tests and authoring necessary revisions to test materials.
Role Responsibilities
* Contribute to test planning, scheduling, and managing test resources; lead formal test execution phases on larger projects.
* Define test cases and create integration and system test scripts and configuration test questionnaires from functional requirement documents.
* Maintain defect reports and update reports following regression testing.
* Adhere to and advocate the use of an established quality methodology and elevate issues as appropriate.
* Understand the functional design of software products/suites being tested and their underlying technologies to facilitate authoring testware, diagnosing system issues, and ensuring that tests accurately address required business functionality.
* Apply basic industry and functional area knowledge related to the software product being tested and applicable regulatory statutes to determine whether system components meet business specifications.
* Develop specified testing deliverables over the lifecycle of the project.
What You Will Bring To The Team
* Excellent organization and time management skills.
* Effective analytical, planning, and problem‑solving skills.
* Good personal computer and business solutions software skills.
* Great communication and presentation skills with peers and the client.
* Ability to write lengthy procedural, step‑based narrative test materials including the necessary testbed set‑up steps.
* Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
Desirable Skills And Technologies
* Knowledge of varied operating environments: Windows, Red Hat, Linux.
* Exposure to cloud and virtualization technologies: AWS, Azure, VMware.
* Experience working with configuration management, defect tracking, query tools, software productivity tools, and templates used to create test scripts and trace matrices.
* Experience working with software product testing and applicable regulatory statutes.
* Experience with Oracle, SQL/PL‑SQL, MongoDB, or other relevant programs.
What We Will Do For You
* Competitive compensation.
* Pension scheme.
* DXC Select – comprehensive benefits package (private health/medical insurance, childcare vouchers, gym membership and more).
* Perks at Work (discounts on technology, groceries, travel and more).
* DXC incentives (recognition tools, employee lunches, regular social events).
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