Overview
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Location: These roles may be located in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Sheffield. For Newcastle requests, this role will be based at Benton Park View from September 2025, and then at 1 Pilgrim Place in Newcastle city centre by the end of 2027.
Please note that this role requires you to pass Security Check clearance. For further information, please see the Selection process details.
Job Description
As a Test Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring the quality and reliability of systems that underpin critical benefit services. You will be part of a collaborative, multi-supplier team working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. The role offers significant autonomy, allowing you to make decisions, solve complex problems, and influence testing strategy and tooling.
You will work closely with developers, product managers, delivery leads, architects, and other test professionals, as well as internal and external stakeholders across government and supplier organisations. Your contributions will have a real and positive social impact, helping to improve services for some of the most vulnerable people in society.
This is also a leadership role. You will be responsible for line management within the team and will provide both technical and thought leadership. You will mentor colleagues, shape testing practices, and drive continuous improvement across the function.
Responsibilities
* Design and implementation of automated and performance testing strategies for large-scale digital services.
* Collaborate with agile teams to ensure quality, resilience, and scalability using open-source tools and modern methodologies.
* Mentor other Test Engineers and manage testing risks; communicate technical insights to a range of stakeholders.
* Lead testing strategy development and influence tooling decisions.
* Provide technical and leadership guidance within the team.
Person specification
See selection process for further details. If you would like to learn more about the role, please contact richard.hanley@dwp.gov.uk.
Technical skills
* Technical Breadth (will be assessed during the selection process).
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Engineering and Information Technology
* Industries: Technology, Information and Internet
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