Apply before 11:00pm on Sunday 14th June 2026
The IPO is a modern organisation which depends on its IT services to operate and innovate effectively. In order to provide up-to-date services to our customers both nationally and internationally systems need to be developed, improved and maintained. You will have the opportunity to work on the latest cutting‑edge cloud technologies, use modern delivery processes and work on innovative projects some including the use of AI and ML. Working alongside experts in their fields you will have the opportunity to make valuable contributions without compromising on quality.
You will need the appetite to learn new technologies and methodologies for delivering high quality IT services. In this role you will work within a multi-disciplined squad using several technologies to build enterprise grade services. You will be expected to be proactive and take accountability for the squad assigned deliveries. The role will also require the investigation, diagnosis and fix of any system issues. A Senior Test Engineer is expected to contribute to the technical strategy for the department.
As a multi-skilled individual, you will have the opportunities to develop and mature skills in a core role but extend this to skills typically aligned to other role types. You will have a high level of input in defining which additional skills you can develop.
We are recruiting for multiple roles of which one role is slightly biased towards application testing post infrastructure changes.
Working Style
This role will be carried out in-line with IPO Hybrid working arrangements where staff are currently expected to spend at least 20% of their time working onsite from one of our offices. This role is based in our Newport Office. The requirement for attendance at an office location can vary by role so we would encourage candidates to discuss working arrangements with the recruiting manager to agree a reasonable balance between working from home and the office.
The IPO holds a visa sponsor licence however; this role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. Candidates will therefore need to have an existing right to work in the UK at the time of application.
Main duties
* Responsible for writing, executing and maintaining functional/non-functional automated UI and API tests/suites aligned against acceptance criteria to support our continuous deployment environment
* Be responsible for the design, coding, testing, maintenance, and documentation for robust, scalable and reusable solutions that deliver exceptional user experience using DevOps best practice
* Proactively investigate problems and opportunities in existing processes, evaluating and communicating findings and recommendations to stakeholders
* Work closely with software developers to reach a common understanding of the code base and test coverage at unit level
* Work within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver highly user focused and successful digital services ensuring governance standards are adhered to.
* Identify and manage defects, incidents, risks and issues in line with IPO standards
* Build automated test solutions from scratch in line with IPO Test Strategy and IPO Engineering Principles
* Contribute to the design, coding, testing and documentation of small scale to large, complex or mission critical programs
* Implement toolkits and APIs for purposes such as integration, performance optimisation, security and scalability
Person specification
* Experience in delivering technical solutions
* Experience with modern delivery models such as Scrum and Agile
* Understanding of DevOps principles
* Experience of working with cloud technologies such as Azure
* Experience of Playwright
Alongside your salary of £47,766, Intellectual Property Office contributes £13,837 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
* Unlimited Pluralsight video learning access
* Access to Microsoft’s ESI training suite
* Hybrid working with no core hours
* Substantial support for career progression
* 25 days annual leave moving to 30 days in annual increments
* You will also get 8 days public leave and 1 day privilege leave
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