About The Role

Team – UK Prospect, Direct & Life Adviser Engineer

Working Pattern - Hybrid – 2 days per week in the Vitality London, Bournemouth or Stockport Office. Full time hours per week.

We are happy to discuss flexible working!

Top 3 skills needed for this role:

Recognised Test Engineering Authority
Expert Automation Framework Design
Advanced Quality Strategy Leadership

What this role is all about:

We're looking for an experienced Principal Test Engineer to play a critical role in shaping the quality, reliability and scalability of technology solutions across multiple business journeys. Operating as a recognised technical authority within test engineering, this role leads testing strategy and delivery across large, complex programmes. You will drive engineering excellence through automation and modern testing practices, and influences quality standards across both internal teams and third-party partners. Working closely with senior stakeholders, architects, developers and product teams, the Principal Test Engineer helps ensure high-quality customer outcomes while advancing Vitality’s test engineering capabilities.

Key Actions

Lead the end-to-end software test lifecycle across large-scale programmes, ensuring robust planning, estimation, execution, defect management and outcome reporting
Own testing strategy, governance and delivery across multiple projects, providing expert oversight of quality assurance activities and testing outcomes
Design and evolve scalable test automation frameworks, championing automation standards, continuous integration and modern engineering practices
Provide technical leadership and subject matter expertise across test engineering disciplines, acting as a recognised authority on testing standards and best practice
Drive quality across complex distributed systems, including microservices, APIs and multi-system integrations, ensuring solutions are fit for purpose and resilient
Influence technical and business stakeholders at all levels, shaping requirements, design decisions, testability considerations and product launch readiness
Define and promote enterprise-wide testing standards, ensuring alignment with industry best practice and continuous improvement of quality frameworks
Guide non-functional testing strategies covering performance, accessibility and security, embedding quality throughout the software development lifecycle
Research emerging technologies and AI-powered testing solutions, identifying opportunities to modernise capabilities and improve delivery effectiveness
Coach, mentor and develop test engineering talent, strengthening capability across teams and contributing to communities of practice and technical leadership initiatives

What do you need to thrive?

Proven experience leading testing and quality engineering across large-scale, complex technology programmes, with the ability to shape quality outcomes from strategy through to delivery.
Deep expertise in test automation, modern testing practices and CI/CD approaches, with a passion for embedding quality throughout the software development lifecycle.
Strong technical capability in a modern programming language, combined with experience testing APIs, microservices and distributed systems within cloud-based environments.
Experience defining and implementing testing strategies, frameworks, governance and quality standards that drive consistency, efficiency and engineering excellence at scale.
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders, collaborate across technology teams and build effective relationships with third-party partners.
A track record of coaching and developing high-performing test engineers, coupled with a passion for innovation, emerging technologies and the adoption of AI-enabled testing practices.

So, what’s in it for you?

Bonus Schemes – A bonus that regularly rewards you for your performance
A pension of up to 12%– We will match your contributions up to 6% of your salary
Our award-winning Vitality health insurance – With its own set of rewards and benefits
Life Assurance – Four times annual salary

These are just some of the many perks that we offer! To view the extensive range of benefits we offer, please visit our careers page. Fantastic Benefits. Exciting rewards. Great career opportunities!

If you are successful in your application and join us at Vitality, this is our promise to you, we will:

Help you to be the healthiest you’ve ever been
Create an environment that embraces you as you are and enables you to be your best self
Give you flexibility on how, where and when you work
Help you advance your career by playing you to your strengths
Give you a voice to help our business grow and make Vitality a great place to be
Give you the space to try, fail and learn
Provide a healthy balance of challenge and support
Recognise and reward you with a competitive salary and amazing benefits
Be there for you when you need us
Provide opportunities for you to be a force for good in society

We commit to all these things because we want you to feel that you belong, and are supported to be happy and healthy.

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