Test Engineer (6 months)

at  UKIB

About UK Infrastructure Bank
We are the new, government-owned policy bank - launched in June 2021 - providing £22bn of infrastructure finance and partnering with the private sector and local government to finance a green industrial revolution and drive growth across the United Kingdom.
We are looking for skilled and results oriented individuals who are motivated to help us build the UKIB into an industry-leading institution.
Job Purpose
This is a hybrid role, with 3 days based in our central Leeds office.
The Test Engineer will report into the QA Test Manager and be responsible for defining and conducting manual (functional, integration, regression and UAT tests) and automated tests, adhering to standards and procedures to validate the suitability of the software in test.
Collaboration within cross-functional teams alongside software developers and project teams is essential, contributing to the creation and execution of test plans, test cases, and reports on both functional and non-functional requirements in a blend of agile and waterfall environments.
Dealing with a variety of stakeholders, internal and external, stakeholder management is also a key part of this role and needs someone with very strong stakeholder management skills.
Due to the small size of the QA Team at UKIB, you will need to be comfortable working on your own initiative with minimal supervision.
Knowledge, Skill and Experience Requirements

Essential Knowledge

• Expert level of understanding of all test phases across the SDLC and the application of them
• ISTQB tester accredited, with significant testing experience
• Experience of using testing tools such as Azure DevOps (Test Plans), Jira, ALM to capture testing artifacts and results
• Ability to influence stakeholders and technical resources to assist them in delivering business outcomes
• Experience in UI testing, Database testing and API testing experience, ideally using Postman
• History of working with SQL and other Data technologies
• Experience in Behaviour Driven Development (BDD)
• Experience in Automation of front and back-end systems and apps (design, build, execute and maintain)
• Experience in integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
• Experience in Agile and Waterfall deliveries, with hands-on experience of participating in and contributing to Agile ceremonies

Desirable Knowledge

• Any knowledge of MS Azure, MS Dynamics 365, 4th Generation Banking platforms and Workday configuration
• Knowledge and understanding of business processes associated with financial service organisations, ideally in Corporate Banking
• Experience coding in Python
• Experience of Selenium Web Driver.

Skills

• Strong communication, engagement and influencing skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to articulate solutions in a business context
• Clear business acumen, patience, pragmatism, strong judgemental and problem-solving skills to solve problems and make recommendations
• Effectively communicate findings to both technical and non-technical colleagues
• Excellent attention to detail
• Outstanding written and verbal presentational skills
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and third-party suppliers, especially where testing occurs across multiple parties and vendors
• Able to confidently deal with challenging situations
• Self-motivated, well organised and comfortable with continuous improvement, working to agreed objectives, targets and timescales
• Self-starter with ability to work on their own initiative in a small team with minimal supervision and able to prioritise own work effectively.

A career with us offers a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact and work on cutting-edge technologies that will drive the UK’s future. We value diversity in our people and inclusion is at the heart of what we do.
We offer competitive benefits and unique learning opportunities from combining both private and public sector skills and experience.

Please refer the Job description for details