JOB SUMMARY

The Government Digital Service (GDS) is the digital centre of government. We are responsible for setting, leading and delivering the vision for a modern digital government.

Our priorities are to drive a modern digital government, by:

• joining up public sector services
• harnessing the power of AI for the public good
• strengthening and extending our digital and data public infrastructure
• elevating leadership and investing in talent
• funding for outcomes and procuring for growth and innovation
• committing to transparency and driving accountability

We are home to the Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (I.AI), the world-leading GOV.UK and at the forefront of coordinating the UK’s geospatial strategy and activity. We lead the Government Digital and Data function and champion the work of digital teams across government.
We’re part of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and employ more than 1,000 people all over the UK, with hubs in Manchester, London and Bristol.
The Government Digital Service is where talent translates into impact. From your first day, you’ll be working with some of the world’s most highly-skilled digital professionals, all contributing their knowledge to make change on a national scale.
Join us for rewarding work that makes a difference across the UK. You’ll solve some of the nation’s highest-priority digital challenges, helping millions of people access services they need

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are seeking highly skilled Test Engineers to join our dynamic product teams. In this role, you will be responsible for leading test engineering activities at product level, ensuring that our products meet the highest standards of functional and non-functional quality. You will collaborate closely with developers, product managers, architects and other stakeholders to design and execute comprehensive test plans that cover all aspects of the product life cycle. Additionally, you will work with Senior test Engineers and cross-product Test Delivery Leads to support the seamless integration and delivery of testing across the program, while identifying opportunities for process improvement and innovation. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a multidisciplinary team and play a key role in driving testing excellence.
Our technology stack runs on AWS, using serverless compute and storage products. Backend services are written in TypeScript/Node.js and JVM technologies. Web applications also use TypeScript.

As a Test Engineer, you’ll:

• develop and maintain test automation frameworks and automated scripts using industry-standard tools
• collaborate with stakeholders including product managers, developers, and architects to foster a culture of quality
• design and execute comprehensive test plans and test cases, ensuring full coverage of functional, regression, and integration testing
• work with development teams to drive shift-left testing practices by integrating automated tests into the software development lifecycle and active participation in early stages
• analyse test results to identify trends, risks, and patterns, helping to drive proactive quality improvements
• actively participate in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and refinement sessions to identify risks, gaps and test dependencies

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

The standard selection process for roles at GDS consists of:

• a simple application screening process - We only ask for a CV, a cover letter of up to 500 words and for you to answer1 application question. Important tip - please ensure that your cover letter includes how you meet the skills and experience listed in the “person specification” section above
• a 60 minute video intervie

For this role we’ll be assessing you against the following Civil Service Behaviours:

• working together
• changing and improving
• communicating and influencing
• managing a quality servic

We’ll also be assessing your experience and specialist technical skills against the following skills defined in the Government Digital and Data Capability Framework for the Test Engineer role:

• communicating between the technical and non-technical
• designing and executing tests
• managing, reporting and resolving defects
• test analysis
• test and quality planning
• test engineerin