Test Engineer

Description

Test Engineer

Role Description:
We are looking for a test engineer to join our team to help us deliver a wide range of data solutions to a UK Government customer. As part of an integrated team, the successful candidate will lead the test function, design, create, and execute Automated and Manual Functional, Non-functional, and System Integration tests.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate leadership qualities and have both automation and manual testing experience, across a range of testing levels, ideally within a virtualised cloud-based infrastructure.

Are you ready for your next career challenge?

Key responsibilities:

• Responsible for end to end Test Process and delivery of Factory Acceptance Test events;
• Responsible for creation and maintenance of Test Strategy and Test Plans;
• Use a range of technologies to create, review, maintain, and execute Automated and Manual, Functional, Non-Functional, and Systems Integration test scripts;
• Create, review, and maintain Test designs/Test Procedures;
• Derive Test Cases for product features from ambiguous business requirements or design documentation;
• Derive complex data to support Test Case execution;
• Collaborate with Software Developers and Data Engineers to obtain a deep understanding of the code base and test coverage at unit level;
• Collaborate with third-party stakeholders to ensure business requirements coverage in acceptance scripts;
• Responsible for providing client support during acceptance testing;
• Manage and maintain Automated and Manual Test Case baselines;
• Document Test Results;
• Defect lifecycle management, including identification, classification, debugging, and trend analysis;
• Produce Test Reports, requirement verification matrices, and interim reports for stakeholders at a range of management levels;
• Responsible for coaching and mentoring other testers within the team.

Key Skills

• 4 years’ test experience (or 3 years’ experience with ISTQB Foundation Certificate in software testing);
• Excellent understanding of the Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery Pipeline/Testing Lifecycle and the different types of testing including Automated and Manual Functional, Non-Functional, and Integration Testing;
• Demonstrable Systems Integration experience including Automated and Manual Integration of third-party systems or components;
• Demonstrable Automated and Manual Functional and Non-Functional testing experience, including front-end dashboard, data visualisation tools, and back-end database testing;
• Demonstrable experience working with a variety of stakeholders to identify objectives;
• Experience of taking ownership and driving delivery of testing projects;
• Experience in a range of technologies;
• Experience of creating Functional and Non-functional Test Cases based on requirements and design documents, employing industry standard testing techniques;
• Strong investigative skills - ability to investigate problems and opportunities in processes and recommend solutions;
• Strong oral and written communication skills – ability to communicate with technical and non-technical team members;
• Self-motivated and willing to speak to colleagues to find out missing information;
• Enthusiastic, proactive, troubleshooting attitude with a willingness to learn new technologies.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Working with complex integration programmes with complex data requirements;
• Experience using Agile Software Development methodologies;
• Experience using the Atlassian toolkit or equivalent tools;
• Experience using Test Case and Requirements repository tools;
• Knowledge of Amazon Web Services including AWS, Microsoft Azure suite, and Power BI applications.

This position is a full-time, permanent role and applicants must have (or be able to acquire) SC clearance. Ad-hoc travel may be required to various customer and Leidos sites.

What we do for you:
AtLeidos, we arePASSIONATEabout customer success,UNITEDas a team, andINSPIREDto make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.
We provide an employment package that attracts, develops, and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:

• Contributory Pension Scheme;
• Private Medical Insurance;
• 33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays);
• Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays, and a cycle to work scheme);
• Dynamic Working.

Commitment to Diversity:
We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.

Who We Are:

Leidos UK & Europe– we work to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering, and science.

Leidosis a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services. Our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.

What Makes Us Different:
Purpose:you can use yourpassionandabilitiesat Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security, and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world, you can inspire change.

Collaboration:havingflexibilityto do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team. We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years. Whether you work from home, the office, or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.

People:Leidosempowerspeople from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills byenabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired, and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations, and career development plans that enhance your future.

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