Senior Test Engiineer
About The Position
On behalf of the Met Office, we are looking for a Senior Test Engineer (Inside IR35) for a 8 Months contract based Hybrid / in Exeter. As a Senior Test Engineer, your main responsibilities will be to develop and maintain a pragmatic test approach, plan and schedule aligned to the EDC delivery iterations and release milestones. You will review requirements, acceptance criteria, user journeys and technical designs to ensure they are clear, testable and traceable. You will design, prepare and execute functional tests covering creation, editing, curation, approval, publication, search and viewing of metadata records. Test role-based access, validation of mandatory metadata fields, approval workflows, auditability and the integrity of migrated catalogue records. Plan and carry out integration, regression and end-to-end testing across the catalogue, metadata repository, search capability and any relevant connected services (if applicable). Define and coordinate appropriate non-functional testing, including accessibility, performance, security, reliability, resilience, usability and operability. Record, analyse, prioritise and track defects to resolution, working collaboratively with developers and product colleagues. Produce concise test evidence and reporting, clearly communicating quality, coverage, defects, risks, readiness and recommendations. Support identification of the user acceptance testing cohort, prepare test scenarios and guidance, and help train and support business testers. Contribute to release, service acceptance and transition decisions by providing an evidence-based view of product quality and residual risk. Promote quality throughout the delivery lifecycle through early engagement, exploratory testing and continuous improvement of testing practices.
Requirements
- Experience in Python & Typescript.
- Demonstrable experience as a Senior Test Engineer or Senior Test Analyst within an agile, multidisciplinary digital delivery team.
- Experience of translating requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria into clear test conditions, scenarios, cases and evidence.
- Hands-on experience of functional, integration, regression, end-to-end and exploratory testing of web-based services.
- Experience of defect management, including clear reproduction steps, severity and priority assessment, triage and verification of fixes.
- Experience of testing workflow-driven and role-based systems, including data validation, permissions and audit trails.
- Understanding of non-functional quality considerations, particularly accessibility, performance, security, reliability and usability.
- Ability to work with developers, product and delivery colleagues, subject-matter experts and business users, and to communicate clearly to different audiences.
- Strong attention to detail, analytical thinking and a practical, risk-based approach to quality assurance.
- Experience of using Jira / confluence or a similar tool for requirements, test and defect management.
- SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks.
- This role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.
Nice To Haves
- Preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance.
- Holding active security clearance.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain a pragmatic test approach, plan and schedule aligned to the EDC delivery iterations and release milestones.
- Review requirements, acceptance criteria, user journeys and technical designs to ensure they are clear, testable and traceable.
- Design, prepare and execute functional tests covering creation, editing, curation, approval, publication, search and viewing of metadata records.
- Test role-based access, validation of mandatory metadata fields, approval workflows, auditability and the integrity of migrated catalogue records.
- Plan and carry out integration, regression and end-to-end testing across the catalogue, metadata repository, search capability and any relevant connected services (if applicable).
- Define and coordinate appropriate non-functional testing, including accessibility, performance, security, reliability, resilience, usability and operability.
- Record, analyse, prioritise and track defects to resolution, working collaboratively with developers and product colleagues.
- Produce concise test evidence and reporting, clearly communicating quality, coverage, defects, risks, readiness and recommendations.
- Support identification of the user acceptance testing cohort, prepare test scenarios and guidance, and help train and support business testers.
- Contribute to release, service acceptance and transition decisions by providing an evidence-based view of product quality and residual risk.
- Promote quality throughout the delivery lifecycle through early engagement, exploratory testing and continuous improvement of testing practices.
Benefits
- Disability Confident employer, The Met Office encourage applications from disabled and neurodivergent candidates.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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