Lead Test Engineer
Ladywell, Greater London
- Lead the way in shaping the test and quality assurance strategy for Digital Payment Services (DPS), driving continuous improvement at scale.
- Embed quality from the start, ensuring every solution whether built in-house or integrated from industry-leading providers meets the highest standards.
- Set the bar for excellence by refining test frameworks, tools and automation pipelines to deliver faster without compromising quality.
- Champion a culture of quality, inspiring teams to adopt best practices and embrace continuous improvement.
- Guide and mentor talented QA engineers across manual and automation disciplines, helping them grow and succeed.
- Be the expert voice on QA and regulatory requirements, influencing key forums and strategic decisions.
- Own the metrics that matter, tracking and reporting on quality performance to demonstrate impact.
- Collaborate across the board, working with internal teams and external partners to ensure seamless integration and full test coverage throughout the lifecycle.
- Lead defect management, driving best practice from identification to resolution.
- Stay ahead of the curve, bringing fresh ideas and emerging technologies into our QA approach., The sift panel will use the information in your employment history, personal statement, and technical statement to assess your experience, skills and knowledge. An initial sift will be conducted using the technical statement. Candidates who pass the initial sift will be progressed to a full sift. If you do progress to a full sift, you will be provided with one combined overall assessment score for both your employment history and Personal Statement. For Hints and Tips on completing your application visit Applying for jobs at DWP Digital. Important Information
- You will be asked to complete your employment history. Any information that you would customarily share on a CV should therefore be entered onto the application form.
- Personal details that could be used to identify you including your name, contact details and address must be removed for your application to be considered.
- If your employment history, personal statement or technical statement contain any personal details your application will be withdrawn. Stage 2: Interview If youre successful at the sift stage, youll be invited to a video interview via Microsoft Teams. During the interview, youll be assessed against the experience criteria listed under both the essential and technical skill. You will be asked to do a 10 minute presentation to further assess your experience. Your presentation should focus on the following:
- How have you taken the lead and influenced the building of empowered motivating cultures/teams, what were your 3 key learnings?, The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to abide by these principles. Please ensure that all examples provided in your application are taken directly from your own experience and that you describe the examples in your own words. Applications will be screened and if evidence of plagiarism or copying examples/answers from other sources is found, your application will be withdrawn. Internal DWP candidates may also face disciplinary action. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. 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) (opens in a new window)
- 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 (opens in a new window) Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window) . The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. Diversity and Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window) . Apply and further information This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative. The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window) ., Lead the way in shaping the test and quality assurance strategy for Digital Payment Services (DPS), driving continuous improvement at scale. Embed quality from the start, ensuring every solution whether built in-house or integrated from industry-leading providers meets the..., A specialist recruitment agency is seeking a Rolling Stock Project Manager to oversee work on London Underground and NWR Infrastructure. This role involves providing technical leadership and project management for the rolling stock test fleet. Ideal candidates will have..., Job Title: Lead Electrical Design Engineer Location: Remote Sector: Energy / EV Infrastructure / Renewable Power Type: Permanent Company Overview Our client is a leading developer of advanced energy infrastructure projects, delivering large-scale grid connections,...
- Strong knowledge of QA and test methodologies, automation frameworks and tools, with hands-on experience embedding quality early in the development lifecycle.
- Ability to manage and mentor QA and test teams, fostering a culture of quality and continuous improvement.
- Expertise in integrating Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) solutions and ensuring compliance with organisational standards.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with experience influencing governance boards and cross-functional teams.
- Up-to-date understanding of QA best practices, emerging technologies and regulatory requirements and standards. 4. Technical statement (up to 250 words). The following statement is aligned to the required technical skill of Technical Breadth.
- Proven experience in leading test and quality assurance strategies across complex digital services within large scale organisations. Ensure that all examples provided in your statements are taken directly from your own experience and that you describe the examples in your own words. If you choose to use gen-AI to support your statements, you must follow the guidelines outlined in the Artificial intelligence and recruitment guide., For one of our clients- delivering offshore handling, lifting and control systems, we're searching for Commissioning Engineers. We're Looking For - Hands-on background (assembly, testing, technician
- commissioning) - Strong experience with Siemens S7 / TIA Portal -..., We're delighted to offer an exciting new field-based opportunity in our clients team covering the Birmingham area. If you have hands-on experience conducting hydrostatic pressure tests and enjoy working independently across customer sites, this role will allow you to..., Lead Design Engineer - Security Systems (Cambridge) Industry: Security Systems | CCTV | Access Control What You Will Do Are you an experienced Design Engineer with a strong background in CCTV and Access Controls? We're looking for a talented professional to lead the design... Location - Remote, but requirement to meet up once a month for in-person collaboration day - UK based About Akixi Akixi is a leading provider of SaaS analytics solutions for cloud-based communication platforms, helping service providers and enterprises gain actionable..., A bit about Field Field is an international developer, owner, operator, of renewable infrastructure. Our Founder and CEO is a successful entrepreneur who previously co-founded a green energy supplier. We have robust pipelines of BESS projects across the UK, Italy, Spain,... Alongside your salary of 75,026, Department for Work and Pensions contributes 21,735 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:
- Working patterns to support work/life balance such as job sharing, term-time working, flexi-time and compressed hours.
- Generous annual leave at least 25 days on entry, increasing up to 30 days over time (prorata for part time employees), plus 9 days public and privilege leave.
- Support for financial wellbeing, including interest-free season ticket loans for travel, a cycle to work scheme and an employee discount scheme.
- Health and wellbeing support including our Employee Assistance Programme for specialist advice and counselling and the opportunity to join HASSRA a first-class programme of competitions, activities and benefits for its members (subscription payable monthly).
- Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity and shared parental leave pay after 1 years continuous service.
- Funded learning and development to support progress in your role and career. This includes industry recognised qualifications and accreditations, coaching, mentoring and talent development programmes.
- An inclusive and diverse environment with opportunities to join professional and interpersonal networks including Womens Network, National Race Network, National Disability Network (THRIVE) and many more. Hybrid Working This role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work. If a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for the role and for you, you will normally be required to spend a minimum of 60% of your contracted working hours from your DWP office. If you have a disability, caring responsibilities, or other circumstances that may affect your ability to meet the minimum office attendance requirement, please discuss this with us using the contact details in this advert. Salary Information Pay for this role is from 75,026 to 80,267. The maximum salary for the grade is 80,267, however a Digital Allowance of up to 10,000 per annum is available for exceptional candidates. Digital Allowance is non-salary, and non-pensionable, and is classed as a temporary allowance. It is reviewed annually where it could be retained, amended, or removed. Our offer to successful candidates will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated at interview. Existing Civil Servants who secure a new role on lateral transfer will maintain their current salary. Existing Civil Servants who gain promotion will move to the bottom of the grade pay scale or receive a 10% increase in salary, whichever is greater. Things you need to know Artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use., Lead Test Engineer Pay up to £90,267 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, choice of locations, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for a Lead Test Engineer to join our community of tech experts in..., Electrical Test Engineer - Power Generation West Midlands Based with UK Wide Travel including Stay Away £45,000 - £55,000 + Overtime Opportunities + Progression Opportunities + Company Vehicle + Industry Training Are you experienced in the Power Generation sector and..., Senior Test Engineer - Digital Consultancy Location: Leeds (Hybrid / UK-wide with travel) Contract: Full-time, Permanent Salary: £57,000 - £64,000 per annum Overview Our client, a leading digital consultancy, is seeking a Senior Test Engineer to join multidisciplinary..., London - Hybrid (3 Days on-site) £80,000 - £99,500 + Generous Pension Contribution + Holiday This is an excellent opportunity for an instinctive leader who is experienced in system engineering and is highly skilled with SCADA, to join a business at an exciting time of... © 2025, Jobsora.com
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