Digital Delivery Senior Automation Tester - Newport

You will need the appetite to learn new technologies and methodologies for delivering high quality IT services. In this role, you will work within a multi-disciplined squad using several technologies to build enterprise-grade services with a focus on PowerBI. You will be expected to be proactive and take accountability for the squad assigned deliveries. The role will also require the investigation, diagnosis, and fix of any system issues, mainly related to data processing. A Senior Test Engineer is expected to contribute to the technical strategy for the department. As a multi-skilled individual with strong skills in data testing, you will have the opportunities to develop and mature skills in a core role but extend this to skills typically aligned to other role types. You will have a high level of input in defining which additional skills you can develop.

This role will be carried out in-line with IPO Hybrid working arrangements where staff are currently expected to spend at least 20% of their time working onsite from one of our offices. This role is based in our Newport Office.

• Has been a key player in delivering technical solutions as part of large projects.
• Experience of working with cloud technologies including Azure.
• Experience of using data models.
• Experience in test documentation, such as strategies and approaches.
• Experience in testing front-end and back-end web services.
• Experience with Agile delivery model.
• Working knowledge of Azure DevOps.

• Experience with Automation tools, including MS Visual Studio with C#, Selenium, BDD, SpecFlow, MSTest, RestSharp, and JavaScript.
• Working knowledge of non-functional test tools including JMeter and Azure Load Test.
• Experience with GitHub.
• Deep understanding of architectural principles with design patterns.
• Experience of writing SQL statements.

• Developing Self and Others.
• Working Together.
• Delivering at Pace.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your Behaviours, Experience, and Technical skills.

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check and if successful you must also hold, or be willing to obtain, a higher Security Clearance. For meaningful checks to be carried out individuals will need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time, depending on the level of clearance, to enable appropriate checks to be carried out and produce a result which provides the required level of assurance. For this role, the successful individual will need to have consistently lived in the UK for a minimum of 5 years in order to meet the relevant security clearance.

The IPO is a modern organisation which depends on its IT services to operate and innovate effectively. In order to provide up-to-date services to our customers both nationally and internationally, systems need to be developed, improved, and maintained. You will have the opportunity to work on the latest cutting-edge cloud technologies, use modern delivery processes, and work on innovative projects, some including the use of AI and ML. Working alongside experts in their fields, you will have the opportunity to make valuable contributions without compromising on quality.

• Unlimited Pluralsight video learning access.
• Access to Microsoft's ESI training suite.
• Hybrid working with no core hours.
• Substantial support for career progression.
• 25 days annual leave moving to 30 days in annual increments.
• 8 days public leave and 1 day privilege leave.
• A long with your salary of £46,262, the Intellectual Property Office contributes £13,402 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.