Test Engineer

Hours: 35 - Talk to us about Flexible Working

Contract Duration: Part-Time, Fixed Term Contract

Contract Duration: Full-Time, Fixed Term Contract

Contract Duration: Full-Time, Permanent

Closing Date: 15 March 2026

BELONG – There’s no place like Principality

At Principality, belonging isn’t just a value — it’s how we work. When you join us, you’re welcomed into a supportive, inclusive community where your home life, wellbeing, and individuality are genuinely respected. From flexible ways of working to benefits designed around you, we’re committed to helping you feel comfortable, valued, and able to thrive. We believe great work happens when people feel connected — to each other, to our purpose, and to the communities we serve. That’s why we encourage balance, invest in wellbeing, and focus on growing and improving together.

There are plenty of reasons to build your career with Principality:

• Flexible hybrid working – Our award-winning approach gives you the flexibility to work from home and from the office. Collaboration matters to us, so you’ll spend at least 8 days per month based in our Cardiff office.
• A truly inclusive workplace – Proudly named in the 2025 Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers List, ranked 27th, recognising our ongoing commitment to inclusion and belonging.
• Customer excellence you can be proud of – Winners of Double Gold Awards for Customer Satisfaction at the Fairer Finance Awards 2025 for both Savings and Mortgages.
• Engaged, supported colleagues – Our colleague engagement scores consistently exceed 85%, reflecting a positive and supportive culture.
• Wellbeing at the heart of what we do – Our Belong benefits package is designed to put our people first, supporting your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.

These achievements reflect more than awards — they represent our long-term commitment to creating a workplace where colleagues feel supported and customers feel cared for. When it comes to belonging, there truly is no place like Principality.

Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Test Engineer to join our team in the Change Function and work as part of the QA Community within Principality Building Society. Being part of a delivery team, as a Test Engineer you will be responsible for testing activities within the software development lifecycle. More specifically in the engineering role, test automation, non-functional testing and automated regression testing during the pre‑release lifecycle play a key part. For this role we are particularly interested in advanced Load and Performance Testing skills as there will be opportunity in contributing and delivering Continuous Improvements to increase effectiveness and efficiency of the wider QA capability and the Team’s ways of working.

Key Responsibilities for Automation Test Analysis, Planning & Execution:

• Design, build and deploy effective automated tests for pipeline execution, including advanced non-functional test automation solutions.
• Apply appropriate automation technologies to meet the short‑ and long‑term goals of the organisation.
• Enhance UI and API test frameworks and develop consistent automated scripts.
• Plan testing accurately and collaborate with team members for improved workflow.
• Report and verify software bug fixes to meet quality standards.

Key Responsibilities for Quality Assurance Oversight & Control:

• Define Test Plans in line with our Test Strategy.
• Manage delivery in line with our Quality Standards.
• Design and execute exploratory test scripts.
• Facilitate and communicate progress updates and quality metrics to multiple audiences to support and enable key decisions.
• Identify, Analyse and Mitigate risks to quality and program/project delivery.

Essential Criteria for the role:

• Hands‑on experience of building functional and non‑functional Automated Test Frameworks using automation tools.
• Experience in training and coaching team members in testing methodologies.
• In‑depth proven working knowledge of UI, API and Integration test automation concepts and principles.
• Good knowledge of CI/CD and Azure DevOps Pipelines.
• An excellent ability to grasp new strategies, tactics and technical issues quickly.
• Strong analytical and communication skills, coupled with the ability to rapidly assimilate knowledge and business process.
• Strong appreciation of Agile software delivery methodologies.
• Ability to manage own workload and work on a diverse range of projects often to tight time scales.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of applications.

‘We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace where diversity is celebrated and where colleagues feel a sense of belonging’ – Nigel Taylor, Head of Brand, Impact & Communication.

But don’t just take our word for it, see what our colleagues say about working here too; Careers (principality.co.uk)