At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and deploy automated testing solutions in an Agile Scrum team.
- Company: Join Newcastle Building Society Group, a leader in financial services.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, flexible working, and generous annual leave.
- Other info: Inclusive workplace with excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on technology quality while developing your automation skills.
- Qualifications: Degree in relevant field or equivalent experience; knowledge of automation testing tools preferred.
The predicted salary is between 33709 - 43783 £ per year.
About the Role: As a Junior Automation Test Engineer, you’ll play an important role in ensuring the quality, reliability and performance of the systems and products developed across Newcastle Building Society Group. Working within an Agile Scrum team, you’ll design, build, test and deploy automated testing solutions that help us deliver high-quality technology efficiently and effectively. You’ll focus on increasing test automation coverage wherever possible, creating robust and maintainable automated test suites that support rapid and reliable software delivery.
You’ll be involved throughout the full development lifecycle, collaborating closely with Product Owners, developers and fellow testers from the earliest stages of design through to deployment. As a key member of the squad, you’ll contribute to Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, retrospectives, and sprint reviews, helping to shape solutions and ensure quality is considered from the outset.
The role offers the opportunity to work across a wide range of testing activities, including functional, regression, acceptance, performance, load and user interface testing within a TDD/BDD environment. You’ll help define and document acceptance criteria, develop comprehensive test cases, accurately estimate work using story points and provide clear feedback on testing outcomes to support continuous improvement.
About You: We’re looking for someone with a passion for quality, technology and continuous improvement who is keen to develop their career in automation testing. You should be educated to degree level in a relevant subject, or be able to demonstrate equivalent practical experience, and have a solid understanding of automation testing principles and tools, such as Playwright. Knowledge of Agile delivery methodologies, including Scrum or Kanban, would be advantageous.
You’ll be an organised and proactive individual with excellent time management skills and the ability to balance priorities in a fast-paced environment. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential, enabling you to work effectively with colleagues across a range of disciplines and present information in a clear, structured and balanced way. You’ll also have the confidence to challenge constructively, influence positive outcomes and contribute to successful project delivery.
A keen eye for detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality solutions are key to success in this role. Experience of both automated and manual testing approaches would be beneficial, alongside hands‑on exposure to Test‑Driven Development (TDD) and Behaviour‑Driven Development (BDD). You’ll ideally have experience working within a live Agile, multidisciplinary delivery environment, supporting the development and testing of web‑based transactional platforms. Experience gained within a commercial technology environment, whether as part of an external service provider or an in‑house delivery function, would be valuable. Familiarity with Jira, or similar work management and collaboration tools, will also help you thrive in the role.
About Us: The Newcastle Building Society Group comprises of Newcastle Building Society, Manchester Building Society, Newcastle Financial Advisers and Newcastle Strategic Solutions. Our purpose, connecting our communities with a better financial future inspires and directs our activities. The Group provides traditional financial services, helping people own their own home, plan and manage their finances and operate a 32‑branch network across the North‑East, North‑West, Cumbria and Yorkshire. Our Strategic Solutions subsidiary owns the UK’s leading savings management platform and provides managed technology services to new challenger banks and other established providers.
As an inclusive employer and member owned mutual, we aim to reflect the diverse communities we serve and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We believe everyone should feel valued, respected, and celebrated for who they are, we want colleagues to feel this is a place they belong. A place to be you.
Benefits:
- Corporate bonus scheme (on target 5 %, up to a maximum 10 %)
- Pension scheme (up to 9% employer contribution)
- Annual performance related pay reviews
- Colleague mortgage scheme
- Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
- Life assurance (4x salary) and income protection
- Access to our financial advisers
- Access to a range of high street and online discounts
- A 35-hour weekly contract - We are happy to talk flexible working and welcome discussions
- 25 days' annual leave + bank holidays (rises to 30 with length of service)
- The option to buy and sell up to 5 days' holiday
- Hybrid working (typically)
Junior Automated Test Engineer employer: PVH (Tommy Hilfiger/Calvin Klein)
Intapp is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment that fosters innovation and collaboration within the accounting and consulting sectors across EMEA. With a strong commitment to employee growth, Intapp provides ample opportunities for professional development and leadership coaching, ensuring that team members thrive in their careers while contributing to the company's strategic vision. The culture is built on accountability and high performance, making it an ideal place for those looking to make a significant impact in a rapidly evolving industry.
Contact Details:
PVH (Tommy Hilfiger/Calvin Klein) Recruitment Team
