Test Engineer - Salary £37,511.00 to £44,130.00 (dependent on experience) - Hybrid working
Our growing Technology team plays a key role in ensuring OS is at the cutting edge of geospatial capability and is looking for people to join them. Its mission is to work across the business to provide customer centric design and technology services.
Join us and you'll have an opportunity to make an impact. To empower projects that deliver real-world benefits across Britain and internationally. To hear our customers say they could not have done it without us. And to be central to OS's vision: to be recognised as world leaders in geospatial services; creating location insight for positive impact.
About the role
We're recruiting for a highly motivated technical and analytical Test Engineer to join our Technology team. You will work to develop the next generation systems, that drive our world-leading geospatial and business applications.
Working within an agile team, you will be responsible for designing and driving out automated tests, in addition to executing manual test suites to ensure adequate and effective test coverage. You will provide test assurance of the user stories according to the defined acceptance test criteria; whilst working in a test-first environment using cloud architecture.
Together with our Software Engineers, you'll deliver the test activities to meet the functional and non-functional requirements and ambitions of our stakeholders, whilst contributing to effective agile delivery. You will regularly participate in estimation activities and are encouraged to identify opportunities to maximise test benefit within the team.
You will report to and provide regular updates to the project Test Lead; providing assurance at team retrospectives and planning sessions to ensure test best practice, continual improvements and appropriate standards are adhered to.
What we're looking for
If you're interested in joining a team that lies at the heart of what OS is about, we're looking for someone that can demonstrate skills and experience in:
- Proficient in one or more of the following languages: Python, Scala, C#
- Experience using Agile methodologies and working closely with engineers
- Automating tests in a CI/CD environment, such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins etc.
- Designing and implementing functional testing with TDD/BDD
- Experience working with back-end systems and/or data testing
- Experience in the following areas would be advantageous:
- Hands-on non-functional testing experience
- Big Data technologies preferably Databricks, or other ETL techniques
- Awareness of geospatial systems and technologies
- Testing in the cloud and knowledge of the Azure Portal (or similar)
The Rewards
We want you to love what you do. That is why our benefits package rewards a job well done. Check out how we support and invest in our employees by clicking here.
- Salary - £37,511.00 to £44,130.00 (dependent on experience)
- Performance related bonus up to 10%
- A competitive pension scheme (OS contributes up to 12.07%)
- 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays on joining additional to bank holidays (3 taking over Christmas)
- Paid maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
- Free subscription to OS Maps
- Access to online learning platforms
- Coaching and Mentoring schemes
- Plus, a suite of excellent additional perks and benefits
At OS, we believe looking after your health and wellbeing means more than posters and events. We empower you to manage your work and life the way you need it by offering things like
- An extra days' leave for each year you work, up to 33 days
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Hybrid working
- Free onsite parking at our modern HQ in Southampton
- We adopt flexible working and can consider different working hours dependent on the role and your personal circumstances
- Eyecare Vouchers
- OS Explorers Nursery discount
- Cycle to Work scheme
Location: We embrace a hybrid working model at OS and understand there is no one size fits all in relation to how we work. We have a fantastic HQ in Southampton, Hampshire which you will be required to attend once a week or as your work dictates for important in person team or stakeholder meetings / training, with the remaining time being a personal choice as to whether you work from home or spend more time at OSHQ.
Security
OS conducts DBS background checks for all joiners and some of our roles require additional security clearance, including to SC or DV level in some cases. We will tell candidates at the appropriate time during the recruitment process if additional clearance will be required for this role.
Closing date: Sunday 4th August
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that people may need during the recruitment process, and you will be asked whether you require any during the application process.
We believe diversity and inclusion is about working together - in an encouraging and respectful environment to reach our full potential. We believe combining diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives will help us reach our vision and be trusted and admired across the globe for setting the standards and leading the way.
We are looking for enthusiastic people from a range of backgrounds and welcome applications from any race, age, gender, background, or religion.
We're individually talented and collectively powerful, and we give you the space to take your career in whichever direction you want.