Senior Test Engineer full time - Salary 41,659.00 to 49,010.00 (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 are looking for a proactive and technical Senior Test Engineer to join our test community within the Engineering group. You will improve the test capability in all aspects of the engineering lifecycle through coaching, mentoring and technical leadership.
You will regularly participate in estimation activities and are encouraged to see opportunities to maximise test benefit within the team. You will report to, provide regular updates, and provide support to the domain Test Lead.
You'll communicate test goals and issues between technical teams, leads, architects, delivery managers and stakeholders, as well as mentoring junior test engineers in both technical and non-technical skills.
Working within an agile team, you will be responsible for designing, writing, and implementing automated and manual test suites to ensure adequate and effective test coverage and provide test assurance of the user stories in a test-first environment using cloud architecture.
You will also provide 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 are interested in joining a team that lies at the heart of what OS is about, we are looking for someone that can demonstrate the following skills and experience:
- Proficient in one or more of the following languages: Python, Scala, C#
- Proven analytical skills in designing and implementing tests & test frameworks for functional and non-functional test activities.
- Excellent knowledge of agile methodologies and working closely with engineers, advising on process improvement
- Experience working with back-end systems and/or data testing
- Outstanding knowledge and skills in software testing & industry best practice
Further, experience in the following areas is desirable:
- Testing in the cloud and knowledge of the Azure Portal or similar
- Experience of ETL and/or big data technologies, e.g. Spark, Databricks
- Experience taking an active role in test-first CI/CD environments
- Awareness of geospatial systems and technologies
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 £41,659 - £49,010 (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.