Department of Work & Pensions - Digital
Senior QA Tester
Job Location
Leeds, United Kingdom
Job Description
Pay up to £43,347 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid home working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.
DWP. Digital with Purpose.
We're looking for a Senior QA Tester to join our DWP Digital community to test and assure innovations to applications and services that allow millions of users to access essential benefits.
DWP is UK's largest department, every year we pay over £120 billion to 18million DWP customers.
DWP services cover everything from helping children & families right through to supporting relatives of lost loved ones.
We help people find jobs, support people financially when they are unable to work due to health conditions and make ensure everybody has the money they need to live during their retirement years.
The scale of what we do is outstanding, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.
What skills, knowledge and experience will you need to show us in your application?
Providing testing leadership and guidance determine the most appropriate strategies to deliver quality solutions in a SaaS environment*
Effectively managing your own workload proactively and supporting others, leading delivery of testing to high quality and value
Developing and maintain reusable test collateral such as test cases and data etc
Acting as an escalation point for defects or issues preventing delivery of Testing activities and facilitating their resolution
Driving collaboration by aligning teams and activities and highlighting the key dependencies, impacts, risks and priorities around user experience or technical needs
Leading reviews of test practices and provide guidance on improvements and lessons learned to your team and community.
You and your role
You will be part of our Tech Services Communication and Collaboration Team on items such as Sensitivity Labels and Cross-Government Collaboration projects that DWP is leading on.
You'll give technical and strategic leadership to multiple Testers across our product teams.
That means overseeing the products they deliver, support and test, and includes environment maintenance, upgrades, and availability, tooling support and defect triage.
Our QA Testers are at the centre of innovation at DWP. When we try something new, you and your team tell us if it works, spot defects and resolve issues. You'll make sure our products work for millions of people who need them.
Details. Wages. Perks.
Location: You'll join us in your choice of one our brilliant digital hubs in Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Hybrid Working: We have all the tools and tech we need to enable our people to work flexibly. We work a hybrid model with a mix of home working and sometime in the office.
Pay: In return for your skills, we offer competitive pay of up to £43,347 p.a.
Pension: You'll be eligible for a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97% (Worth up to £12,500/year).
Holidays: You'll get a generous leave package starting at 26 days, rising to 31 days over time, plus all the usual bank holidays, and the option to take extra days off on flexi leave.
We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:
Flexible working, flexi hours and flexi days
Hybrid working: some time in a hub with the team, some time at home
Family-friendly policies
Time off volunteering and charitable giving
Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket
Sports and social activities
Working in an award-winning environment and culture
Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.
Click 'Apply' for more information and to start an application on Civil Service Jobs
Location: Leeds, GB
Posted Date: 11/14/2024
DWP. Digital with Purpose.
We're looking for a Senior QA Tester to join our DWP Digital community to test and assure innovations to applications and services that allow millions of users to access essential benefits.
DWP is UK's largest department, every year we pay over £120 billion to 18million DWP customers.
DWP services cover everything from helping children & families right through to supporting relatives of lost loved ones.
We help people find jobs, support people financially when they are unable to work due to health conditions and make ensure everybody has the money they need to live during their retirement years.
The scale of what we do is outstanding, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.
What skills, knowledge and experience will you need to show us in your application?
Providing testing leadership and guidance determine the most appropriate strategies to deliver quality solutions in a SaaS environment*
Effectively managing your own workload proactively and supporting others, leading delivery of testing to high quality and value
Developing and maintain reusable test collateral such as test cases and data etc
Acting as an escalation point for defects or issues preventing delivery of Testing activities and facilitating their resolution
Driving collaboration by aligning teams and activities and highlighting the key dependencies, impacts, risks and priorities around user experience or technical needs
Leading reviews of test practices and provide guidance on improvements and lessons learned to your team and community.
You and your role
You will be part of our Tech Services Communication and Collaboration Team on items such as Sensitivity Labels and Cross-Government Collaboration projects that DWP is leading on.
You'll give technical and strategic leadership to multiple Testers across our product teams.
That means overseeing the products they deliver, support and test, and includes environment maintenance, upgrades, and availability, tooling support and defect triage.
Our QA Testers are at the centre of innovation at DWP. When we try something new, you and your team tell us if it works, spot defects and resolve issues. You'll make sure our products work for millions of people who need them.
Details. Wages. Perks.
Location: You'll join us in your choice of one our brilliant digital hubs in Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Hybrid Working: We have all the tools and tech we need to enable our people to work flexibly. We work a hybrid model with a mix of home working and sometime in the office.
Pay: In return for your skills, we offer competitive pay of up to £43,347 p.a.
Pension: You'll be eligible for a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97% (Worth up to £12,500/year).
Holidays: You'll get a generous leave package starting at 26 days, rising to 31 days over time, plus all the usual bank holidays, and the option to take extra days off on flexi leave.
We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:
Flexible working, flexi hours and flexi days
Hybrid working: some time in a hub with the team, some time at home
Family-friendly policies
Time off volunteering and charitable giving
Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket
Sports and social activities
Working in an award-winning environment and culture
Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.
Click 'Apply' for more information and to start an application on Civil Service Jobs
Location: Leeds, GB
Posted Date: 11/14/2024
Contact Information
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