Test Engineer - Ordnance Survey : Job Details

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 couldn't 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 roleAs our projects continue to grow, we are looking for a talented Test Engineer to join our thriving team. You'll work collaboratively within an Agile delivery methodology, to deliver customer solutions at pace and to high standards.

You will be joining a newly formed project team consisting of engineers with strong track records of delivering customer requirements who are making OS' data products available to the world. The systems we develop and support - and the technologies used to develop them - are varied.

You will be responsible for designing, writing and executing 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 provide assurance at team retrospectives and planning sessions to ensure test best practice, continual improvements and appropriate standards are adhered to.

An opportunity to deliver the test activities to meet the functional and non-functional requirements and ambitions of our stakeholders, whist contributing to effective agile delivery. You will work closely with Software Engineers in conducting automation, exploratory and regression testing using test automation frameworks in a CI/CD environment.

This is a technical role and requires knowledge of test automation, cloud-based infrastructure testing, API testing, front-end web-based application testing including accessibility, security testing, performance and load testing.

We are keen to also invest in you, as such we encourage development and training to allow you to grow within your role. In addition, there are paths for development opportunities within the business as your expertise begins to flourish.

The successful candidates will need to go through SC clearance due to the nature of the work being undertaken.

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:

• Experienced in Software testing & industry best practice

• Technical skills and experience in test automation frameworks with the ability to design and write test harnesses including Selenium and REST-assured.

• Experience in languages including Java

• Analytical skills, designing and implementing tests around TDD/BDD feature files for functional test activities.

• Background in non-functional testing techniques and tools

• Ability to define and lead on the appropriate end to end test approach.

• Experience of Agile methodologies and working closely with engineers, advising on process improvement

• Allocating and prioritising own work and working across multiple delivery teams

• Qualified to Foundation Level in Software Testing (or equivalent)

Desirable skills

• Experience of testing in a cloud platform and knowledge of the Azure Portal (or similar)

• Experience in Coaching and mentoring

• Data testing with an understanding of ETL's

• Awareness of geospatial systems and technologies

The rewardsWe want you to love what you do. That's why our benefits package rewards a job well done. We'll give you:

• Salary: £37,511 - £44,130 (dependent on experience)

• Performance related bonus

• Competitive pension

• 37 hour working week (with flexible working options)

• 25 days annual leave - Plus bank holidays and an extra 3 over Christmas

• Training and development - We offer in-house training, a variety of masterclasses, bespoke training, study leave, access to learning resources and professional membership subscriptions

• A wide range of additional benefits including free parking, paid volunteer day, support with health and wellbeing, sports and social activities, staff discount on over 500 national stores and more

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 from where you may choose to work or spend more time at OSHQ.

Closing date: Sunday, 24 March 2024

Ordnance Survey is committed to making inclusion an everyday reality and promoting a diverse workforce. We aim to provide an environment that supports and encourages equality and collaborative learning. We have active employee networks for Women's development, LGBT+, Disability and an Autism ambassador on site.

We are looking for talented and experienced individuals from a range of backgrounds and welcome applications from women, those returning to the workforce after a break and/or those with a disability or on the autistic spectrum, where your technical abilities are sought after and valued.

Each individual at OS brings their own perspectives, work experiences, lifestyles, and cultures with them, and we believe that a more diverse team builds more innovative products, provides a better service to our customers, and helps us all grow and learn as individuals.