Test Engineer - Full time - Salary £41,892 - £48,874 (dependent on experience) - Hybrid Working - 9 month FTC

This role will be based within a team primarily responsible for the testing of cloud-based web applications within the OS Web Estate and supporting back-end infrastructure. Ordnance Survey has a testing community of 70+ test professionals that support each other with regular sessions on test related topics, tools, and techniques - be a part of it!

About the role

Are you a highly creative and motivated Test Engineer who enjoys breaking down technical challenges? Do you have a passion for building/maintaining frameworks that monitor and improve the reliability of solutions? Then you may be the perfect fit to join our dynamic Technology team!

We are currently looking to recruit a Test Engineer who is passionate about quality and who is keen to build upon their already strong skillset at the cutting edge of Geospatial innovation. You will work as a part of a test team that develops automation to supports the next generation of systems, driving our world-leading geospatial and business applications.

Your development and growth are at the heart of what we do. Once established, you will be working closely in a highly skilled professional team of Engineers, Test Engineers and Architects, championing quality. You will play an essential role in shaping both back/front-end/performance reusable CI/CD test automation infrastructures in a Microsoft Azure environment.

Once established, we would like you to branch out and provide support for our wider test automation challenges.

You will also report to and provide regular updates to the domain Leadership; providing assurance at team retrospectives and planning sessions to ensure best practice, continual improvements and appropriate standards are adhered to.

At Ordnance Survey we have a strong testing community of test professionals that regularly support each other with monthly sessions a plethora of test related topics, including the latest tools, and innovative techniques. We'd love you to be a part of it!

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:

· Proficiency in one or more Object Orientated Programming languages (E.g. Python, C#, Java).

· Experience with JMeter, or similar performance applications.

· Confident with both back-end and front-end automation processes.

· Demonstrable knowledge of continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.

· Good knowledge of software development lifecycles. (E.g. Waterfall, Agile).

· Good knowledge of testing techniques and the use of appropriate test tools.

· API test automation experience (REST Assured, Postman).

· Knowledge of Agile methodologies.

Experience in the following areas would be advantageous:

· Awareness of geospatial systems, data, and technologies.

· Testing with Azure Cloud and good knowledge of the Azure Portal or Azure DevOps (or similar).

· Cross-browser/compatibility testing experience using appropriate tools e.g. BrowserStack.

· Qualified to Foundation Level in Software Testing (or equivalent experience).

· Experience with security test automation and testing techniques.

· Experience working in an operational support capacity for a production system.

· Prior experience in mentoring and coaching automation skills to others.

The Rewards

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· Salary - £ 41,892 - £48,874 (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, (3 taken over Christmas) increasing by one day per year, to a maximum of 5 years

· Enhanced family leave, including up to 12 weeks paid partner (paternity) 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

We believe that as a company we should give back wherever we can, so we give you 1 day a year to volunteer for charities that are important to you, as well as offering a match funding 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 where you will be required to come into for occasional workshops or heads together meetings, approximately once a month, 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 5th January

Please submit your CV along with a covering letter which describes why you should be considered for this role.

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.

Research indicates that women, individuals with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community members, neurodiverse individuals, and people from ethnic minority backgrounds often hesitate to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Ordnance Survey, we are dedicated to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and genuine workplace where everyone can thrive. If you're enthusiastic about this role but your experience doesn't perfectly match every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the ideal candidate for this or other roles within Ordnance Survey.

Our growing Technology team plays a key role in ensuring OS (Ordnance Survey) is at the forefront 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 and be part of an organisation committed to driving sustainable outcomes. At OS, we use location data and intelligence to help customers build more resilient societies, preserve the environment, foster healthier, happier spaces that people want to live in, and support the delivery of improved public services and critical infrastructure.