Senior Test Engineer

As a Senior Test Engineer, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality of software across multiple business areas. You will work within an Agile/Scrum/DevOps delivery model, focusing on test automation frameworks and tools. Your responsibilities will include creating and maintaining automated test frameworks, defining test environments, and producing test plans and reports. You will also collaborate with the development team to resolve issues and support test activities. This position requires a strong understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle and relevant test methodologies.

Date Posted:

2026-05-12

Country:

United Kingdom

Location:

Gloucester, South Gloucestershire

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Work as a Senior Test Engineer within a team, ensuring the quality of software in our many business areas.

This opportunity will be an office-based role at one of our sites in the Gloucester or Manchester area. All candidates must already hold eDV to be eligible.

Skills and Experience

• Experience of working in an Agile/Scrum/DevOps delivery model
• Experience of test automation frameworks and tools.
• Experience of scripting languages and scripting for automation.
• Experience producing test plans and reports using applicable tools
• Understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle and demonstrable evidence of relevant test methodologies and toolsets

Desirable

• AWS and/or Azure
• Continuous Integration
• Experience of deploying and configuring complex software under Linux/Windows
• Ability to review and apply different tools and techniques e.g. monitoring, logging, performance testing

Responsibilities

• Apply test skills and experience within the context of an Agile software delivery team
• Responsible for the creation and maintenance of automated test frameworks
• Define and manage test environments; create and manage test data; define and manage test tools
• Support estimation of test activities
• Support test team interactions with the wider development team and assist in the resolution of issues
• Contribute to the production of test documents using appropriate tools as required
• Raise defects and support the wider development team in their resolution
• Manage creation of automated and manual test scripts
• Produce test and deployment strategies and plans in compliance with customer project guidelines
• Support test team interactions with the wider development team and assist in the resolution of issues

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• Date Posted:2026-05-12Country:United Kingdom Location:Gloucester, South Gloucestershire Position Role Type:Onsite Work as a Senior Test Engineer within a team, ensuring the quality of software in our man Responsibilities
• The candidate will be responsible for applying test skills within an Agile software delivery team.
• You will create and maintain automated test frameworks to enhance testing efficiency.
• Define and manage test environments, including the creation and management of test data and tools.
• Support the estimation of test activities and assist in the resolution of issues with the development team.
• Contribute to the production of test documents using appropriate tools as required. Skills
• Agile
• Scrum
• DevOps
• Test Automation
• Scripting Languages
• Test Plans
• Test Reports
• AWS - Azure
• Continuous Integration
• Linux
• Windows
• Monitoring Tools
• Performance Testing
• Test Methodologies
• Defect Management
• Team Collaboration