Technical Test Engineer – Hybrid

Job title:

Technical Test Engineer – Hybrid

Company

Royal Mail

Job description

Technical Test Engineer – Hybrid
Salary starting at £45,043, 10% bonus potential, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates
Permanent Full timeThis is a hybrid role where national travel may be required, including Swindon, Gloucester, Leeds, and Heathrow Worldwide Distribution Centre.About Us
We believe great things are possible and we make them happen. Royal Mail impacts people and businesses in more than 71 million ways, daily. The only company that delivers to every address in the UK, we bring people closer together, help independent businesses grow and make large corporations work better, connecting companies and customers worldwide. We’re driven to take people further; to empower our customers and colleagues to make their futures whatever they want.About the roleReporting to the Technical Test Manager, and working closely with Development, Design and Project teams, the Technical Test Engineer will prepare test artefacts in line with test strategy, agreed design, and requirements, and ensure systems are tested to the approach and schedule agreed with stakeholders and the wider engineering strands to meet project timescales.Key accountabilities and dimensions include:

• Preparing test artifacts including test plans, test scripts, evidence collection, defect reports, and progress updates
• Performing functional, non-functional, and regression testing
• Responsible for planning and recording test activities and results
• Contributes to the design, development, and technical review of test artifacts to ensure comprehensive test coverage
• Undertaking analyse and review of requirements, specifications, and models for testability
• Setup and configuring of test environments
• Delivering multi-location testing activities to agreed schedules, working with project, plant and mail centre teams nationally
• Undertaking site management of test artefacts required for testing
• Undertaking analysis, reporting, and recording of test results and data to enable informed decision-making solutions
• Contributing to development of test cases to support system deployment contract test approach
• Delivering the on-site testing of new and significant upgrades to sortation systems, including typical contracts up to circa. £10 million
• Ability to engage and communicate effectively with internal and external key stakeholders, which include Original Equipment Manufacturers & Suppliers, RM Project Management Teams, Operational Design, Group Technology, and Engineering team strands

About YouTo truly excel in this role, you will possess, and be able to evidence, the skills and experience listed below:

• Experience of Agile and Waterfall testing methodologies.
• Experience of software testing including test automation, such as Selenium, Pytest, MSTest etc.
• Experience in programming languages to deliver the scope of testing, such as Python, C#, Java etc.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, able to effectively communicate and translate technical engineering knowledge to a wide range of audiences.
• Good knowledge of automated sortation processes, equipment, and machinery.
• Good knowledge of supplier testing methodologies.
• Good knowledge of automation data interface specifications and testing methodologies and experience working closely with Group Technology teams.
• Experience of delivering test strategies through applied test cases, working closely and managing external suppliers against a contract.
• Experience of using test validation and defect management processes and tools and applications.
• Able to conduct detailed data analysis, apply systematic problem-solving techniques, and effectively prioritise activities.
• Self-motivated individual.

Desirably:

• Knowledge of letter and parcel address reading technologies and applied supplier testing methodologies.
• Experience of Unit, Container, and Integration Testing
• Experience of using Windows and/or Linux (Debian) in relation to testing role.
• Experience of test tools and tooling, including JIRA, Zephyr, Confluence, Azure DevOps.
• A recognised qualification in an Engineering, Technical or Scientific Discipline at Level 6, such as BSc (Hons), LV6 NVQ etc.
• A recognised accreditation from an Institution or Professional Counselling Body, at Incorporated or Chartered Level.
• A recognised qualification in Health & Safety Management, such as IOSH.
• A recognised qualification in Test Specific Discipline, such as ISTQB Certified Tester – Foundation Level.

Extra Benefits

• Family friendly support – enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
• Discounts and offers – there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills*.
• Supportive and generous company sick pay
• Your Wellbeing – you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice. It’s free, and it’s for everyone.
• Lifestyle benefits – You can purchase a car, bike, home technology or mobile phone, or choose from a range of health benefits and insurance products. You make regular payments from your salary, and so could save on tax*.
• Financial support – information and services to help you manage debt and grow your financial knowledge, with debt consolidation & savings plans*
• Your peace of mind with – Healthcare CashPlan, Dental Cover, Additional Life (life insurance) & Additional Life Partner, Hospital & Death Benefit Plans; Voluntary Critical illness & Voluntary Critical illness Partner
• Free & discounted RMG products – free keep safe & redirection, partner discounts
• Free stamps at Christmas

*Available only to perm employeesYour career in safe handsAt Royal Mail we value our people and we want our people to be proud to work for our businesses.We have the assets, the infrastructure and the scale that others don’t, yet we are a big part of the communities we operate in, making billions of precious deliveries each year. We are responsible for the largest B2B customer database in the UK and are one of the largest employers in the UK, providing one in every 194 jobs.An operation of this size needs a strong support network, and the HR, Legal, Finance, IT, Risk & Governance, Customer Experience, Sales & Marketing departments are all integral to helping us to utilise the latest technology and business approaches to optimise, automate and digitise our operations.Royal Mail is a forward thinking, innovative organisation, that is also committed to reducing emissions and improving air quality in our communities. This includes investing in technologies such as electric vehicles, drones, alternative fuel trucks and energy improvements to our estate.For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here:Next StepsThe next stage of the selection process will be a face to face/virtual interview consisting of competency based and role specific questions.Trust forms the foundation of everything we do in Royal Mail. We want to be transparent about what kind of qualities we are looking for and build trust from the very beginning of your journey with us. The first step is your interview, and we mean ‘your’ interview. We want to give you the opportunity to shine. To enable you to do this, we will provide you with your interview questions ahead of the interview taking place. This will allow you time to prepare, and ensure you have your best examples in mind. Royal Mail Group values both trust, and our people.Royal Mail are proud of our diverse employee network groups and the active role they play to support belonging and encourage a positive work environment. We are firmly committed to inclusion and passionate about our people representing the communities we serve.We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Please share the details within your application if required.We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here:#LI-POST #RMG #LIMRT #LI-HybridJob reference number 316417

Expected salary

£45043 per year

Location

Swindon, Gloucestershire – Gloucester

Job date

Sat, 10 Aug 2024 22:52:16 GMT

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