Job Vacancy Principal Test Engineer

About The Role
Team - Prospect, Direct and Life Adviser - IT
Working Pattern - Hybrid - 2 days per week in any of the Vitality offices (Bournemouth, London or Stockport). Full time hours.
We are happy to discuss flexible working!

What this role is all about:
The Principal Test Engineer guides testing across large or multiple teams, providing expertise in many technical areas or specialisms with very deep knowledge in a particular technical area. 
Key Actions

• Implement the software test life cycle: The process used to test software and ensure that quality standards are met. It includes test analysis and design, test estimation, test planning and approach, test execution, defect management, and reporting.

• Recognised as an expert in a core subset of the testing practices employed by the teams and provide technical management and guidance.
• Seek to minimise the creation of technical debt in the resolution of complex problems, for example; assurance of automation standards and KPIs being achieved.

• Adhere to testing standards: Adhering to the Group test strategy that defines the required testing standards and practices.

• Recognised as the subject matter expert on adherence to standards and champions a modern test engineering standard approach at Vitality.
• Encourage and reinforce the correct application of standards and leading by example. 

• Engage stakeholders. Work with stakeholders to develop an understanding of the needs and requirements of both internal and external stakeholders in order to achieve the desired outcomes.

• Brief and make presentations to senior IT management, participate in and advise strategic and business planning processes.
• Define future requirements and identify opportunities for future optimisation. 
• Identify and surface issues and solutions.

• Build and transfer skills and knowledge. Take responsibility for developing personal skills and expertise aligned to role, encourage and coach test engineers to build a competent team.

• Research and recommends upcoming technologies to fill existing gaps or modernise Vitality's test framework
• Identifies critical areas of future learning and development required by test engineers to remain current, and oversee the organisation of relevant training for test engineers.
• Coaches and mentors senior test engineers;   

What do you need to thrive?

• Proficiency in test planning, execution, and defect management. 
• 5-10 years of experience in Automation testing.
• Strong and effective communication with stakeholders and senior IT management. 
• To be able to coach and mentor Test engineers, and collaborate across teams.

 
So, what's in it for you?

• Bonus Schemes - A bonus that regularly rewards you for your performance
• A pension of up to 12%- We will match your contributions up to 6% of your salary
• Our award-winning Vitality health insurance - With its own set of rewards and benefits
• Life Assurance - Four times annual salary

These are just some of the many perks that we offer! To view the extensive range of benefits we offer, please visit our careers page. Fantastic Benefits. Exciting rewards. Great career opportunities!
If you are successful in your application and join us at Vitality, this is our promise to you, we will:

• Help you to be the healthiest you've ever been.
• Create an environment that embraces you as you are and enables you to be your best self.
• Give you flexibility on how, where and when you work.
• Help you advance your career by playing you to your strengths.
• Give you a voice to help our business grow and make Vitality a great place to be.
• Give you the space to try, fail and learn.
• Provide a healthy balance of challenge and support.
• Recognise and reward you with a competitive salary and amazing benefits.
• Be there for you when you need us.
• Provide opportunities for you to be a force for good in society.

We commit to all these things because we want you to feel that you belong, and are supported to be happy and healthy.

About The Company
We're really excited to announce that we have recently been awarded "Top 10 Best Places To Work" in The Sunday Times Awards 2024!
Vitality is a multi-award-winning UK insurance brand, here to make the world a healthier, happier place.
We've been a purpose and values-driven business from day 1- long before it became fashionable. Our core purpose is to make people healthier and enhance protect their lives. Vitality pioneered shared-value insurance. We incentivise people to live healthier longer lives - they benefit, our business benefits, and society benefits. We're successful because we attract, develop, and retain the best people - and because we care.
Plus, you get to join our 1.7+ million members with access to our unique health insurance and healthy living programme. Just to make sure you know our products inside and out.
 
Ready to find out if we're the right fit for you? We can't wait.
 
If we are fortunate in receiving a high volume of quality applications we may need to close this vacancy early. If you are interested, please submit your application as soon as possible.