Job Vacancy Test Engineer

About The Role
Team - Health, Adviser & Employer
Working Pattern - Hybrid - 2 days per week in any of our Vitality Offices (Bournemouth, London or Stockport). Full time hours.
We are happy to discuss flexible working!
What this role is all about:
Our Test Engineers play a critical role in Vitality's successful business mod. You will plan and execute tests on products and features to validate that they are fit for purpose.
Test Engineers work independently product and project driven change across a number of technologies. You are responsible for initiating test projects based on a standardised test framework template. This ensures all features and functions undergo rigorous testing, are fit for purpose and meet acceptance criteria. 
Key Actions

• Implement the software test life cycle: This process is 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.
• Test analysis and design: Reads through the stories to understand the requirements and writes tests (manual and automation) against stories. Tests are written to consider system integrations. 
• • Test estimation: Contributes to test estimation sessions by providing estimates relevant to their assigned work.
  • Test planning and approach: Clearly defines pieces of work and plans their own testing. Contributes to overall test plan and approach for assigned projects.
  • Test execution: Runs tests as required. Actively removes blockers and escalates where needed.
  • Defect management: Identifies and raises defects to the agreed standard. Retests once fixed. Closes assigned defects once resolved.
  • Reporting: Produces reports as required in relation to their assigned work and the project phase. This includes preparation progress updates; test execution progress; defects etc. This may also include contributing to overall project reports in line with their assigned work.
• Adhere to testing standards: adhering to the Group test strategy that defines the required testing standards and practices.

• Uses the Vitality testing processes and standards independently and competently in all work. 
• Provides guidance to associate test engineers in the adherence to these standards.
• Undertakes required updates to test artefacts in line with the agreed process and definition of "done" and "ready". 

• 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.

• Engage internal stakeholders independently, working across a number of teams, and acting as a resource for colleagues with less experience.
• Facilitate meetings and consult stakeholders to understand their needs and requirements and plan, design and execute tests in line with the agreed solution/s.

• 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.

• Fully competent and working independently within the framework of Vitality's modern technology platform (e.g., Micro Services)
• Working knowledge of test automation and are developing a working knowledge of one other specialism. They are competent and work independently in their assigned coding language/s..
• actively use test management tools competently and are increasing their skills in Selenium or Playwright, and C# and SpecFlow.
• Assist more junior test engineers to develop their skills and knowledge. Share ideas, provide coaching, support and feedback.

Collaborate within and across teams. Work effectively together with others across varying areas of expertise to achieve the required results.   
 
What do you need to thrive?

• ISTQB certified tester foundation level.
• Working towards relevant accreditation / certification.

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.

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.