Lead Automation Tester
Description
- Job grade: Grade 7
- Contract type: Permanent
- Business area: IPO - DDaT
- Type of role: Digital, Information Technology
- Working pattern: Flexible working, Full-time, Part-time
- Number of jobs available: 1
Location
About the job
Job summary
Lead Automation Tester
The IPO is a modern organisation which depends on its IT services to operate and innovate effectively. In order to provide up to date services to our customers both nationally and internationally systems need to be developed, improved and maintained. You will have the opportunity to work on the latest cutting-edge cloud technologies, use modern delivery processes and work on innovative projects some including the use of AI and ML. Working alongside experts in their fields you will have the opportunity to make valuable contributions without compromising on quality.
You will need the appetite to learn new technologies and methodologies for delivering high quality IT services. In this role you will work within a multi-disciplined squad using several technologies to build enterprise grade services. You will be expected to be proactive and take accountability for the squad assigned deliveries as well as mentoring and coaching team members. The role will also require the investigation, diagnosis and fix of any system issues. A Lead Automation Tester is expected to contribute to the technical strategy for the department. Formal line management duties also form the key duties of this role.
As a multi-skilled individual, you will have the opportunities to develop and mature skills in a core role but extend this to skills typically aligned to other role types. You will have a high level of input in defining which additional skills you can develop.
Working Style
This role will be carried out in-line with IPO Hybrid working arrangements where staff are currently expected to spend at least 20% of their time working onsite from one of our offices. This role is based in our Newport Office.
The requirement for attendance at an office location can vary by role so we would encourage candidates to discuss working arrangements with the recruiting manager to agree a reasonable balance between working from home and the office.
The IPO holds a visa sponsor licence however; this role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. Candidates will therefore need to have an existing right to work in the UK at the time of application.
Job description
Main duties consist of but are not limited to:
- Identify and manage problems, incidents, risks and issues
- Build automated test solutions from scratch in line with IPO Test Strategy and IPO Engineering Principles
- Build automated tests to support our continuous deployment environments using the technology of choice
- Responsible for writing and executing functional/non-functional test aligned against acceptance criteria
- Actively contribute to community improvement with a focus on a shift-left approach
- Work collaboratively with IT and business stakeholders
- Understanding yourself to be a leader (and the impact of your behaviour on others in a project team focused on results)
- Formal line management duties
- Share knowledge and expertise with your wider team, becoming a role model within the organisation, champion our culture of learning, development, cross-company collaboration and teamwork
- Engaging Stakeholders (for mutually beneficial collaborative relationships outside of the team)
- Work across several multi-disciplinary teams to deliver highly focused and successful digital services
Person specification
Essential Experience
- Has been a key player in delivering technical solutions as part of large projects
- Experience in leading and/or managing a squad of test engineers
- Experience of using data models
- Experience of working with cloud technologies such as Azure
Essential Technical
- Experience with API Automation tools, such as MS Visual Studio with C#, Selenium, BDD, SpecFlow, MSTest and RestSharp
- Experience of working with source/version control technologies such as Git
- Excellent understanding of a mainstream automation testing frameworks/libraries such as Selenium, BDD, SpecFlow, and RestSharp
- Experience in web services, REST
- Experienced with modern delivery models such as Scrum and Agile
- Advocate of DevOps principles
- Has a deep understanding of architectural principals such as SOA and Micro-Services
- Experience of writing SQL statements
How to Apply
Click the 'Apply now' button and complete the application form by providing the following:
Your CV
- Upload an anonymised copy of your current CV. Please remove all identifying markers such as name, title, education institution etc.
- Make sure it clearly shows how you meet the essential criteria listed in the Person Specification.
250 word Personal Statement
- Use this to explain why you're suitable for the role.
- Structure your statement around the essential criteria in the Person Specification.
- Make sure to provide clear examples to show how you meet each requirement.
For further information on the sift and interview stages of this recruitment campaign, please head to our 'Things you need to know' section below.
Please visit our Civil Service Careers page - IPO – Recruitment Support , Civil Service Careers (civil-service-careers.gov.uk)
If you require job-specific information, please contact Alex Morgan.
E-mail: [email protected]
Telephone: 01633814514
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Delivering at Pace
- Working Together
- Developing Self and Others
- Leadership
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- This will be done via an offline assessment which will be presented during the interview.
Benefits
- Unlimited Pluralsight video learning access
- Access to Microsoft’s ESI training suite
- Hybrid working with no core hours
- Substantial support for career progression
- 25 days annual leave moving to 30 days in annual increments
- You will also get 8 days public leave and 1 day privilege leave
For more information about what’s on offer at the Intellectual Property Office please review our IPO benefit pack attached to the bottom of this advert.
Please note that benefits may be subject to change.
Things you need to know
Artificial intelligence
Selection process details
Additional details on security and vetting
Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check and if successful you must also hold, or be willing to obtain, a higher Security Clearance.
For meaningful checks to be carried out individuals will need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time, depending on the level of clearance, to enable appropriate checks to be carried out and produce a result which provides the required level of assurance. For this role the successful individual will need to have consistently lived in the UK for a minimum 5 years in order to meet the relevant security clearance.
Further information on the vetting process can be found at National security vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK
If you have questions regarding this or are unsure if you meet the eligibility criteria, please contact [email protected]
The assessment process will comprise of the following:
Stage 1 – Sift
An initial sift of applications will be carried out to create a shortlist. This will be based on the evidence provided for the following Success Profile elements:
Experience
Your CV will be used to assess your suitability for the role and Your 250 word Personal statement will demonstrate your Experience against the listed person specification/essential criteria.
Stage 2 – Interviews
If successful at sift candidates will then be invited to an interview where you will be assessed on Behaviours and Technical.
Please note candidates that proceed to the interview stage will be required to deliver a presentation against the Technical Success Profile. Further details will be provided in the invite to interview information.
Specific information regarding the Success Profile elements that will be assessed at interview will be contained within the interview invitation.
Interviews for this role will be carried out virtually via Microsoft Teams (video).
This recruitment campaign will keep a reserve list for 12 months. If you meet the requirements for this role but aren't offered after passing the interview, you'll be placed on the reserve list. If a suitable position opens up during this time, we will reach out to individuals in merit order.
The successful candidate would be expected to remain in the role for a minimum of 12 months before applying for another role.
The Recruitment team operational hours are 09:00 to 17:00 Monday – Friday excluding bank holidays.
Please note that the role profile is for information purposes and candidates should refer to the specific assessment criteria referred to in the job advert
Applicants to note: CVs sent direct to the IPO will not be accepted.
There may be important information contained within the job role profile candidates may also wish to refer to. We recommend candidates download and save a copy of the role profile for reference.
This post is being advertised to Internal, across Government and external candidates at the same time.
Incomplete and/or late submissions will not be accepted or considered. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
We do not routinely reimburse travel expenses for candidates, however if participating in the selection process would cause you undue financial hardship or if it restricts your ability to participate, please contact the recruitment team for more information.
In line with Government guidance, successfully appointed candidates will need to provide documents for our Right to Work checks. Information on this will be sent within the invite to interview text.
If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, then please let the recruitment team know via;[email protected]
In the event of a high volume of applications, the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) reserves the right to raise the minimum qualifying score at sift to manage volumes and ensure a proportionate and fair assessment process.
Please be aware that only one application per candidate is permitted for each recruitment campaign. Multiple applications, including those made using different accounts, may result in your application being withdrawn or rejected at any stage of the process.
For more information on the IPO’s terms and conditions, please review the attached IPO Modernised Terms and Conditions document attached at the bottom of this advert.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Working for the Civil Service
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
Diversity and Inclusion
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : IPO Recruitment team
- Email : [email protected]
Recruitment team
- Email : [email protected]
Further information
The Civil Service recruits by merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles.
Complaints Procedure:
If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, please contact;
Penny Phillpotts
Intellectual Property Office,
Concept House,
Cardiff Road,
Newport,
NP10 8QQ.
If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission at: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints/
Attachments
| Digital Delivery Lead Automation Tester Role Profile Opens in new window (docx, 111kB) |
| What's on offer at the IPO Opens in new window (pdf, 2034kB) |
| IPO Modernised Terms and Conditions Opens in new window (pdf, 295kB) |
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