Join us as a QA Tester in our Digital Workspaces Test team, working across all things Desktop related. You will enable our colleagues to deliver for our customers by ensuring that any changes to Desktop software/services are rigorously tested. You'll need to be good at delivering information to people, technical and non-technical, in this role as you will communicate updates to relevant business users. You will collaborate with our Release, Product and Project teams to ensure that testing is effective and that User Acceptance Testing is conducted efficiently. You will triage and escalate any defects to colleagues, and maintain full traceability of defects, tests and requirements. We are looking for passionate and innovative people to join our team and help to deliver real value, sharing knowledge and lessons learned with our QA Testing community. We're a learning organisation and you'll have the opportunity to invest in your skills and career in the way that works best for you, whether that is coaching, book budgets, online courses, or formal certifications.
Key Responsibilities:
* Establish professional relationships with a range of stakeholders.
* Communicate with other teams and share knowledge.
* Review requirements, specifications and define test conditions.
* Execute test scripts and develop reusable test collateral.
* Plan and estimate testing activities.
* Manage defects and act as a conduit between differing roles to drive resolution of issues preventing delivery of testing activities.
About DWP:
DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year, and support over 25 million daily users. You'll help us deliver a once-in-a-generation transformation of government products and services. We use fresh ideas and leading-edge technologies to create innovative, scalable and user-centric digital solutions on an epic scale. The DWP products and services we maintain and modernise will be used by nearly every person in the UK, at key moments in their lives.
Working Environment:
Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.
Compensation and Benefits:
Pay: We offer competitive pay of £37,497. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 24 days and rising to 26 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.
Additional Benefits:
* An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100).
* Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies.
* Time off volunteering and charitable giving.
* Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'.
* Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more.
* Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference.
* Sports and social activities.
* Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.
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