Senior Quality Engineer

Lloyds Banking Group is the UK’s largest Digital, Retail and Commercial Bank and we’re driven by a clear purpose to Help Britain Prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. Our colleagues are at the heart of our digital transformation, adopting progressive technologies and agile practices to support us on our journey to build the bank of the future. With their help, we’re serving more than 16 million online customers and transforming the way Britain banks.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Test Lead to join our dynamic team within the Vault Banking Products Lab. In this role, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our Core Banking System, specifically Thought Machine Vault. As a seasoned Senior Test Lead, you will define and execute robust test strategies, effectively manage teams, and contribute to the seamless integration of test automation and DevOps practices.

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Senior Quality Engineer, Everyday Banking Platform, Vault Banking Products Lab

SALARY: £66,861 - £74,290

LOCATION(S): Manchester

HOURS: [Full-time]

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week currently, or 40% of our time, at our Manchester Office

About this opportunity…

In this role, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our Core Banking System, specifically Thought Machine Vault. As a Senior Quality Engineer, you will define and execute robust test strategies and contribute to the seamless integration of test automation and DevOps practices.

This is a rare opportunity to join the team as a Senior Quality Engineer as we work to deliver the first of many new Banking products onto Vault.

You can expect to be doing…

• Define and implement comprehensive test strategies, considering the unique requirements of the Thought Machine Vault Core Banking System
• Drive the adoption of test automation and best practices to enhance efficiency and scalability
• Plan and monitor end-to-end testing activities, including system integration testing, user acceptance testing, performance testing and defect management
• Define and implement a robust defect management strategy
• Create a best in class culture staying abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies, continually enhancing your expertise

We’re on an exciting journey, we’re already the largest provider of digital banking products in the UK, with over 12 million active online customers and nearly 8 million active mobile banking customers. It means a big opportunity for you to be part of ground-breaking transformation and it means there’s never been a more exciting time to join!

We understand no one can be an expert in every aspect of Quality Engineering. However, if you have technical test automation knowledge / experience with an engineering background, we’d like to hear from you.

Specifically, we’re looking for people who have…

• Demonstrable expertise in defining and producing high-quality test strategies, leveraging best practices and industry standards
• Proven track record of effectively building and managing high-performing test teams, fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration
• Strong understanding of test automation frameworks, tools, and practices, with hands-on experience in implementing automated testing solutions using Java
• Exceptional problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyse complex systems and identify effective testing approaches
• Experience working in projects that involve micro services/database/event-driven systems, preferably in the banking domain

It would be great if you had…

• Experience in GCP/cloud transformation projects
• Knowledge of emerging test tools in the industry & experience in evaluating test tools
• Experience in Python, Selenium, BDD(Cucumber), CI/CD, Github

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.

We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it’s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We’re disability confident. So if you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance-related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

If you’re excited by the thought of becoming part of our Thought Machine Vault Quality Engineering team, get in touch. We’d love to hear from you.

Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow and thrive? Apply today and find out more.

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks.  We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. 

We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.

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