Quality Engineer

Job Description

At Lloyds Banking Group our aim is to create a forward-thinking engineering

culture that supports the business in delivering high quality, efficient and

positive impact outcomes for customers. The role of our Quality Engineers

are vital in ensuring the products we deliver are fit for purpose and meet

the quality and standards that our customers expect.

Major Core Programmes Quality Assurance provides a Quality Engineering

Centre of Excellence to deliver and continuously improve Quality Engineering

through innovation and automation, driving excellence in testing, supporting

Enterprise Transformation Major Core Programmes and Value Streams, with a

shared goal of building the best bank of the future.

About the role:

Joining us as a Quality Engineer within Major Core Programmes, you'll play a

key role in driving quality software solutions into production.

You’ll be continually challenged, motivated, mentored and supported

and help define “Done” from a Quality perspective and deliver

Test solutions in line with the Test Strategy and our QA Engineering

principles.

With our breadth, reach and diversity, we can offer excellent opportunities

for career growth and development, and we're looking for people who can

seize those opportunities. You'll get plenty of support but it's about

taking the initiative, building relationships and making it happen. Do this

and you can help us make a positive difference to our customers, our

colleagues and our communities.

An ideal Quality Engineer for Major Core Programmes will have experience in

quality engineering automation and tooling, be technically literate, keen to

learn, able to communicate well, with an interest in ensuring quality

services are delivered for customers and colleagues. A willingness to get

stuck in and learn on the job is essential.

So what would you be doing for us?

 * You'll build or help to build Test artefacts using and developing test

automation in line with an agreed Test Strategy, writing automation Test

scripts against user stories or requirements and seeking to ensure Test

traceability.

 * You'll also have a focus on reducing risk to build partner confidence, in

short making sure we're testing the right things, so we all know the product

delivered is great quality.

 * You'll identify defects and work with programme colleagues to provide

fixes, preventing defect leakage and helping to capture lessons learnt to

prevent similar issues in the future. Ensure that Testing is conducted in a

way which is consistent with - and exploits the collective frameworks,

patterns and best practices that exist across the wider Test community.

 * You'll work with other Quality Engineers as well as Software Engineers,

Performance Engineers, Business Analysts, Product Owners, and Project

Managers.

More than anything you'll bring enthusiasm and an open mind to help us

develop new ways of doing things whilst developing your own skills and

experience.

Key Accountabilities

 * Production of Test Artefacts including automated scripts and test data

 * Production and guidance to testing work such as Test Plans and End of

Test Reports

 * Collaboration with programme colleagues to plan and execute testing

 * Developing test automation skills using tools such as UFT, Selenium,

Cucumber, Perfecto, Appium, Saucelabs, Blazemeter, Jenkins , CA Lisa, Jira

and QC

 * Working within an Agile environment working in Scrum and Waterfall

environments, and being flexible to work with a mix of methodologies

 * Building effective working relationships with stakeholders

 * Supporting the wider MCP QA team to improve processes and procedures to

increase efficiency and reduce costs

What we need from you:

 * Quality Engineering experience

 * Technical literacy with the ability to use standard Microsoft

applications and an aptitude to pick up new applications

 * Some coding experience in programming languages such as JavaScript, Java,

SQL/NoSQL, Python and/or Unix Shell

 * Experience of working in a team

 * Logical and creative thinking skills

 * Good interpersonal skills and the ability to build working relationships

 * Ability to work independently and to take responsibility - and uses own

initiative

 * Enthusiasm to learn and develop as a “hands on” Quality

Engineer

 * Awareness of the software development lifecycle

 * Awareness or experience with agile development methods & tooling e.g.

Scrum, Kanban, Jira & Confluence would be advantageous

What you'd get in return:

Offering you both opportunity and profile - we'll provide you with a

diverse, energising and lively environment that focuses on equal opportunity

and real career progression!

We'll take your personal and professional development very seriously and

enable you to make a genuine difference to millions throughout your career

with us.

 * We'll also give you a broad remuneration package which includes:

 * A performance share bonus

 * A generous pension contribution

 * A flex cash pot you can adjust to suit your lifestyle

 * Private health cover

 * 28 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing to 30 days after 5 years)

 * Various share schemes including free shares

We're a founder member of the Agile Future Forum, a group of leading UK

employers supporting flexible working. We're happy to consider options other

than 9-to-5 office-based work. To us "Agile working" is more than working

flexibly - it's about entrusting colleagues to think creatively about how,

when and where they work, to deliver their very best!

So if you have a desire to work in a technical role in a dynamic environment

with quality at the heart of thinking, whilst gaining skills and experience

within a friendly and motivated team then get in touch, we'd love to hear

from you...