Senior Software Development Engineer in Test

Details
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Reference number

465845

Salary

£44,241
Candidates based in Yeading will receive the London Weighting allowance of £4,000

Plus an additional Government Digital and Data Profession allowance (non\-pensionable) up to £14,552\.
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28\.97%
GBP

Job grade

Senior Executive Officer### Contract type

Permanent### Business area

DVSA \- Digital Operations### Type of role

Digital### Working pattern

Flexible working, Full\-time, Job share, Part\-time### Number of jobs available

3
Contents
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• Location


• About the job


• Benefits


• Things you need to know


• Apply and further information

Location
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Swansea, Bristol, Nottingham, Birmingham, Yeading (Hayes), Oldham , Newcastle, LeedsAbout the job
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Job summary

The Strategy, Policy, Digital \& Technology Directorate plays a central role in delivering DVSA’s digital services that support road safety and compliance across the UK. The Test Engineering team sits within this directorate and is responsible for ensuring high\-quality, reliable, and scalable digital products. Working closely with product, delivery, and engineering teams, the group embeds quality from the outset of development, balancing manual and automated testing to provide confidence in delivery. The team drives improvements in testing practices, builds reusable frameworks, and promotes a culture of collaboration, early engagement, and continuous improvement to meet both user needs and DVSA’s strategic goals.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

• Employer pension contribution of 28\.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here


• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday


• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work\-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

Find out more about what it's like working at Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency \- Department for Transport Careers

Job description

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

• Leading the design and development of test frameworks and tools.


• Building reliable automated checks across API, integration, contract and end\-to\-end levels.


• Improving CI/CD pipeline confidence through effective automated validation.


• Investigating complex failures across code, environments, data and pipelines.


• Supporting live service reliability by identifying risks and driving improvements.


• Working with developers, testers, analysts and DevOps engineers to embed quality early.


• Mentoring colleagues and promoting consistent quality engineering practices.


• Contributing to engineering standards, continuous improvement and cross\-team collaboration.

Great line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills they need. We aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public.

For further information on the role, please read the attached role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only \- whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

Person specification

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

• Designing and developing test frameworks and tooling.


• Writing clean, reusable and maintainable code in a modern engineering environment.


• Testing across API, integration, contract and end\-to\-end levels.


• Working with CI/CD pipelines and automated quality checks.


• Investigating complex failures across systems, environments, data and pipelines.


• Working in Agile, multidisciplinary teams to deliver digital services.


• Applying quality engineering practices to improve reliability and scalability.


• Mentoring others and influencing consistent engineering and testing standards.

Additional Information

Government Digital \& Data Allowance

The role is part of the Government Digital and Data (or Government Security Profession Career Framework) profession and utilises an enhanced Capability–Based Pay Framework which provides access to a Digital and Data allowance.

The base pay is £44,241\. In addition to this the role includes a Digital and Data allowance of up to £14,552\.

The value of allowance awarded will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated through the selection process. Here are more details on the pay framework.

Working hours, office attendance and travel requirements

Full time roles consist of 37 hours per week. Whilst we welcome applications from those looking to work with us on a part time basis, there is a business requirement for the successful candidate to be able to work at least 30 hours per week.

Monthly travel to other offices would be encouraged, which may involve overnight stays.

This role is suitable for hybrid working, which is a non\-contractual arrangement where a combination of workplace and home\-based working can be accommodated subject to business requirements.

The expectation at present is a minimum of 60% of your working time a month will be spent at either your designated workplace (one of the locations cited in the advert) or, when required for business reasons, in another office/work location. There may be occasions where you are required to attend above the minimum expectation.

If you have a question about hybrid working, part time/job share hours, flexible working, travelling for work, or require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Vacancy Holder during the recruitment process to avoid possible disappointment later in the process should your working arrangements not be compatible with the requirements of the role (see below for contact details).

Visa Sponsorship

Please note that we do not hold a UK Visa \& Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker Licence sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship. Candidates must ensure they have the appropriate rights to work in the UK before application.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Working Together


• Making Effective Decisions

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Developer \- Modern Development Standards \- Level: practitioner


• Developer \- Systems Integration \- Level: practitioner


• Developer \- Service Support \- Level: practitioner


• Developer \- Development Process Optimisation \- Level: Working


• Senior Developer \- Programming and Build \- Level: Practitioner

Benefits
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Alongside your salary of £44,241, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency contributes £12,816 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides .
Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits:

• Employer pension contribution of 28\.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here


• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).


• 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.


• Access to the staff discount portal.


• Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.


• 24\-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.

Find out more about the benefits of working at DfT and its agencies .

Things you need to know
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Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.### Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.How to apply:

Our selection process ensures a comprehensive assessment of each applicant's qualifications, skills, and potential fit within our organisation.

The selection process for this role will be:

Stage 1: Sift of CV and personal statement

Stage 2: Assessment

Stage 3: Interview

You must be successful at each stage to progress to the next stage.

Candidates will be asked to answer 3 questions at application stage, these are to *be answered with a simple yes/no*:

• Do you have hands\-on experience writing code in one or more programming languages, for example Java, JavaScript or TypeScript?


• Have you designed, developed or maintained test frameworks or test tooling across multiple test levels?


• Are you willing and able to complete a coding\-based technical assessment as part of the recruitment process?

Stage 1: Sift of CV and Personal Statement

At sift, you will be assessed against the following Success Profile element:

Experience – you will be asked to provide a CV (unlimited wordcount) and personal statement (250\-word count) for each of the criteria listed below.

Please provide evi

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