Test Engineer
c.£52,000 per annum
Bedford
Permanent
Hybrid Working
* MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR FACE-TO-FACE INTERVIEW IN BEDFORD ON 7th OR 9th SEPTEMBER *
Join the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) as a Test Engineer and help deliver high-quality digital services that make a real difference to people's lives.
As an embedded member of a multidisciplinary Scrum team, you will be responsible for ensuring quality is considered throughout the development lifecycle. Working closely with Product Managers, Business Analysts, Developers and Delivery Managers, you will design and execute tests, ensure requirements are testable, support refinement activities, manage defects, and provide clear visibility of quality risks and outcomes.
You'll play a key role in both functional and non-functional testing, helping the team deliver reliable, accessible and user-focused products. You'll also contribute to our test automation capability by creating and maintaining automated tests that provide fast feedback and support our continuous delivery approach.
Beyond your squad, you'll be part of a wider Quality Engineering community where you'll have opportunities to share knowledge, influence ways of working, and help continuously improve quality practices across MaPS.
Join a collaborative and supportive organisation dedicated to helping people across the UK improve their financial wellbeing.
The Test Engineer will report directly to our QA Lead. In this role, you will be responsible for:
Supporting the overall Automated Testing process, maintaining the framework and supporting the other Test Engineers with their automated testing. You will also contribute to the Automated Regression packs with the tests you create. You will work directly with the Product Teams (Scrum Teams) to support their delivery, while also being part of the QA team and participating in our Community of Practice.
At this role level, you will:
- Identify and raise awareness of risks arising from the automation test results
- Identify new and implement existing test frameworks to improve confidence in testing
- Be proficient in a range of coding languages (you may be an expert in only one)
- Support the wider team to help improve maturity and capability
- Maintain the Automated Regression packs so they remain relevant
- Maintain the automation framework and pipelines to support rapid delivery
- Support Test Engineers to deliver automated test sets that can be incorporated into the wider pack
- Represent QA/Testing inside a Scrum Team, evaluating and owning appropriate tickets
- Evaluate Backlog Items for testability
- Support stakeholders in matters of automated testing to increase understanding
- Active participation in Agile Ceremonies and advocate for quality at every stage of the development lifecycle
- Report to QA Lead on progress and issues and escalate any issues that require it.
Skills and Experience Required
To excel in this role, you will need to demonstrate:
Functional testing:
- Design and execute a wide range of testing techniques and communicate test results to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Make decisions on the environment for testing, and can coach others
- Identify defects, alert the business to them, and help to prioritise them based on defect severity
Non-functional testing:
- Design and execute a wide range of non-functional testing techniques
- Communicate non-functional test results to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Make decisions on running types of non-functional testing
- Coach and mentor others
- Identify defects, alert the business to them, and help to prioritise them based on defect severity
Technical breadth
- Demonstrate a good working knowledge of different tools and techniques, and can train others
- Advise others on testing techniques and frameworks
- Effectively research, plan and train others within the team
Test analysis
- Think creatively, ask the right questions and critically evaluate and communicate findings to a larger team
- Lead investigative work into problems and opportunities in existing processes
- Drive the collection of information and the creation of recommendations for improvements
- Absorb large amounts of conflicting information and use it to determine solutions
- Strong experience in Automation Testing Experience, with the ability to plan, design, script and execute tests
- Expertise and experience in Playwright using Typescript
- Creation and maintenance of Automation Frameworks
- Ability to script Automation tests at a code level, including aspects such as data matrices and cross-browser functionality
- Experience working as part of a Scrum Team within Agile methodology
- Ability to communicate with multiple levels of stakeholders, both technical and non-technical
- Testing Methodology certificate (ISTBA/ISEB, BCS, etc.) preferable.
About Us
The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is based in Bedford, in a recently renovated modern office. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to become an integral part of a dynamic organisation, working to help people across the UK.
At the heart of the Money and Pensions Service are our values – caring, connecting, and transforming, which are the foundation of our success. They permeate every area of our work and define all our business relationships and the way we work with each other. We’re not only looking for the best people to come and work for us, but we need people who align themselves with our values:
- Caring
We care about our colleagues and the people whose lives we are here to transform.
- Connecting
We will transform lives through our ability to make positive connections.
- Transforming
We are committed to transforming lives and making a positive societal impact.
Our Inclusive Working Environment
By fostering our values, we are immensely proud of the inclusive working environment that we have created. The diversity of our people is a strength that we embrace and wish to build upon, so we are committed to attracting people of all backgrounds. We work hard to ensure that we have a progressive approach to inclusion, equity, and belonging. We really do want our colleagues to “bring their whole selves to work.”
Our colleague and ally networks encompass LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, women’s health, men’s health, ethnicity, and diversity.
What We Offer
- Generous Annual Leave – 30 days plus Bank Holidays
- Pension scheme – contributions matched 2 to 1 (up to 10% of your salary)
- Interest-free loan for season tickets for buses and trains
- Cycle to work Scheme
- Subsidised eye tests & flu jabs
- Life assurance scheme
- Give as you earn scheme
- Employee assistance programme (EAP)
- PAM Assist and PAM Life scheme (Wellbeing)
- Enhanced family and sick pay
- Paid volunteering (2 days a year)
- Recognition Scheme
- Discounts portal to numerous retailers
Flexible Working
At MaPS, we take pride in our flexible approach to work. As standard, we work on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 2 days in the office per month. Hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and our headquarters in Bedford will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business needs, but personal and other relevant circumstances will also be considered. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.
Recruitment Process:
- Initial Review: Our recruiter will review your CV. If it looks like a good fit, they'll reach out to arrange a call.
- Hiring Manager Review: If the recruiter thinks you're suitable, your CV will be passed to the hiring manager, who will decide whether to invite you for an interview.
- Interview: If selected, you'll participate in an in-person interview. This single-stage process allows you to demonstrate your skills and experience through competency-based questions. This will also require you to deliver a short presentation.
Career Development
In MaPS, we take career development seriously. We actively encourage and support applications from our existing MaPS colleagues. However, we do follow the Civil Service Commissioner recruitment principles, which means that you will be required to participate in a full, open, and fair process.
Reserve List
If you are successful at interview, we operate a reserve list where your details will be held for up to 6 months. Should a vacancy come available in that time with the same essential criteria, reserve list candidates will be offered that position with no further assessment required.
Application Process
The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact the Money and Pensions Service via email: [email protected]. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website.
Job Reference: MaPS00999
Close Date: 31/08/2026
