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Senior Test Engineer

Division: Data, Technology & Innovation
Department: Digital Delivery Hub

• Salary: Leeds ranging from £52,400 to £62,000.00 and London from £57,700 to £72,000(salary offered will be based on skills and experience)

• This role is graded as: Senior Associate - Regulatory

• Your recruitment contact is Sonika via [email protected] . Applications must be submitted through our online portal. Applications sent via social media or email will not be accepted.

About the FCA and team
 

We regulate financial services firms in the UK, to keep financial markets fair, thriving and effective. By joining us, you’ll play a key part in protecting consumers, driving economic growth, and shaping the future of UK finance services.  

The Data, Technology and Innovation (DTI) division enables the FCA to be a digital-first, data-led smart regulator by delivering a secure, agile, and cost-effective technology and data ecosystem that drives better decisions, transparency, and operational efficiency. Sitting within DTI, the Digital Deliver Hub digitally transforms the FCA's regulatory services to efficiently meet the needs of all stakeholders.

Role responsibilities

• Support the planning and execution of end-to-end testing strategies defining objectives scope and priorities while ensuring software meets the highest standards of functionality usability and reliability

• Champion an automation-first mindset by designing scalable automated test frameworks that power Behaviour Focus Development and accelerate delivery across API UI and backend services

• Take ownership of automation strategy assessing where automation delivers maximum value and cost efficiency while balancing manual testing for accessibility and complex edge cases

• Drive innovation by integrating automation into agile ceremonies and sprint planning ensuring quality is embedded from concept to deployment and enabling faster feedback loops

• Collaborate closely with developer product owners and stakeholders to refine requirements clarify acceptance criteria and communicate results becoming the trusted voice for quality assurance

• Share expertise by mentoring junior engineers fostering a culture of learning and continuous improvement while helping shape a high-performing agile squad embracing cloud services and digital transformation

Skills required

Minimum:

• Demonstrated experience in software testing principles and methodologies including designing and executing test cases across functional regression and integration levels with proven ability to identify and document defects and perform root cause analysis

• Prior experience with test automation frameworks and tools such as Cypress Playwright and Gherkin with proficiency in scripting languages like JavaScript and Java including setting up and maintaining automation infrastructure and conducting API testing using Postman

• Experience working in agile development environments actively participating in Scrum or Kanban ceremonies collaborating with developers and product owners and performing accessibility testing using screen magnifiers plugins and dedicated environments

Essential:

• Proven understanding of Agile, Lean, and DevSecOps values and ways of working with a track record of applying these methodologies to translate business requirements into effective test cases and scenarios while identifying potential risks from a business perspective

• Strong problem-solving capability demonstrated through tackling complex and high-impact issues including root cause analysis and collaboration on solutions combined with technical proficiency in CI/CD pipelines DevSecOps practices and tools such as Jira Confluence and Miro

• Experience mentoring teams in Agile and Lean methodologies fostering continuous improvement and learning with sector-specific exposure to regulatory financial or public sector environments and familiarity with UK government digital transformation frameworks such as GDS and CDDO standards ISTQB Foundation or equivalent certification is desirable

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• Hybrid model with up to 60% remote work

• Non-contributory pension (8–12% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times your salary

• Private healthcare with Bupa, income protection, and 24/7 Employee Assistance

• 35 hours of paid volunteering annually

• A flexible benefits scheme designed around your lifestyle

For a full list of our benefits, and our recruitment process as a whole visit our benefits page.

Our values and culture

Our colleagues are the key to our success as a regulator. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture: one that’s free from discrimination and bias, celebrates difference, and supports colleagues to deliver at their best. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation – one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better regulation.

If you require any adjustments due to a disability or condition, your recruiter is here to help - reach out for tailored support.

We welcome diverse working styles and aim to find flexible solutions that suit both the role and individual needs, including options like part-time and job sharing where applicable.
 

Disability Confident: our hiring approach

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, and therefore, people or individuals with disabilities and long-term conditions who best meet the minimum criteria for a role will go through to the next stage of the recruitment process. In cases of high application volumes, we may progress applicants whose experience most closely matches the role’s key requirements.
 

Useful information and timeline
 

Timeline: 

• Job advert close: 30 November

• CV Review/Shortlist: w/c 1 December

• First Interview: w/c 8 December

• Second Interview: w/c 15 December

• If you are based in London, please note that this role requires occasional travel to the Leeds office

• Your Recruiter will discuss the process in detail with you during screening for the role, therefore, please make them aware if you are going to be unavailable for any date during this time.