Job description
End Date
Thursday 18 May 2023
Salary Range
£61,911 - £68,790Agile Working Options
Job Description Summary
Drives quality throughout the change lifecycle working in a cross-disciplinary team. Undertakes & manages testing of more complex code changes across multiple types of testing to deliver products that are fit for purpose and meet the quality standards that our customers expect, based on deep domain and technical expertise. Understands the importance of testing and the Quality Framework within LBG and educates other change disciplines. Looks to automate testing where appropriate, updating and streamlining the test automation framework & coding standards deployed within the team. Participates in & establishes Communities of Practice, Guilds and improvement working groups and shares learning to members of their team. Undertakes mentoring and coaching as well as additional leadership activities. Keen to deepen their technical knowledge and understanding as well develop, practice and demonstrate the workplace skills and behaviours required for this job role.
Job Description
Bristol based (2 days in the office)
Benefits: base salary, plus annual personal bonus, 15% employer pension contribution (when you put in 6%), 4% flexible cash pot, private medical insurance, 28 days holiday plus bank holidays.
We’re a family friendly organisation who focus on delivery, not time at your desk. A mature, flexible work environment, flexible start/finish hours, agile working practices. We care about your mental health and want to enable a good work-life balance.
Who are Lloyds Banking Group?
Lloyds Banking Group and Business & Commercial Banking (BCB) Lloyds Banking Group is one of the UK’s largest banks and is on a mission to build the bank of the future, and we need help to do it. Continuing our extensive transformation programme, we're redefining what a bank needs to be from the inside out. Our technology, our culture and our mind-set are changing, all to show what an engineering-led organisation can do. BCB unlocks potential to help business to recover and prosper in a digital world. Our team partners the divisional business areas to drive the transformation for our future success as we continue to strive to be the Best Bank for Business.
Where does the role sit?
Created at the start of 2020, the wider team covers some of the key journeys, propositions and channels that support our Commercial customers with their everyday banking needs. We are hugely proud of the relationships we hold with our clients and key partners as trusted delivery providers. This is key to our success!
About the Role:
You’ll be working in an Agile Environment and will collaborate closely with fellow Software Engineers, Business Analysts, Architects and Product Owners to create well written tests for the solutions implemented, alongside updating and creating automation frameworks where required and participating with coaching, mentoring and other leadership activities.
What will I be responsible for?
As a quality engineer working for one of our feature teams, you will be technically literate, experienced in manual and automated testing processes, knowledgeable customer journeys, able to communicate well and have an interest in ensuring quality services are delivered for customers and colleagues. A growth attitude and willingness to get stuck in and learn on the job is important
- You’ll look to automate testing where appropriate, updating and streamlining the test automation framework & coding standards deployed within the team
- You’ll participate in Communities of Practice, Guilds and improvement working groups and shares learning to members of their team
- Is having experience of shaping test strategy in a dynamic engineering led environment
- You’ve having hands on experience on API Automation testing
- You’re keen to deepen their technical knowledge and understanding
Essential skills & experience:
- TypeScript and/or JavaScript and/or Node js
- Axios/SuperTest
- Github
- Selenium Webdriver IO
- Cucumber Gherkins
- Azure
- Jenkins
Desirable skills & experience
Preferably has exposure to Jira, Confluence, Accessibility tooling, Cross Browser tooling and experience of Feature Team Agile/Scrum ways of working
What you I get in return?
We're dedicated to giving you opportunities and support to develop you both professionally and personally to optimise your potential.
As a new colleague, you’ll join us on our journey to build a 21st century bank that reflects modern Britain, and craft an inclusive culture where all colleagues feel welcomed and valued.
We're committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve, and to building an inclusive environment where all our colleagues can be themselves and succeed on merit. We support the principles of agile working and are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We're an equal opportunity employer and deeply value diversity within our organisation.
Together we make it possible!
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.