End Date
Sunday 14 May 2023
Salary Range
£41,592 - £51,990
Agile Working Options
Other Agile Working Arrangements / Open to Discussion
Job Description
Location:
Primary locations: Halifax, Bristol or Edinburgh
Secondary location: London
Employees observe a hybrid working pattern and are expected to be in the office on average twice a week.
Salary:
Outside London: £41,715-46,350
London: £48,663-54,070
Salary banding are subject to change taking effect from July 2023.
Benefits also include:
Annual personal bonus percentage;
Employer pension contribution (up to 15%);
private medical insurance, and;
30 days holiday plus bank holidays;
Various share scheme options
About the team:
Channels Enabling Quality Assurance provides Quality Engineering services across the group, championing innovation and automation, and driving excellence in testing. Supporting the whole of LBG with an expertise in major programmes and complex deliveries we have a shared goal of building the best bank of the future.
Joining us as a Quality Engineer, you'll use your technical skills to support the delivery of quality software solutions into production. You’ll be continually challenged, motivated, mentored and supported to develop your skills and bring forward the best solutions to conduct effective testing.
An ideal Quality Engineer will be technically literate, experienced in automated and manual testing processes, 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.
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.
What we need from you:
Technical:
Experience of Quality Engineering with an Automation First approach
Cloud knowledge and a willingness to work towards Cloud accreditation (GCP, Azure or IBM/Kyndryl)
Experience with Quality Engineering, NFT, Performance Engineering, securing Test Data and co-ordinating test Environments
Some experience of programming languages including Groovy, Python, Bash, Powershell, JavaScript, Java, SQL/noSQL, and/or Unix Shell and a willingness to develop these and other skills
Understanding of DevOps principles (CI/CD) and tools including Jenkins, Git, SonarQube
Experience with toolsets such as Selenium, Cucumber, Perfecto, UFT, Appiu, Saucelabs
Good skills on Jira, Confluence, Xray and ALM
Knowledge of containerisation including Docker and Google Kubernetes
Knowledge of Defect Management, Incident Management, Root Cause Analysis and/or Config Management would be advantageous
ISTQB Foundation Certification
Change Delivery and Non-Technical:
Good Organisational Awareness
Knowledge of change methodologies including Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall
Logical and creative thinking skills
Good interpersonal skills and the ability to build working relationships
Experience of working in a team but also able to work independently and to take responsibility - and uses own initiative
Enthusiasm to learn and develop as a “hands on” Quality Engineer
About Lloyds Banking Group
We're on a mission to build the bank of the future, and we need your help to do it.
Continuing our extensive transformation program, we're redefining what a bank is from the inside out. Our technology, our culture, and our mindset is changing to craft a true engineering-led organization.
Our culture brings together creative, hardworking and passionate people from a diverse set of backgrounds and sits at the core of who we are.
We deeply value diversity and are proudly committed to being an equal opportunity employer. You can come and join our inclusive, values-led culture passionate about making a difference! If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the process, from application to selection or onboarding, please don't hesitate to let us know.
Our continued dedication to helping Britain recover means that as a colleague you can make a difference to customers, businesses, and communities.
Together we have a key role to play in shaping the bank of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll continue to have opportunities to learn, grow and develop.
So if you have a desire to work in a challenging Quality Engineering 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...
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.