Introduction:
Are you seeking an exciting opportunity within a growing team in the transportation industry?
The Dynamics team at Transport for Greater Manchester are seeking a Test Engineer who is passionate about delivering high quality products to the travelling public and wishes to make their mark in a growing testing department.
Your Role
As a Test Engineer you will be responsible for the testing of technology products and services.
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What you’ll bring
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Be familiar with Waterfall and Agile delivery methodologies
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Experience in Cypress automation tool
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Write test scripts to cover edge cases
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Experience of System Integration, Regression and API testing
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Defect management using Jira and Confluence as an ALM tool
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Continuous Integrations i.e. GIT
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ISTQB certified an advantage
Who are we?
Transport for Greater Manchester oversees transport within the city, including buses, rail, and trams. It is dedicated to delivering accurate transport information to make travel easier for anybody travelling within the city of Greater Manchester. It is an exciting time to be part of the transformation in Greater Manchester with the Mayor committed to an ambitious vision of improving access to transport.
This is a chance to work with an open-minded organisation who prioritise their employees’ well-being whilst also pushing barriers and using new technologies. It is an opportunity to be part of an organic team with scope for contributing towards the maturity of the testing department within the Dynamics Team. We are fully supportive of career progression and personal development and you will have the opportunity to move across different projects and teams.
What we can offer you
The is a permanent opportunity with scope for further career development – with a salary of £41,415 - £46,183 per annum salary will be based upon skills and experience. (This made up of a salary of £31,915 - £36,683 plus a market supplement of £9,500 per annum which is paid monthly and reviewed on an annual basis.)
Our benefits include:
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28 days holiday per annum (plus bank holidays)
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Flexible and hybrid working options to promote and support a good work/life balance
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Free bus, rail or Metrolink travel to and from work within the Greater Manchester boundary
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Local Government Defined Benefit Pension Scheme which includes life cover of 3x your salary and options to increase your pension contributions
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Commitment to learning and personal development and upskilling with reimbursement of professional fees, where essential to the role
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We promote good physical and mental health and can provide additional support to staff via our employee assistance programme when required
What's next?
To apply please submit your CV and also provide a covering letter providing clear examples of how your experience meets the requirements of the role, all appointments will be based on merit. Our short-listing process is anonymised, so please do not include your name or contact details on either of these documents. If any personal details are included these will be visible to the hiring manager.
TfGM is proud to be an equal opportunities employer that encourages and celebrates diversity. We want to recruit and retain a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and welcome individuals from all backgrounds by committing to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We will offer support and reasonable adjustments if required and we also have a Guaranteed Assessment Scheme which you can find out more information on here.
For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK - if in doubt please visit the following link Employers' right to work checklist - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Please note we are not a licensed sponsor.
Please note we may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.