Ordnance Survey (OS) provides national mapping services for Great Britain and is world-leading provider of geospatial solutions.

OS location data and expertise has helped governments make smarter decisions, businesses gain valuable data insight, and everyone experience the world outside for over 225 years.

Our growing Technology and Design team plays a key role in ensuring OS is at the cutting edge of geospatial capability and is looking for people to join them. Its mission is to work across the business to provide customer centric design and technology services.

Join us and you’ll have an opportunity to make an impact. To empower projects that deliver real-world benefits across Britain and internationally. To hear our customers say they couldn’t have done it without us. And to be central to OS’s vision: to be recognised as world leaders in geospatial services; creating location insight for positive impact.

About the role

Are you a highly creative and motivated test engineer who enjoys breaking down technical challenges to build analytical frameworks that can monitor and improve the reliability of solutions?

We are currently looking to recruit a Test Engineer to join our Technology team to support our performance test efforts. You will work as a part of the test team to develop automation that supports the next generation of systems, driving our world-leading geospatial and business applications.

Working within an agile team, you will initially work alongside our contract performance test engineer to absorb their knowledge and carry the torch forward into the next challenging phase of work.

Working closely with Engineers and Architects across the programme of work, you will become an established and key part of the performance test efforts throughout each release and phase, providing support to the Test Lead and Seniors in shaping both back and front-end CI/CD test automation infrastructures.

You will also report to and provide regular updates to the domain Leadership; providing assurance at team retrospectives and planning sessions to ensure best practice, continual improvements and appropriate standards are adhered to.

What we’re looking for

If you’re interested in joining a team that lies at the heart of what OS is about, we’re looking for someone that can demonstrate skills and experience in:

• Proficient in one or more programming languages (E.g. C#, Python, JavaScript)
• Ability to design, write and maintain test frameworks
• Excellent experience with JMeter, or similar performance applications
• Good knowledge of software development lifecycles. (E.g. Waterfall, Agile)
• Good knowledge of testing techniques and the use of appropriate test tools

Experience in the following areas would be advantageous:

• Knowledge of Agile methodologies
• Awareness of geospatial systems, data, and technologies
• API test automation experience
• Testing on Azure Cloud and good knowledge of the Azure Portal or Azure DevOps (or similar)
• Qualified to Foundation Level in Software Testing (or equivalent experience)
• Prior experience working in an operational support capacity for a production system
• Prior experience in mentoring and teaching automation skills to others
• Experience with security test automation and testing techniques

The rewards

We want you to love what you do. That’s why our benefits package rewards a job well done. Check out how we support and invest in our employees by clicking here . We’ll give you:

• Salary: £37,511 - £44,130 (depending on experience)
• Performance related bonus
• A competitive pension scheme
• 37 hour working week (with flexible working options)
• 25 days annual leave - (30 days after five years) bank holidays and an extra 3 over Christmas
• Plus, a suite of excellent additional benefits

Location

OSHQ is based in Southampton, Hampshire but at OS we believe work is something you do, not somewhere you go. We embrace a hybrid working model where we believe the choice is with the individual on when they work from our fantastic office or from home. We want to continue to be an inclusive employer and recognise that one size doesn’t necessarily fit all.

Closing date Sunday 20th August 2023

Security

OS conducts DBS background checks for all joiners and some of our roles require additional security clearance, including to SC or DV level in some cases. We will tell candidates at the appropriate time during the recruitment process if additional clearance will be required for this role.

We believe diversity and inclusion is about working together – in a supportive and respectful environment to reach our full potential. We think combining different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives will help us reach our vision and be trusted and admired across the globe for setting the standards and leading the way. We are looking for dedicated and experienced individuals from a range of backgrounds and welcome applications from any race, age, gender, background, or religion.

We’re individually passionate and collectively powerful, and we give you the space to take your career in whichever direction you want.

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Skills required for this role:

Analysis, Computer Coding, Computer Programming, Delivery Methodologies, Software Components, Software Development, Software Engineering, Technical Support, Testing