Test Engineer

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate and execute testing across workplace, Microsoft 365, infrastructure, cloud and EUCS programmes.
• Maintain test plans, test scripts, automated test assets, evidence and assurance documentation.
• Perform functional, non-functional and release testing before production deployment.
• Track defects through resolution with technical and delivery teams.
• Contribute to risk-based testing and quality assurance.
• Collaborate with delivery, engineering, product and service stakeholders across workstreams.
• Produce test reports, governance artefacts and assurance outcomes.
• Support testing for migrations, service transitions, security improvements, platform enhancements and transformation initiatives.

Essential requirements

• Experience testing Microsoft 365, enterprise workplace technology, infrastructure, cloud or end-user computing services.
• Test planning, execution, defect management and reporting experience.
• Experience working in Agile, multidisciplinary delivery teams.
• Experience supporting migrations, transformation or service transitions.
• Ability to work independently across workstreams and manage competing priorities.
• Strong stakeholder communication skills and experience working with delivery, engineering, product and service teams.
• Experience with qTest or similar test management and defect-tracking tools.
• Understanding of risk-based testing and quality assurance.
• Experience producing test evidence and assurance artefacts for governance and delivery decisions.
• Must be willing and eligible to undergo SC clearance checks; active clearance may be preferred.

Desirable experience

• Previous experience in UK Government or wider public sector organisations is desirable.

Workplace and location

• Hybrid work based at any UK Ministry of Justice office.
• The role can only be worked within the UK, not overseas.

Payment information

• Any quoted assignment rate reflects a gross daily rate and is subject to applicable taxes and statutory costs.