Lead Test Engineer (£51,997-£80,400)

Are you and experienced Test Automation Engineer with a proven track record of leading test engineering teams?

Would you like to work on nationally recognised digital projects?

If so, we would like to hear from you!

You will lead the test engineering specialism within our expanding internal Application Development team, which develops and maintains several mission critical hybrid mobile applications for iOS.

Our applications are used by DVSA staff to perform essential activities such as the capture of practical driving tests, roadside enforcement encounters and annual vehicle tests.

There's never been a better time to join the DVSA!

We're striving to create a place that's great to work in. We heavily invest in our development teams, to enable you to advance your career and knowledge by giving you the opportunity to use modern, cutting-edge cloud and mobile development technologies built on modern development languages and frameworks., As a Lead Test Engineer, you will provide leadership and support to multiple application specific test engineering teams. You will help ensure that the software we deliver to our front-line staff makes a real difference to their working day and contributes to DVSA's overall objective of keeping Britain moving, safely and sustainably.

You will be working within a multi-disciplinary team using Agile delivery methodologies, building solutions focused on user needs.

Your expertise in modern test automation tools, techniques and methodologies will be instrumental in maintaining and enhancing the quality of our software and speed of delivery.

You will:

• Provide overall leadership for multiple Test Engineering teams supporting multiple business critical services.


• Maintain and extend existing test automation packages to ensure continued effectiveness.


• Collaborate with a range of technical and non-technical disciplines and roles to define test strategies, test plans, and test cases which align with stated requirements and goals.


• Identify opportunities to strengthen or enhance existing test automation.


• Identify opportunities for new test automation initiatives and design and execute strategies to meet this need., This role can be based in Bristol, Swansea, Nottingham, Newcastle, Oldham or Birmingham or Leeds your presence at one of these locations will form part of the working arrangements agreed with you. We operate a hybrid working model giving you greater flexibility about where and when you work. Our expectation is that you will spend a minimum 60% of your time at your base location. Visits to other DVSA sites or work locations count towards this. However, the role will require regular attendance at our Swansea office, where the majority of the team are based.