Software Development Engineer in Test (maternity cover)

Key Roles

• Design, build and maintain automated scripts within the existing framework, adhering to coding standards.
• Create new automation framework for new projects.
• Prepare data and perform manual testing for data quality checks of products.
• Analyse current technologies used within the company and develop steps and processes to improve testing procedures.
• Provide detailed test execution reports that align with our requirements.
• Detailed understanding of properly documenting test cases and creating compelling and focused testing plans.
• Explore alternate automation tools to enhance productivity and test coverage.
• Work closely with developers, business and publication team.
• Comply with ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 standards during the development and testing of products.

Other responsibilities

• Monitor code coverage and performance for automation and look for improvements.
• Understanding of OS/GeoPlace interfaces and systems
• Understanding of source datasets for products
• Member of various internal working groups to manage product release management and cross-team priorities.
• Provide support to the publication team for UAT and Production Issues

Skills

Essential

• Ability to analyse requirements and write test cases, test plans and automated scripts for end-to-end testing.
• Selenium
• API testing skills (REST, WebAPI), XML/XSD validation
• Continuous Integration tools (Jenkins)
• Experience in database testing (Oracle/Postgres)
• Exposure to cucumber/JVM/Gherkin tools for Behaviour Driven Development (BDD)
• Experience with distributed source control (GIT/BitBucket)
• Process management methodology (JIRA, Confluence)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Desirable

• Knowledge of non-functional testing tools like JMeter.
• Spatial operation knowledge

Knowledge

Essential

• Database (Oracle SQL and PostGres)
• Tools - SQL Developer / Toad / DBeaver
• Cucumber/JVM/Gherkin tools
• GIT/BitBucket/Jenkins
• Java, Javascript, Spring, Spring Boot

Desirable

• FME Desktop knowledge
• Products Knowledge - AddressBase, NLPG, NSG

Vision & Values:

We are:

• Enthusiastic about our work
• Rigorous in our delivery
• Continuously thinking about improvement
• Making a difference to society
• Excelling at what we do best
• Overall, we take pride in what we achieve together

Compliance

• The post holder will conform to established Quality, Information Security, IT, Health and Safety, Equality and other GeoPlace policies and procedures as defined in the Company Handbook.

Employee Benefits

• Ability to work in the central London office or work from home with some occasional office working
• 25 days holiday (in addition to normal and public bank holidays) per year
• 10% of your working week can be spent taking part in Learning and Development
• Group Personal Pension (minimum employer contribution is 4%)
• Employee subscription to Udemy training
• Group Income Protection Scheme (on completion of probation)
• Life Assurance Scheme – 3 x salary (on completion of probation)
• Interest free season ticket loan (on completion of probation)
• Cycle to Work scheme (on completion of probation)

How to apply

Interviews will be conducted via video technology and in person.

Please send your CV and a one page maximum cover letter explaining explaining why you are suitable for the role, what skills you have and why you want to work for GeoPlace to [email protected]
 

Please ensure your eligibility to work in the UK before applying.

GeoPlace is an equal opportunity employer and is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, gender identity, age, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, race, or pregnancy and maternity, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.

If you have not heard from us by the application deadline (01/07/25), please assume you have not been successful.

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