AddressAbout the Role
Our Software QA team is a friendly and fast-paced place to work. Playing a key role within the overall IT Development strategy, the team operate modern software development practices across a number of development teams, working across various product lines. The Software QA team are responsible for testing new and updated software for functionality, usability and performance whilst continually contributing to the innovation and improvement of our products and services.
As a Junior Automated Test Engineer, you will have an excellent opportunity to improve your knowledge on the fundamentals of software testing. You will contribute to the development and execution of Automated Tests for Newcastle Strategic Solutions internet savings and mortgage platforms. You will design, build, test and deploy effective test automation solutions, with the aim of automating as much of the testing effort as possible with a minimum set of code/scripts, with a focus on quality. As an integral member of a development team, you will collaborate with software testers, developers and UX designers on to delivery of software solutions.
Our core applications are developed and delivered using .Net Core, C#, ASP.Net, Blazor pages, MAUI/Xamarin, Azure, Web API, WCF, oAuth, Microsoft Visual Studio, CI/CD with TFS, AzureDevOps, Git, Docker, Kubernetes and Octopus Deploy, Microsoft SQL Server, HTML, JavaScript, JSON, REST.
About You
We are looking for someone who is passionate about software testing and the delivery of high-quality software. You’ll have had exposure to test automation and software testing processes, ideally, with some coding experience. We can help to you to learn and develop your skills.
About Us
Newcastle Strategic Solutions is the UK’s leading savings management platform and one of the North East’s most established and successful FinTechs! We provide savings management and technology services for new challenger banks and established providers across the UK. Our work has earned us an enviable reputation in the market as the best at what we do.
For full details along with a comprehensive breakdown of what we’re looking for, please download the role profile.
What do you get in return? As well as receiving a competitive annual salary based on above-market pay scales, our reward package includes:
- A 35-hour weekly contract + flexible working options
- 25 days holiday each year plus bank holidays (increasing with length of service)
- Bonus Scheme (paid annually) -On target 5%, up to 10% depending on performance
- Colleague mortgage scheme and access to our financial advisors
- Pension scheme – up to 9% employers’ contribution
- Life assurance (4x salary) and income protection
- Access to a range of wellbeing benefits, including medicash scheme
- Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Above statutory family leave entitlement - 3 months full pay, 3 months half pay regardless of gender or route to parenthood
- An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
- The option to buy and sell holidays
- Two paid volunteering days each year
- A broad range of learning and development opportunities
- Access to a range of high street and online discounts
- Free onsite gym at Cobalt and access to a range of discounted/subsidised gym memberships nationwide
- A wide range of recognition initiatives to recognise and reward great performance
- Hybrid working - we welcome any discussions around where, how and when people work including part-time hours.
Upon starting a new role with us, we will ensure you are equipped with the correct tools and technologies to enable you to do your best work within your hybrid arrangement.
If you have any questions or need any support with your application you can reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at recruitment@newcastle.co.uk
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £29,541.00-£38,369.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Wallsend
