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The purpose of this role is to lead the Quality Engineering practice across our technology infrastructure estate. The role holder will take the lead on shaping the infrastructure testing strategy, tooling and processes leveraged throughout Santander UK and partner across the broader Testing Centre Of Excellence (CoE) technology domains as well as Santander Group.
The difference you’ll make:
Building an infrastructure testing framework(s) to ensure the highest quality of delivery and operational change
Leading and managing a team of Infrastructure Quality Engineers, aligned to supporting the day-to-day implementation of technology change
Owning and shaping a roadmap of change that embeds improved process and tooling throughout the organisation
Representing Infrastructure, as part of a broader Testing CoE, driving improved quality as a result, highlighting the quality and standard of engineering skills needed to move towards a defined technology architecture across the testing domain
Liaising with Architecture to develop a framework that ensures clear decision making that assesses new solutions against alignment or convergence from the target roadmap
Liaising with Technology leadership to evolve the Quality Engineering domain and organisational construct, ensuring it continually meets the needs of the business
What you’ll bring:
A proven track record of leading a Quality Engineering domain with results that demonstrate the desire to help simplify, standardise and automate Quality Engineering practises
Skilled and knowledgeable across Quality Engineering practises comprising infrastructure & application, including both Datacentre & Public Cloud
Hands on ability across all aspects of Non-Functional testing, with clear understanding of the necessary tooling and processes required to help achieve improved reliability of infrastructure change
SME knowledge of industry leading testing tools, covering both performance and integration tests
Able to troubleshoot complex testing scenario’s prior to production rollout
Comfortable collaborating across your Infrastructure peer group and engineering delivery alongside influencing senior leadership on integration of testing best practise and standards
It would also be nice for you to have:
Experience working within a regulated industry, ideally financial sector
Experience working within large scale, complex, technology environments
What else you need to know:
We want our people to thrive at work and home, and we recognise that many people benefit from flexible arrangements. To enable us to deliver the best outcomes for our customers and to help each other develop we understand the importance of having the right balance of spending time together in an office while maintaining flexibility.
By working this way we can continue to create moments that matter for everyone. To support this, we offer site-based contracts with a hybrid working pattern and we’re happy to discuss specific requirements throughout the recruitment process.
This role is based in Milton Keynes and our current expectation is at least 2 days in an office every week.
If you’re interested in this role but with part time hours or a job-share we would still love to hear from you and discuss these.
Application process
If your application is successful a member of our recruitment team will be in touch. We will arrange a short call with you to learn more about you and what you are looking for from your next career move, as well as answer any questions you have about working in the Santander tech team. If both sides agree we will send your CV to the hiring manager to review. For this position, the interview process will be :–
1st Stage – A 30 min virtual session with Hiring Manager to confirm eligibility to proceed to next stage.
2nd Stage – Covering technical and competency-based questions
3rd Stage – An hour-long face to face interview at our Unity Place office, Milton Keynes covering additional technical questions and 15 min presentation relating to scenario question (supplied before the interview).
If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, please let us know.
Inclusion
At Santander we’re creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.
How we’ll reward you.
As well as a salary, you’ll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs.
Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus
We put 8% of salary into your pension, even if you don’t contribute yourself. We’ll pay in up to 12.5% of salary, if you contribute as well, and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer
30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 31 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year
£6,000 car allowance per year
Company funded individual private medical insurance
Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as private medical insurance for your family, dental insurance, healthcare cash plan and health assessments
Benefits supporting you and your family, such as death-in-service benefit, income protection, and voluntary life assurance and critical illness cover
Share in Santander’s success by investing in our share plans
What to do next:
If this sounds like a role you’re interested in, then please apply.
If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it’s a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we’re available through telephone, email, or face to face. You can contact us at resourcing@santander.co.uk or call 0870 414 9080.
