Job Specifications
Test Engineer - Skipton Building Society
About The Project
(Early application is encouraged as we will be interviewing throughout the application period)
Counter, a consultancy brand under the Northcoders Group, adopts a model where we help clients attract, onboard, upskill and integrate talent into their businesses, in order to give the team a seamless start to long and successful careers there.
Counter teams are formed for our clients by deploying a Counter Tech Lead to work within the client’s organisation in order to hire appropriate team members from the Northcoders and/or Tech Returners network, and then to work in collaboration with them directly on live clients projects. Providing support, extra training and all the guidance to fast-track the individuals’ journey within that organisation.
Following the success of a recent partnership with Skipton Building Society under the same model within their Data Engineering team, we have been contracted to provide a team of experienced Associate Test Engineers, along with the support of one of our Counter Tech Leads on this engagement.
After an initial training period the team will be distributed across multiple teams within the engineering function at Skipton. The technology stack utilised within the role will be testing focused in various forms both automated and manual such as UI testing, mobile app testing and API testing. The language of choice within the testing team is C# so some awareness of C# will be beneficial.
The successful applicants will be offered a flexible, fixed-term contract by Counter (Northcoders Group). At the end of that period, the team members could be given the opportunity to apply for full time roles at Skipton Building Society.
We are looking for individuals who connect with Skipton’s values and mission, can see a future career within their organisation and are happy to travel into their offices at least once a week. (Address - Skipton Building Society, The Bailey, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1DN)
About Skipton Building Society
Not just another building society. Not just another job.
We're the fourth biggest building society in the UK and what makes us a bit different is that we're a mutual organisation. We don't have shareholders; we're owned by our members.
Our colleagues say Skipton's a great place to work, and you could be one of them, bringing with you new ideas on how we can keep customers at the heart of what we do.
Whatever your background, and whatever your goals, we'll help you take the next step towards a better future.
Skipton Building Society is known for its employee-focused culture, offering a blend of financial rewards, career growth, and work-life balance. The Technology Department at SBS plays a crucial role in supporting the organisation’s digital transformation, cybersecurity, and IT infrastructure. The team works on modernising financial services, improving customer experience, and ensuring data security while aligning with the mutual values of the society.
Skipton Building Society are currently working on a corporate plan to become a more digitally enabled building society. They want to be able to deliver a wider set of digital value streams across the organisations’ Savings and Mortgages products in order to appeal to a wider demographic.
They have started working on a long-term tech roadmap and a digital transformation journey to build out these value streams with modern working practices and a desire to work in more persistent tech teams. They have started delivering on the roadmap with both permanent members of staff as well as with a variety of external partners.
Underpinning the success of the roadmap is an intrinsic desire to have a local and sustainable people strategy in place. This will ensure that they have the long-term inhouse capability with the required skill sets to continue delivering on their objectives, especially once the roadmap has been delivered.
What We Are Looking For:
Individuals with:
Past commercial testing experience
Existing ISTQB certification - Foundation level or above
Strong communication, time management and process definition skills
Awareness of modern software testing approaches
Ensures quality & testing is the owned by their team and is considered throughout the delivery lifecycle.
An enthusiasm for ensuring customers experience a high quality experience from software created by the Skipton engineering team.
A consistent ability to demonstrate clarity of information and preparedness even in the face of obstacles
Special Conditions of Employment:
You must have Right to Work in The UK to be eligible for this role.
Be happy to have the below checks completed by either Northcoders/Skipton:
Evidence of Right to Work
DBS check
Credit check
Bank of England check
CIFAS check
3 years of employment covering gaps with evidence
Technology Stack:
An awareness of C# and comfort with the language will be beneficial. If you have coded in an alternative language this will be useful also, it may just mean that you might to develop your skills further in a new language.
Of the other technologies mentioned below, we don't expect you to be an expert in them but instead share them for your own awareness:
C#
Manual UI Testing
Automated UI Testing
Mobile App Testing (Automated)
API Testing
Azure cloud environment and associated tooling such as Azure DevOps
Benefits:
Pension – Salary Sacrifice Scheme
Flexible Working
Cash Back Health Scheme
Credit Union Savings Scheme
Holidays - 28 days including Bank Holidays
About Counter
Counter, a consultancy brand under the Northcoders Group, adopts a model where we help clients attract, onboard, upskill and integrate talent into their businesses, in order to give the team a seamless start to long and successful careers there.
Counter teams are formed for our clients by deploying a Counter Tech Lead to work within the client’s organisation in order to hire appropriate team members from the Northcoders and/or Tech Returners network, and then to work in collaboration with them directly on live clients projects. Providing support, extra training and all the guidance to fast-track the individuals’ journey within that organisation.
Read more at https://counter.partners