607 jobs found in Bristol

Software Engineer, Bristol, £60,000 Peaple Talent has partnered with scale-up business which is developing the next generation SaaS platforms and applications. Our client is undergoing a period of rapid growth. Therefore, we are looking for an experienced Software Engineer to guide the evolution of the platform to ensure they meet ambitious goals for the future. You will be involved in designing and implementing solutions, and offering technical input into product design as well as being involved in the long term technical development of the business. Experience C# .NET Angular 2.x+ or transferable experience REST/API Development Typescript/Javascript/HTML/CSS Agile Development/Scrum Desirable Redis No Sql Databases e.g. CosmosDb Azure Microservices/SOA Architecture If you would like to learn more about this opportunity please contact Alex Palmer at Peaple talent...... click apply for full job details

Senior Front-End Developer, £50,000-£60,000, Bristol Peaple Talent has partnered with scale-up business which is developing the next generation SaaS platforms and applications. As a Senior Front End Developer, you will work with a design team of UX/Design and UI developers alongside a number of agile full stack development teams, taking ownership over the front end, defining and driving the standards and technologies used by the business. You will need to have significant experience/expertise in architecting API driven SPA's and full-stack UI development. Experience: Coding Standards - HTML, SCSS and Sass/LESS/etc, JavaScript Angular 2+ HTML 5 BEM Methodology Style Guides or Pattern Libraries, "a common language" Regression Testing Dependency Management, package managers, etc Build Systems, Grunt/Gulp/etc Linting, Compiling, Minifying, etc Performance Optimization for CSS, JS, images, asset caching Continuous Integration Knowledge of accessibility and mobile first development approaches Understanding the cascade, inheritance, semantics, and being able to choose the best style of CSS organization for the project Organizing and building UI modules, working closely with UX or more visually-focused designers/CSS developers If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, please contact Alex Palmer at Peaple talent...... click apply for full job details

Currently on the look out for a Network Engineer for a Key Client of ours based in Bristol, the role will be working for a well known household name organisation. The role: To ensure the stability and integrity of in-house voice, data, video and wireless network services. planning, designing, and developing local area networks and wide area networks across the organization. participate with the installation, monitoring, maintenance and support of all network hardware, software, and communication links. Experience: Bachelor's degree and 3 years related experience Experience and success with LAN, WAN, WLAN, and WWAN design and implementation. Experience with network capacity planning, network security principles and general network management practices. Experience with VOIP Hardware troubleshooting experience. If this is something of interest, can you please send me across your CV...... click apply for full job details

Software Developer Bristol Salary up to £40,000 + Bonus, 25 days holiday (Ability to buy & sell holiday), Life assurance (4X basic salary), Health Cover, Group Income Protection, 9% Pension, Flexible working I have an exciting opportunity for a Software Developer to join a leading independent Investment consultancy, who build all their software in house for internal and external use for their customers! IT is a key part of their success and their clients include many large household name companies. As a Software Developer you will be joining an established development team in the Bristol city centre with a focus on web application development. The Role You will also be working on several exciting greenfield projects covering all aspects of the software development cycle such as software analysis, coding, testing, deployment, support documentation. The tech stack they are using in the team involves the use of the following Microsoft stack C#, .NET, ASP.NET, .NET CORE, Entity Framework, Typescript, Angular, Azure Devops I am guessing you are starting to wonder what type of work you will be doing right? *As a Software Developer you will be developing new functionality and areas of the system using current Technologies *Gain familiarity with existing code, develop an understanding of the business context in which the software is used and identify limitations and areas of improvement. *Working with Stakeholders directly If you're keen to stay up to date with the latest technologies and aren't afraid to roll your sleeves up, then this is the perfect opportunity to be involved in a company where you will be shaping the company's technology offering and get immersed in software development as a whole . For further information on the company and position please feel free to send me an email or call me directly. Email: Number: Salary up to £40,000 + Bonus, 25 days holiday (Ability to buy & sell holiday), Life assurance (4X basic salary), Health Cover, Group Income Protection, 9% Pension, Flexible working ISL (Incite Solutions Ltd) is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy...... click apply for full job details

MISSILE SYSTEMS ALGORITHM SPECIALIST Role Title and Location: Missile Systems Algorithm Specialist (Level 5), Bristol Job Type: Permanent / Full Time Job Ref No: JO21034 Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 + excellent benefits Government Clearance: SC The Opportunity This role offers the chance to influence the current & future direction for design and testing of sophisticated missile Guidance & Control (G&C) systems, spanning specialist algorithms, real-time architecture, and complex equipment including RF & IR seekers, inertial sensors, actuators, propulsion (turbojets, ramjets and thrust-vectored rockets), and interfaces to surface and air launch platforms. You will have opportunity to collaborate widely across departmental, directorate & national boundaries, and to be involved across multiple programmes at various points in their respective lifecycles, from the early research & concept stages through to full-scale development and guided flight trials. This opportunity is offered to exert and develop your expertise both at a detailed Guidance & Control design level, and up through the higher architectural levels, where you can demonstrate a capability for rigorous system analysis and management of complexity. The Role Provide specialist technical review, underwriting, and consultancy for GCN project teams and influence technology and designs of the wider project teams and subcontractors nationally & internationally Provide technological input and analysis for new projects in their initial and concept phases, and exert influence on the overall system and physical design Influence GCN research strategy & contribute to research activities Undertake focussed technical reviews and trouble-shoot where required Interact across the our clients National Companies to collaboratively steer future capabilities and processes What our client is looking for Theoretical knowledge and extensive experience of aerospace guidance, control and navigation specification, analysis, algorithm design & implementation, real time architecture and verification Ability to bound the scope of an engineering problem and to communicate the design challenge in terms of clear unambiguous design requirements/goals Ability to manage complexity by identifying major drivers in a large, inter-connected engineering system Ability to cross-verify complex systems and system models against underlying theory Ability to connect and communicate complex or conceptually difficult ideas clearly and elegantly Ability to diagnose abnormalities in an engineering system both physically and virtually through computer modelling and simulation (Matlab & Simulink) Passion for life-long learning in a highly-technical field Ability to influence technically when there are other factors driving teams What is in it for you Respect and satisfaction associated with a highly-visible, strategic senior position within a much-respected, supportive and technically-capable Department Deep intellectual stimulation from getting to grips with complex technical challenges within a field requiring a combination of specialist knowledge and a good grasp of technologies and design across the much wider missile system Rare opportunity for highly-focussed technical involvement, collaborative research and strategy steering without the encumbrance of line management duties The role has the breadth and depth to develop your technical expertise, and to provide stimulating and satisfying work, well into the future Opportunity to establish wide network of National & International contacts within our client and externally Chance to influence across a range of products both Nationally and Internationally. International travel is expected with this role. This vacancy is being advertised by Belcan...... click apply for full job details

Innovative Software Company. Remote/Bristol. Up to £300 p/day. 3 Month initial contract opportunity, for a Full Stack Developer to develop & host an interesting web application. You will be working across the full stack, spinning up AWS instances & hosting complex web applications. What you'll be doing Working for an innovative software company, based from your home office - remote working with no requirement to go onsite at this stage. What experience you'll need to apply for this role Drupal (Expert). Linux (Expert). AWS (Advanced). Front & Backend Skills (Desirable). What you'll get in return for your experience The daily rate is up to £300 p/day, however, all quotes from suitable candidates will be considered. What's next? Please apply with your most up-to-date CV and I will be in touch to discuss further...... click apply for full job details

Lead DevOps Engineer Are you an experienced DevOps Engineer looking to take a step up and help establish and lead a new expanding DevOps function for an award winning fintech platform by being part of an Agile Release Train team building and deploying microservices. The role will involve: Establishing a DevOps competency and recruiting/developing a small team of DevOps Engineers. Establishing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps and the build of client environments in Microsoft Azure, or other public cloud providers. Preparing release plans, performing dry run's and executing releases into Staging/ UAT/ PreProd and Production environments. Automating the activities in the CI/CO and deployment pipelines. Influencing and building relationships with colleagues and delivery partners. Establishing a culture of continuous improvement with the collaboration, mentoring and coaching of less experienced staff. About You: (Ideally you will have strong experience in many of the following areas: Expertise in Microsoft Azure and its relevant build, deployment, networking and security technologies in cloud and hybrid environments. Experience of managing migrations from classic data centres to Cloud (Microsoft Azure). Experienced in Azure DR/BCP planning. Experience designing and supporting complex multi-tier, services based, production systems at scale. Experience of using container and orchestration services such as Docker and Kubernetes. A good understanding of applications and infrastructure monitoring, logging and ability to build auto- scaling infrastructure. The ability to build and maintain CI\CD pipelines and underlying infrastructure for successful operation and utilization. A good understanding of source control - Git/Bitbucket. Experience of test-driven development and implementing automated test solutions and pipelines. Experience of managing and deploying databases, such as MS SQL, MongoDb and Postgres. Experience of managing, motivating, coaching and developing a team. Extensive benefits include: Discretionary bonus each year. Working from home options available and the role currently will be fully remote Flexible working hours available. 25 days holiday per calendar year, with the option to purchase or sell up to 5 additional days per year. Cycle to Work scheme. Hack days. Attend conferences and meet-up events. Regular social events. Private Medical scheme. Income protection scheme. Group contributory pension scheme. Various corporate gym membership rates. All interviews and onboarding will be conducted remotely and swift feedback and decisions can be provided. Ignite Digital Talent are committed to creating equal opportunities, and welcome job applications from all who are qualified and eligible to working in the UK, regardless of colour, ethnic or national origin, race, gender, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, religious or political beliefs, marital status or family circumstances...... click apply for full job details

Are you looking for a new Senior PHP role that gives you the chance to adopt and promote clean coding standards and use your experience to take our team to the next level? Are you craving the opportunity to mentor other developers? Looking for a company that wants to help further your career in Software Development as well as provide you with an exciting, inspiring and fun place to work? If the answer to all of these questions is 'yes' then you're just the kind of person I'm looking for! A BIT ABOUT THE ROLE As a Senior PHP Developer, you'll provide leadership and technical oversight for other PHP developers. As part of this, you will: Immerse yourself in our technical ecosystem, current and legacy. Follow our standards, best practices and guidelines. Champion their adoption and be actively involved in improving them. Develop and test new features and support existing ones. Coach and mentor other colleagues, particularly junior staff. A BIT ABOUT YOU You'll have plenty of hands-on development experience including PHP7, MySQL, HTML, CSS and JavaScript. You'll possess strong theoretical knowledge of Object Oriented principles, Design Patterns and SOLID principles, but also the understanding of how to apply those principles in a commercial environment. You'll be familiar with Agile Methodologies and comfortable working in a Scrum team. If this sounds of interest to you please send me your CV for a further chat. This position is exclusive to Amber Resourcing...... click apply for full job details

Job Title: Azure DevOps Engineer Locations: Bristol Salary: Up to £80k Start: ASAP My client are a leading cloud consultancy and have just won the bid on a huge digital transformation at a Government Department in Bristol. In order to hit the ground running, they are looking to hire a number of Azure DevOps Engineers with experience in a combination of: Cloud (Azure) CI/CD (Azure DevOps, Team City, Octopus) Containers (AKS, K8s, Docker) IaC (ARM Templates, Terraform) Programming (C#, Python, Powershell) In return they would be offering a generous package including: Above market pension & bonus Flexible/Remote working Private Medical Paid certification Scheme (AZ-300, CKA, MCP) Flat Hierarchy (all opinions heard) If you're passionate about DevOps and are keen to work on a high profile, Greenfields project then I want to hear from you...... click apply for full job details

An exciting opportunity to work on unique projects using the latest technologies. Working as part of a team, you will be involved in designing & developing software applications to a high standard across a variety of projects. Working within the national security sector, you will be using the most modern and developing technologies to defend the UK from a range of threats. You will be supporting on-going agile development projects. The development will build upon a bespoke capability built specifically for the customer, and incorporate a diverse range of new functionality. The ideal candidate will have the following experience: Degree or equivalent in computer science, engineering or a scientific discipline Experience in design, development, test and integration of quality software Experience in Java Experience or knowledge of key concepts in AI or Big Data would be beneficial Security Clearance is required for this vacancy. Candidates will need to have DV Clearance or be able to attain DV Clearance. All candidates must be eligible and willing to undergo Developed Vetting . If you are interested in working on some truly groundbreaking projects in fields such as Artifical Intelligence or Big Data, there are several opportunities available to you. Various levels of experience are desired...... click apply for full job details

O365 Intune Specialist/Engineer - Outside IR35 - 3 Months - Circa £500/day - Bristol An O365 Intune Specialist is required to assist my Client and be proficient with support and maintenance of O365 with Intune - for example when the Client goes live and they require a policy change. You will; - Be a member of the team validating design, building and testing configuration relating to the Office 365 migration and Windows 10 rollout. - Package and test legacy applications for Intune deployment - Undertake structured analysis of technical issues, translating this analysis into a timely solution - Be confident with Intune, W10, O365, exchange online and Azure to be able assist with knowledge transfer and upskilling of the in-house team. Essential Skills - Recent hands on experience/knowledge of O365, Intune and autopilot - In depth knowledge of AD/AAD, GPO's and exchange - Recent in-depth experience of O365 and In Tune administration -I n depth knowledge of working with hybrid environments - onPrem and Azure - Have a good understanding of network technology including: LAN, WAN, mobile solutions infrastructure and remote access technologies - Experience of configuring zero-touch W10 build. If this is of interest, please do not hesitate to apply Certes Computing (and all of its subsidiary companies) is committed to promoting equality and diversity in its business operations...... click apply for full job details

IT Systems Engineer (Infra) // Tech company // £50,000 + benefits // Bristol Central What gives you excitement in your day to day life? Do you find yourself not being stretched, feeling like you aren't learning enough? Do you want to be challenged and encouraged to reach your full potential? We've partnered with a scale up IT organisation on a digital transformation project which will be the first of its kind. You'll feel at home in an environment that is fast paced, agile and built on transparency and common sense. To be considered you should have experience with some of the following: *Experience of managing and maintaining an IPv4 network using HP switches and an understanding of basic firewall management. *VLAN subnetting *Experience with virtualization technologies, preferably Hyper-V, but including VMware and ideally SAN technologies *Hyper-V clustering is ideal *Windows server support including Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, PowerShell, O365 *Windows client support (AV, backup, etc) If you're looking to work somewhere that will give you accountability, a chance to make a difference and the support you need to achieve your potential then this is for you. Please click 'apply' now. Or reach out to Jordan Biddle at . IT Systems Engineer (Infra) // Tech company // £50,000 + benefits // Bristol Central By applying to this advert you are giving CPS Group (UK) Ltd authority to hold and process your data for this specific role and any other roles we may deem suitable to you over time. We will not pass your data to any third party without your verbal or written permission to do so. All incoming and outgoing calls are recorded for training and compliance purposes. CPS Group (UK) Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Our new privacy policy can be found here

Are you looking for a new Senior PHP role that gives you the chance to adopt and promote clean coding standards and use your experience to take our team to the next level? Are you craving the opportunity to mentor other developers? Looking for a company that wants to help further your career in Software Development as well as provide you with an exciting, inspiring and fun place to work? If the answer to all of these questions is 'yes' then you're just the kind of person I'm looking for! A BIT ABOUT THE ROLE As a Senior PHP Developer, you'll provide leadership and technical oversight for other PHP developers. As part of this, you will: Immerse yourself in our technical ecosystem, current and legacy. Follow our standards, best practices and guidelines. Champion their adoption and be actively involved in improving them. Develop and test new features and support existing ones. Coach and mentor other colleagues, particularly junior staff. A BIT ABOUT YOU You'll have plenty of hands-on development experience including PHP7, MySQL, HTML, CSS and JavaScript. You'll possess strong theoretical knowledge of Object Oriented principles, Design Patterns and SOLID principles, but also the understanding of how to apply those principles in a commercial environment. You'll be familiar with Agile Methodologies and comfortable working in a Scrum team. If this sounds of interest to you please send me your CV for a further chat. This position is exclusive to Amber Resourcing.

Disruptive market leading technology Growing international client base Key ongoing development projects with innovation Combine C++ development with Machine Vision This successful and growing Bristol technology company is seeking a strong C++ Software Engineer to join the team. You will play a key role on the development of their engine, as they start to embrace markets internationally. £35,000 - £50,000 + Benefits What experience you will need: Strong commercial C++ (11 - third edition onwards) software development experience. Willingness to learn (or have experience with) Machine Vision, especially around convoluted networks (CNNs/DNNs). Any OpenCL or Python would be beneficial but not essential. Thirst for knowledge and able to direct your own research to understand the algorithms involved. What you'll be doing: Full lifecycle software development on a complex engine, in combination with machine vision and algorithms. What you'll get in return for your talents: This is an exciting opportunity to work on development of an interesting product, that is disruptive within their niche market. Despite being an SME, they are winning >70% of tenders against larger organisations, due to the market leading tech. What's next?..... click apply for full job details

Java Developer - Full StackHome BasedSalary: £50,000 - £55,000 Java developer required immediately Skills summary: • Extensive knowledge of Java, JBoss, Spring Boot, Hibernate, Tomcat • General web skills including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap • Experience of Windows Server platforms •Strong communication skills, self-motivated, analytical Desirable Skills: • SQL Server • Experience producing technical and business process documentation •I ntegration engines and HL7, specifically Mirth • C#/VB.Net, ASP.Net Job Role: *Ongoing support, maintenance and deployment of Java based products. *Assist in the conversion of the products to .Net...... click apply for full job details

RF Systems Specialist Location: Bristol Salary: Up to £55,000 + benefits A great opportunity has arisen to be a part of a growing team of specialised RF professionals within a world leading Defence Company, based in the Bristol area. You will be working on the specification, acquisition and testing of cutting-edge radio-frequency sub-systems for integration into complex weapons systems, with a focus on EW technologies. As the RF Systems Specialist, you will work in a team with extensive experience of RF systems and subsystems with access to major testing facilities and design tools needed to supply state-of-the-art solutions. You will be provided with excellent training opportunities as well as the chance to work in international programme teams with customers across the globe RF Systems Specialist Role Responsibilities You will have the opportunity to work across a wide variety of projects, ranging from fundamental research through to product development for customer programmes. Sub-system performance prediction and assessment Support to development and in-service trials and activities Sub-system qualification and validation Requirements definition and management Resolution of customer and trials-related queries Interfacing with the supplier, customer community and its agencies RF Systems Specialist Requirements (Include but not limited to) Ideally degree qualified in Physics, Electronics or a similar subject You'll be able to take responsibility for your own contribution, able to control your own timescale and responsible for your own budget You'll have previous experience of EW technologies You'll be able demonstrate the ability to engage a disparate range of stakeholders Ideally you will have previous experience of working with RF systems and/or component design Ideally you will have experience of working in international or cross-cultural teams. Please Note: Due to the nature of work undertaken at our client's site, this position requires candidates to be able to meet special nationality rules and therefore these vacancies are only open to sole British Citizens. Applicants who meet these criteria will also be required to undergo security clearance vetting, if not already security cleared to a minimum SC level. Cirrus Selection offers the services of an Employment Agency for permanent recruitment and the services of an Employment Business for contract recruitment...... click apply for full job details

Software Developer - C# / ASP.NET - Bristol My client is currently looking for a talented and dedicated individual, who is passionate about software development, and keen to explore new technologies. The perfect individual for this role would be a developer looking to advance their skills in .NET Core and aim toward becoming a full stack developer. Description As a Software Developer you will join a highly collaborative environment to help deliver new features and improvements with regular release cycles for an existing platform. The tech stack includes: .NET Core ASP.NET Entity Framework Angular Azure SQL Profile You will gain exposure to the full software development life cycle from refining requirements, planning, implementation through to delivery and contributing to technical discussions. Job Offer A competitive salary is on offer, additional to exceptional benefits. THIS ROLE DOES NOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP AND IS CURRENTLY ONLY ACCEPTING APPLICANTS ELIGIBLE TO WORK IN THE UK. Software Developer - C# / ASP...... click apply for full job details

Join a very talented cross-functional, agile team. Work with React, Redux, Node, AWS, IaC, TDD/BDD. Awesome working space, remote friendly. An intuitive software solutions provider has been extremely successful in recent years earning 2 million users for just one of their products with customers in 180+ countries. With a new owner and inspiring CEO on a global shift they are hiring for a Full-Stack JavaScript Developer with a desire to work with AWS to work on their cloud-native platform. What skills you'll need Full-Stack JavaScript experience with modern libraries like React/Node. Knowledge of AWS or a similar platform with desire to learn AWS. Understanding of build tools like Webpack/NPM. Advocate for BDD/TDD principles. Appreciation of DevOps. Any experience with mobile apps, specifically using React Native, would be handy. What you'll be doing You'll join a small, flat structured development team with a focus on creating new features & functionalities for their cloud-native web products. The role will involve a lot of collaboration with the product and UX teams to create user stories alongside other developers in your team. You'll be implementing new features to existing web apps, writing readable, maintainable and testable code and validate new features with data-driven analytics. This role needs someone who has a drive to adopt cloud computing with an appreciation for DevOps/IaC; their approach involves continuously integrating & deploying your work to production through their CI pipeline. What you'll get in return for your talents You will be joining a very successful entrepreneurial company with brilliant leaders and inspiring team members working on great products that customers love. As well as a salary in-line with your experience you will get (generous) 29 days holiday + bank holidays, flexible working hours, potential remote working once settled in. You'll also be in an awesome space in a hub of innovation, free lunches on Wednesday, amazing technology and training and the opportunity to grow your own team. What's next? Sound good? Give Joe a call to find out more!..... click apply for full job details

Java Software Engineer JDK8/Spring/DevOps/Maven/Agile Bristol (North or South) Business Unit - DST SF31459 As our team grows, we want to help and learn from each other in a supportive and relaxed environment with the main aim of delivering high quality software products. Everyone's opinion counts and you'll have the opportunity to really make your mark on this ground-breaking project. Here at Babcock International, we are recruiting for a Java Software Engineer to work within Babcock International on Defence Systems Technology projects. As a Java Software Engineer you will work as part of an Agile team developing software solutions. You will have an understanding of various development methodologies (Agile/Waterfall) and Design Patterns. You will have a good working knowledge with Enterprise application development and Automated Test Environments and experience with JavaScript Web frameworks, Java and Relational Databases. Your responsibilities will include: * Producing and maintaining web applications to meet customer requirements * Active involvement and collaboration within the Agile team * Documenting technical design and code * Full-stack software design and implementation * Use of various software development tools for Issue Tracking, Configuration control and software development and unit testing. What do I need to do the role? Specialised experience in either: * Java (JDK8) * Spring 5 * Proven application of DevOps practices, techniques and technologies to improve delivery and development in Agile environments * Development of web applications Experience developing Server Side applications using: * Hibernate/Relational Databases * Maven * An understanding of both Agile and more traditional development methodologies OR * JavaScript using the Vue framework (or similar) * HTML/CSS Desirable: * Experience with an Automated test framework, such as Cypress or similar * Defence or public sector experience * Radio Communication systems experience Qualifications: * HNC/HND or Degree in a suitable engineering discipline (or similar relevant qualification) * Candidates without this qualification will be considered, if they can demonstrate considerable relevant experience within an equivalent role Application Guidance If you are currently employed by Babcock/Cavendish Nuclear please let your line manager know that you're applying for this vacancy. You should also let them know if you are attending an interview or assessment for a role. Please note that you will not be able to access the vacancy details after the closing date so you may wish to keep a copy of this advert and any supporting documents for your records. We are committed to building an inclusive culture and strives to attract talent who thrive in an inclusive and flexible working environment. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know and will respond in a way that best fits your specific needs.

Senior Test Analyst - Bristol - £37,503 About the job Summary HMRC is building a modern, digital tax administration and runs the biggest digital operation in Government, providing digital services for 45 million individuals and 4.9 million business customers. Our digital programme is multi-award winning and the envy of other government organisations. This is an exciting time to join an organisation that probably doesn't work how you'd imagine a government organisation would. Our blog tells you a bit more about what we do and how we do it. hmrcdigital.blog.gov.uk/category/product-managers/ We are undergoing a major transformation programme, which includes a major investment in digitisation. This means customers can do more for themselves online, in real time, on computers, tablets and smartphones therefore we are building a team of outstanding people who will create and run these new and improved technology services. This is an exciting opportunity to join HMRC's IT function (CDIO) which sets the technology direction for HMRC and delivers the high-level design for all IT solutions across the Organisation. CDIO are responsible for building and running HMRC IT services along with providing IT change and operational support. Job description As part of CDIO, the Customs and International Trade Delivery Group (C&IT DG) is responsible for developing, delivering and supporting IT solutions for those business areas which manage HMRC's Customs, Excise and International Trade activities. The C&IT DG are responsible for the end to end service management and development of over 100 separate services from the generation of Trade Statistics, to the administration of Customs and Excise duties. Within C&IT we operate a Guild/Tribe structure to ensure that we provide skilled resources to enable us to meet the needs of our customers in an Agile way helping to drive high levels of collaboration and innovation. Guilds provide a permanent organisation construct that are set up to bring together people who share technical, functional and professional skills. The Guild responsibility will be to define the technical standards and tools that its members will use. It also ensures that members of the Guild continually improve their skills so that technical skills remain current, are aligned to HMRC/CDIO strategy and in-step with IT industry developments. This is an exciting and challenging role for those looking to deliver technological change against a background of organisational transformation. You are a key member of the delivery team, collaborating with all members throughout the full delivery lifecycle to ensure delivery of highest-quality software products. A QAT analyst designs and executes test plans and carries out exploratory testing as part of a broader risk-based approach. As a Senior Test Engineer at HMRC, you'll be embedded into one of our teams to help define and lead on how the testing will work in that space. You'll also be asked to advise on the organisation wide technical test approach and help other teams on an ad-hoc basis. In your role with us, you'll be part of a diverse and empowered team, and helped to continue your development as a respected member of the technology industry. Senior QAT analysts: •take a business and an operational view to finding solutions to complex problems •provide test coverage support for test engineers and software developers •come up with functional and non-functional testing procedures and requirements The successful post holder will use their technical expertise and knowledge to provide technical support to Project teams and Test Guild Members. They will be required to utilise DevOps principles / practices to develop Automated Testing and support Continuous Integration across a variety of platforms. They will join the existing Management Team reporting directly to the Grade 7 Test Lead. Main duties As a Senior QAT analyst, you will: • take a business and operational view when analysing the system under test, in so doing identifying gaps not just in software but in processes too • are responsible for evaluating business artefacts and supporting system integration testing • play a major role in the acceptance activity within a development phase • have domain and business knowledge, as part of product responsibilities, • identify and raise defects with the team, as part of product responsibilities • support test engineers and software developers to identify test scenarios to be automated • educate and support the rest of the delivery teams with testing, educate internal and external Partners and work with delivery teams to define 'quality' Skill description Functional testing Able to design and execute a wide range of testing techniques and communicate test results to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Able to make decisions on the environment for testing and coaches others. Able to raise defects with the business and help prioritise them based on defect severity. Test analysis Able to think creatively, ask the right questions, and critically evaluate and communicate findings to a larger team. Leads investigative work into problems and opportunities in existing processes, driving the collection of information and creation of recommendations for improvements. Can absorb large amounts of conflicting information and use it to figure out solutions. SFiA Core Skill Testing Level 4 Accepts responsibility for creation of test cases using own in-depth technical analysis of both functional and non-functional specifications (such as reliability, efficiency, usability, maintainability and portability). Builds traceability records, from test cases back to requirements. Produces test scripts, materials and regression test packs to test new and amended software or services. Specifies requirements for environment, data, resources and tools. Interprets, executes and documents complex test scripts using agreed methods and standards. Records and analyses actions and results and maintains a defect register. Reviews test results and modifies tests if necessary. Provides reports on progress, anomalies, risks and issues associated with the overall project. Reports on system quality and collects metrics on test cases. Provides specialist advice to support others. About the broader DDaT profession The DDaT Profession consists of people who work in a digital, data or technology specialist role. They design, build and run government digital services. They are responsible for the way we find, access and use data and for the technology infrastructure which support those services. There are currently about 17,000 people working in the Profession. The Profession consists of people working within specialist communities of practice. There is a full list of roles on GOV.UK: Responsibilities It is essential that applicants can demonstrate: • Experience of the Software Development Lifecycle • Experience of test automation and automation tools • A solid technical background (demonstrable skills, experience and/or qualifications) • Analytical and problem solving skills • Working as part of a team with a clear delivery focus It would be desirable for applicants to be able to demonstrate: • Experience of all aspects of Software Testing across the Software Development Lifecycle • Experience leading a technical team and defining/improving service processes and procedures • Experience of a range of platforms e.g. Client/Server / Web / Unix / VME etc. • Experience of a range of tools e.g. Zephyr, Confluence, JIRA, Loadrunner, Selenium, SOAP UI, Jmeter, Cucumber • Experience of working within Agile/Scrum teams • In-depth experience of TDD and BDD • Experience with continuous integration, automated deployment and relevant tools i.e. Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Jenkins • Experience with use of version control systems such as subversion or git • Experience with Release and Configuration Management processes • Working knowledge on SQL queries • Relevant software testing qualification/s e.g. ISEB/ISTQB (or equivalent) • Demonstrable line and/or work management experience Business Skills required : Being part of a large team responsible for maintaining high delivery performance whilst working in an agile based environment. Experience of managing change would be beneficial. Training and Qualifications Candidate/s may be required to undertake further ISTQB training in Software Testing, which may include a formal examination. They will also be required to undertake learning in all relevant C&IT policies, processes and procedures within 1 year of starting in the role. Working Pattern: This post is full time however, those applicants who do or wish to work an alternative pattern are welcome to apply but are advised to speak with the job holder first. The preferred working pattern may/may not be available. Location : Your permanent location and place of work will be in the Bristol regional centre. However, for training purposes the Southend on Sea but as part of the HMRC location strategy, it is planned for the posts to move to the Stratford Regional Centre by approximately 2022. Benefits • Learning and development tailored to your role • An environment with flexible working options • A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity • A Civil Service pension If you are applying for a role in an office within a regional center location or a transitional or specialist site, then the following may apply: Daily Travel Assistance will be available for this role....... click apply for full job details

Lead Test Analyst - Bristol - £51,050 Summary HMRC is building a modern, digital tax administration and runs the biggest digital operation in Government, providing digital services for 45 million individuals and 4.9 million business customers. Our digital programme is multi-award winning and the envy of other government organisations. This is an exciting time to join an organisation that probably doesn't work how you'd imagine a government organisation would. Our blog tells you a bit more about what we do and how we do it here. We are undergoing a major transformation programme, which includes a major investment in digitisation. This means customers can do more for themselves online, in real time, on computers, tablets and smartphones therefore we are building a team of outstanding people who will create and run these new and improved technology services. This is an exciting opportunity to join HMRC's IT function (CDIO) which sets the technology direction for HMRC and delivers the high level design for all IT solutions across the organisation. CDIO are responsible for building and running HMRC IT services along with providing IT change and operational support. Job description As part of CDIO, the Customs and International Trade Delivery Group (C&IT DG) is responsible for developing, delivering and supporting IT solutions for those business areas which manage HMRC's Customs, Excise and International Trade activities. The C&IT DG are responsible for the end to end service management and development of over 100 separate services from the generation of Trade Statistics, to the administration of Customs and Excise duties. Within C&IT we operate a Guild/Tribe structure to ensure that we provide skilled resources to enable us to meet the needs of our customers in an Agile way helping to drive high levels of collaboration and innovation. Guilds provide a permanent organisation construct that are set up to bring together people who share technical, functional and professional skills. The Guild responsibility will be to define the technical standards and tools that its members will use. It also ensures that members of the Guild continually improve their skills so that technical skills remain current, are aligned to HMRC/CDIO strategy and in-step with IT industry developments. This is an exciting and challenging role for those looking to deliver technological change against a background of organisational transformation. The successful post holder will use their technical expertise and knowledge to provide technical support to Project teams and Test Guild Members. They will be responsible for utilising DevOps principles / practices to drive the development of Automated Testing and Performance Testing across the Test Guild. In addition, they will lead in developing the Test Guild capabilities to introduce Continuous Integration and Delivery across a variety of platforms. They will join two existing G7s reporting directly to the Head of Test Guild. A QAT analyst designs and executes test plans and carries out exploratory testing as part of a broader risk-based approach. As a Lead Test Analyst at HMRC, you'll be embedded into one of our teams to help define and lead on how the testing will work in that space. You'll also be asked to advise on the organisation wide technical test approach and help other teams on an ad-hoc basis. In your role with us, you'll be part of a diverse and empowered team, and helped to continue your development as a respected member of the technology industry. Lead QAT analysts: •take both a business and an operational view •have management responsibilities - coaching and mentoring their staff •lead the delivery practice, focusing on complex problem solving and influencing senior team members •are specialists in an area of testing and influence the QAT industry •have expert technical understanding and provide advice to project teams Main duties As a Lead QAT analyst, you will: •take a business and operational view when analysing the system under test, in so doing identifying gaps not just in software but in processes too •are responsible for evaluating business artefacts and supporting system integration testing •play a major role in the acceptance activity within a development phase •have domain and business knowledge, as part of product responsibilities, •identify and raise defects with the team, as part of product responsibilities •support test engineers and software developers to identify test scenarios to be automated •educate and support the rest of the delivery teams with testing, educate internal and external Partners and work with delivery teams to define 'quality' Skill description Functional testing Able to advise on up-to-date functional testing techniques. Able to assess and peer review the work of others. Able to coach and mentor others. Able to write test approaches for major projects and provide guidance on risk approaches. Can devise new test techniques and provide recommendations. Test analysis Able to analyse and collect of information and evidence, identify problems and opportunities and ensure recommendations fit with strategic business objectives. Able to communicate recommendations persuasively to key stakeholders and identify the simplest approach from a variety of approaches. Able to solve complex problems applying logical reasoning. SFiA Core Skills Testing Level 5 Coordinates and manages planning of the system and/or acceptance tests, including software security testing, within a development or integration project or programme. Takes responsibility for integrity of testing and acceptance activities and coordinates the execution of these activities. Provides authoritative advice and guidance on any aspect of test planning and execution. Defines and communicates the test strategy for the project. Manages all test processes, including test plans, resources, costs, timescales, test deliverables and traceability. Manages client relationships with respect to testing matters. Identifies process improvements, and contributes to corporate testing standards and definition of best practice. About the broader DDaT profession The DDaT Profession consists of people who work in a digital, data or technology specialist role. They design, build and run government digital services. They are responsible for the way we find, access and use data and for the technology infrastructure which support those services. There are currently about 17,000 people working in the Profession. The Profession consists of people working within specialist communities of practice. There is a full list of roles on GOV.UK: Responsibilities It is essential that applicants can demonstrate: • Experience of the Software Development Lifecycle • Experience in leading a technical team and defining / improving service processes and procedures • Experience with automation testing and/or continuous integration It would be desirable for applicants to be able to demonstrate: • Experience of all aspects of Software Testing across the Software Development Lifecycle • In-depth experience of TDD and BDD • Experience of a range of tools e.g. ALM, Zephyr, Confluence, JIRA, Loadrunner, Selenium, SOAP UI, JMeter, Cucumber • Experience of a range of platforms e.g. Client/Server / Web / Unix / VME etc. • Experience of working within Agile/Scrum teams • Experience with CI/CD and relevant tools i.e. Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Jenkins. • Experience with the use of version control systems such as Subversion or Git • Experience with Release and Configuration Management processes • Working knowledge on SQL queries • A relevant software testing qualification e.g. ISEB/ISTQB (or equivalent) Business Skills required : Being part of a large team responsible for maintaining high delivery performance whilst working in an agile based environment. Experience of managing change would be beneficial Training and Qualifications Candidate/s may be required to undertake further ISTQB training in Software Testing, which may include a formal examination. They will also be required to undertake learning in all relevant C&IT policies, processes and procedures within 1 year of starting in the role. Working Pattern This post is full time however, those applicants who do or wish to work an alternative pattern are welcome to apply but are advised to speak with the job holder first. The preferred working pattern may/may not be available. Location Your permanent location and place of work will be in the Bristol regional centre. However, for training purposes the post will be on detached duty in Alexander House Southend for a period of (up to) 2 months before taking up your permanent post at the Bristol Regional Centre. Benefits • Learning and development tailored to your role • An environment with flexible working options • A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity • A Civil Service pension If you are applying for a role in an office within a regional centre location or a transitional or specialist site, then the following may apply: Daily Travel Assistance will be available for this role, provided the successful applicant is a current HMRC employee and meets the eligibility requirements outlined in the department's Daily Travel Assistance guidance. Please also find attached 'Your little extras booklet' for further information'...... click apply for full job details

Test Analyst - Bristol - £30,880 About the job Summary HMRC is building a modern, digital tax administration and runs the biggest digital operation in Government, providing digital services for 45 million individuals and 4.9 million business customers. Our digital programme is multi-award winning and the envy of other government organisations. This is an exciting time to join an organisation that probably doesn't work how you'd imagine a government organisation would. Our blog tells you a bit more about what we do and how we do it. hmrcdigital.blog.gov.uk/category/product-managers/ We are undergoing a major transformation programme, which includes a major investment in digitisation. This means customers can do more for themselves online, in real time, on computers, tablets and smartphones therefore we are building a team of outstanding people who will create and run these new and improved technology services. This is an exciting opportunity to join HMRC's IT function (CDIO) which sets the technology direction for HMRC and delivers the high-level design for all IT solutions across the organisation. CDIO are responsible for building and running HMRC IT services along with providing IT change and operational support. Job description As part of CDIO, the Customs and International Trade Delivery Group (C&IT DG) is responsible for developing, delivering and supporting IT solutions for those business areas which manage HMRC's Customs, Excise and International Trade activities. The C&IT DG are responsible for the end to end service management and development of over 100 separate services from the generation of Trade Statistics, to the administration of Customs and Excise duties. Within C&IT we operate a Guild/Tribe structure to ensure that we provide skilled resources to enable us to meet the needs of our customers in an Agile way helping to drive high levels of collaboration and innovation. Guilds provide a permanent organisation construct that are set up to bring together people who share technical, functional and professional skills. The Guild responsibility will be to define the technical standards and tools that its members will use. It also ensures that members of the Guild continually improve their skills so that technical skills remain current, are aligned to HMRC/CDIO strategy and in-step with IT industry developments. This is an exciting and challenging role for those looking to deliver technological change against a background of organisational transformation. You are a key member of the delivery team, collaborating with all members throughout the full delivery lifecycle to ensure delivery of highest-quality software products.A QAT analyst designs and executes test plans and carries out exploratory testing as part of a broader risk-based approach. A QAT analyst designs and executes test plans and carries out exploratory testing as part of a broader risk-based approach. QAT analysts: •collaborate with delivery teams and determine the testability of functional and non-functional requirements •have domain and business knowledge •take a business and operational view when analysing the system under test The successful post holder will use their technical expertise and knowledge to undertake functional and non-functional testing activities to meet Project work and supporting Test Guild Members. They will be required to utilise DevOps principles / practices to develop Automated Testing and support Continuous Integration across a variety of platforms. They will join an existing close knit Test Guild managed and supported by one of our Senior QAT Analysts. Main duties As a QAT analyst, you will: • take a business and operational view when analysing the system under test, in so doing identifying gaps not just in software but in processes too • are responsible for evaluating business artefacts and supporting system integration testing • play a major role in the acceptance activity within a development phase • have domain and business knowledge, as part of product responsibilities, • identify and raise defects with the team, as part of product responsibilities • support test engineers and software developers to identify test scenarios to be automated • educate and support the rest of the delivery teams with testing, educate internal and external stakeholders and work with delivery teams to define 'quality' Skill description Functional testing Able to design and execute test cases using standard testing techniques. Able to come up with different business scenarios for a feature, working with others in the team. Test analysis Able to identify simple patterns and trends. Investigates problems and opportunities in existing processes and contributes to recommending solutions to these. Works with stakeholders to identify objectives and potential benefits available. SFiA Core Skills Testing Level 3 Reviews requirements and specifications and defines test conditions. Designs test cases and test scripts under own direction, mapping back to pre-determined criteria, recording and reporting outcomes. Analyses and reports test activities and results. Identifies and reports issues and risks associated with own work. About the broader DDaT profession The DDaT Profession consists of people who work in a digital, data or technology specialist role. They design, build and run government digital services. They are responsible for the way we find, access and use data and for the technology infrastructure which support those services. There are currently about 17,000 people working in the Profession. The Profession consists of people working within specialist communities of practice. There is a full list of roles on GOV.UK: Responsibilities It is essential that applicants can demonstrate: • Knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle • A solid technical background (demonstrable skills, experience and/or qualifications) • Analytical and problem solving skills • Working as part of a team with a clear delivery focus It would be desirable for applicants to be able to demonstrate: • Experience of all aspects of Software Testing across the Software Development Lifecycle • Experience of a range of platforms e.g. Client/Server / Web / Unix / VME • Experience of a range of tools e.g. Zephyr, Confluence, JIRA, Loadrunner, Selenium, SOAP UI, JMeter, Cucumber • Experience of working within Agile/Scrum teams • Knowledge and experience of working with test automation tools. • Experience of TDD and BDD • Experience with continuous integration, automated deployment, and relevant tools i.e. Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Jenkins. • Experience with use of version control systems such as Subversion or Git • Experience with Release and Configuration Management processes • Working knowledge on SQL queries • Relevant software testing qualification/s e.g. ISEB/ISTQB (or equivalent) Although desirable the candidate has experience of software testing we welcome applications from other disciplines e.g. DevOps, Developers, Data Analysts, DBAs. Business Skills required : Being part of a large team responsible for maintaining high delivery performance whilst working in an agile based environment. Experience of managing change would be beneficial Training and Qualifications : Candidate/s may be required to undertake further ISTQB training in Software Testing, which may include a formal examination. They will also be required to undertake learning in all relevant C&IT policies, processes and procedures within 1 year of starting in the role. Working Pattern : This post is full time however, those applicants who do or wish to work an alternative pattern are welcome to apply but are advised to speak with the job holder first. The preferred working pattern may/may not be available. Location : Your permanent location and place of work will be in the Bristol regional centre. However, for training purposes the post will be on detached duty in Alexander House Southend for a period of (up to) 2 months before taking up your permanent post at the Bristol Regional Centre. Benefits • Learning and development tailored to your role • An environment with flexible working options • A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity • A Civil Service pension If you are applying for a role in an office within a regional center location or a transitional or specialist site, then the following may apply: Daily Travel Assistance will be available for this role, provided the successful applicant is a current HMRC employee and meets the eligibility requirements outlined in the department's Daily Travel Assistance guidance...... click apply for full job details

Ruby on Rails Developer - London (fully remote) - 12-month FTC - Up to £62k - Ruby on Rails, RoR, API, Jenkins, AWS, Amazon Web Services, Scrum, Agile We are seeking an experienced Ruby on Rails developer to join a highly technical and gifted group of programmers in the process of creating an application that will benefit the health and safety of millions of people in the UK. This is a vital, on-going project that will leave a lasting impact on the lives of many for years to come where your work will be at the forefront. You will provide expert technical knowledge throughout the design, build and test phases, using test-driven techniques. You will be familiar with the Scrum, Agile delivery methodology and modern DevOps practises to deliver short and frequent releases without compromising on code quality. You will be: -Highly experienced in the Ruby on Rails programming language -Experienced with public/ private cloud APIs (ideally AWS) -Experience with relational database design and programming with SQL -Experienced with Docker -Experienced with designing and implementing software solutions and creating requirement specifications - This is an excellent opportunity to make a lasting impact within a growing organisation and help to change the lives of many. They offer a fantastic benefits package, as well as fully remote work where you can be based nationally. Key Words: Ruby on Rails, RoR, Scrum, Agile, Continuous Integration, Jenkins, Docker, AWS, Amazon Web Services, SQL If you are interested in this role or looking for something similar, please contact Alex MacDermott directly or click Apply Now! Hunter Selection is a nationwide provider of recruitment services in ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING, SERVICE & TECHNOLOGY. Find out more about us and search all our current vacancies at hunterselection.co.uk Hunter Selection Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found on our website...... click apply for full job details

C# Developers x 3 - Bristol - New Role Salary : £25000 - £47000 + Excellent Benefits Commutable from Bristol - Bath - Chippenham - Swindon - Portishead - Weston-Super-Mare - Taunton Skills - C# - MVC - SQL - REST API - Windows - Testing - Support A leading organisation in the Bristol area is looking for a number of C# Developers to join it's expanding team. An excellent opportunity to make your mark in this exciting new chapter and also somewhere where you will be rewarded for your efforts. Suitable candidates will have experience developing with C# and ideally have strong database skills with SQL. Additionally, candidates will have excellent communication skills and will enjoy working in a rewarding environment. Please send your CVs to Excellent opportunity...... click apply for full job details

Application Engineer - (PCB Design) - Leading company! Global Leading company is recruiting now. My client is keen to speak with talented and customer focused Engineers with strong knowledge and enthusiasm for PCB Design to join their successful and growing team. Interesting and varied role including the: support, development, direction and evolution of their products. Preference will be given to candidates with the below skills / experience: - Electronic Engineering Degree (or similar) - Extensive knowledge of PCB Design - Application/Software support - or an interest in this - Excellent communication skills Please get in touch for more information or apply for full details...... click apply for full job details

Senior Test Analyst - Bristol - £37,503 About the job Summary HMRC is building a modern, digital tax administration and runs the biggest digital operation in Government, providing digital services for 45 million individuals and 4.9 million business customers. Our digital programme is multi-award winning and the envy of other government organisations. This is an exciting time to join an organisation that probably doesn't work how you'd imagine a government organisation would. Our blog tells you a bit more about what we do and how we do it. hmrcdigital.blog.gov.uk/category/product-managers/ We are undergoing a major transformation programme, which includes a major investment in digitisation. This means customers can do more for themselves online, in real time, on computers, tablets and smartphones therefore we are building a team of outstanding people who will create and run these new and improved technology services. This is an exciting opportunity to join HMRC's IT function (CDIO) which sets the technology direction for HMRC and delivers the high-level design for all IT solutions across the Organisation. CDIO are responsible for building and running HMRC IT services along with providing IT change and operational support. Job description As part of CDIO, the Customs and International Trade Delivery Group (C&IT DG) is responsible for developing, delivering and supporting IT solutions for those business areas which manage HMRC's Customs, Excise and International Trade activities. The C&IT DG are responsible for the end to end service management and development of over 100 separate services from the generation of Trade Statistics, to the administration of Customs and Excise duties. Within C&IT we operate a Guild/Tribe structure to ensure that we provide skilled resources to enable us to meet the needs of our customers in an Agile way helping to drive high levels of collaboration and innovation. Guilds provide a permanent organisation construct that are set up to bring together people who share technical, functional and professional skills. The Guild responsibility will be to define the technical standards and tools that its members will use. It also ensures that members of the Guild continually improve their skills so that technical skills remain current, are aligned to HMRC/CDIO strategy and in-step with IT industry developments. This is an exciting and challenging role for those looking to deliver technological change against a background of organisational transformation. You are a key member of the delivery team, collaborating with all members throughout the full delivery lifecycle to ensure delivery of highest-quality software products. A QAT analyst designs and executes test plans and carries out exploratory testing as part of a broader risk-based approach. As a Senior Test Engineer at HMRC, you'll be embedded into one of our teams to help define and lead on how the testing will work in that space. You'll also be asked to advise on the organisation wide technical test approach and help other teams on an ad-hoc basis. In your role with us, you'll be part of a diverse and empowered team, and helped to continue your development as a respected member of the technology industry. Senior QAT analysts: •take a business and an operational view to finding solutions to complex problems •provide test coverage support for test engineers and software developers •come up with functional and non-functional testing procedures and requirements The successful post holder will use their technical expertise and knowledge to provide technical support to Project teams and Test Guild Members. They will be required to utilise DevOps principles / practices to develop Automated Testing and support Continuous Integration across a variety of platforms. They will join the existing Management Team reporting directly to the Grade 7 Test Lead. Main duties As a Senior QAT analyst, you will: • take a business and operational view when analysing the system under test, in so doing identifying gaps not just in software but in processes too • are responsible for evaluating business artefacts and supporting system integration testing • play a major role in the acceptance activity within a development phase • have domain and business knowledge, as part of product responsibilities, • identify and raise defects with the team, as part of product responsibilities • support test engineers and software developers to identify test scenarios to be automated • educate and support the rest of the delivery teams with testing, educate internal and external Partners and work with delivery teams to define 'quality' Skill description Functional testing Able to design and execute a wide range of testing techniques and communicate test results to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Able to make decisions on the environment for testing and coaches others. Able to raise defects with the business and help prioritise them based on defect severity. Test analysis Able to think creatively, ask the right questions, and critically evaluate and communicate findings to a larger team. Leads investigative work into problems and opportunities in existing processes, driving the collection of information and creation of recommendations for improvements. Can absorb large amounts of conflicting information and use it to figure out solutions. SFiA Core Skill Testing Level 4 Accepts responsibility for creation of test cases using own in-depth technical analysis of both functional and non-functional specifications (such as reliability, efficiency, usability, maintainability and portability). Builds traceability records, from test cases back to requirements. Produces test scripts, materials and regression test packs to test new and amended software or services. Specifies requirements for environment, data, resources and tools. Interprets, executes and documents complex test scripts using agreed methods and standards. Records and analyses actions and results and maintains a defect register. Reviews test results and modifies tests if necessary. Provides reports on progress, anomalies, risks and issues associated with the overall project. Reports on system quality and collects metrics on test cases. Provides specialist advice to support others. About the broader DDaT profession The DDaT Profession consists of people who work in a digital, data or technology specialist role. They design, build and run government digital services. They are responsible for the way we find, access and use data and for the technology infrastructure which support those services. There are currently about 17,000 people working in the Profession. The Profession consists of people working within specialist communities of practice. There is a full list of roles on GOV.UK: Responsibilities It is essential that applicants can demonstrate: • Experience of the Software Development Lifecycle • Experience of test automation and automation tools • A solid technical background (demonstrable skills, experience and/or qualifications) • Analytical and problem solving skills • Working as part of a team with a clear delivery focus It would be desirable for applicants to be able to demonstrate: • Experience of all aspects of Software Testing across the Software Development Lifecycle • Experience leading a technical team and defining/improving service processes and procedures • Experience of a range of platforms e.g. Client/Server / Web / Unix / VME etc. • Experience of a range of tools e.g. Zephyr, Confluence, JIRA, Loadrunner, Selenium, SOAP UI, Jmeter, Cucumber • Experience of working within Agile/Scrum teams • In-depth experience of TDD and BDD • Experience with continuous integration, automated deployment and relevant tools i.e. Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Jenkins • Experience with use of version control systems such as subversion or git • Experience with Release and Configuration Management processes • Working knowledge on SQL queries • Relevant software testing qualification/s e.g. ISEB/ISTQB (or equivalent) • Demonstrable line and/or work management experience Business Skills required : Being part of a large team responsible for maintaining high delivery performance whilst working in an agile based environment. Experience of managing change would be beneficial. Training and Qualifications Candidate/s may be required to undertake further ISTQB training in Software Testing, which may include a formal examination. They will also be required to undertake learning in all relevant C&IT policies, processes and procedures within 1 year of starting in the role. Working Pattern: This post is full time however, those applicants who do or wish to work an alternative pattern are welcome to apply but are advised to speak with the job holder first. The preferred working pattern may/may not be available. Location : Your permanent location and place of work will be in the Bristol regional centre. However, for training purposes the Southend on Sea but as part of the HMRC location strategy, it is planned for the posts to move to the Stratford Regional Centre by approximately 2022. Benefits • Learning and development tailored to your role • An environment with flexible working options • A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity • A Civil Service pension If you are applying for a role in an office within a regional center location or a transitional or specialist site, then the following may apply: Daily Travel Assistance will be available for this role....... click apply for full job details

Test Analyst - Bristol - £30,880 About the job Summary HMRC is building a modern, digital tax administration and runs the biggest digital operation in Government, providing digital services for 45 million individuals and 4.9 million business customers. Our digital programme is multi-award winning and the envy of other government organisations. This is an exciting time to join an organisation that probably doesn't work how you'd imagine a government organisation would. Our blog tells you a bit more about what we do and how we do it. hmrcdigital.blog.gov.uk/category/product-managers/ We are undergoing a major transformation programme, which includes a major investment in digitisation. This means customers can do more for themselves online, in real time, on computers, tablets and smartphones therefore we are building a team of outstanding people who will create and run these new and improved technology services. This is an exciting opportunity to join HMRC's IT function (CDIO) which sets the technology direction for HMRC and delivers the high-level design for all IT solutions across the organisation. CDIO are responsible for building and running HMRC IT services along with providing IT change and operational support. Job description As part of CDIO, the Customs and International Trade Delivery Group (C&IT DG) is responsible for developing, delivering and supporting IT solutions for those business areas which manage HMRC's Customs, Excise and International Trade activities. The C&IT DG are responsible for the end to end service management and development of over 100 separate services from the generation of Trade Statistics, to the administration of Customs and Excise duties. Within C&IT we operate a Guild/Tribe structure to ensure that we provide skilled resources to enable us to meet the needs of our customers in an Agile way helping to drive high levels of collaboration and innovation. Guilds provide a permanent organisation construct that are set up to bring together people who share technical, functional and professional skills. The Guild responsibility will be to define the technical standards and tools that its members will use. It also ensures that members of the Guild continually improve their skills so that technical skills remain current, are aligned to HMRC/CDIO strategy and in-step with IT industry developments. This is an exciting and challenging role for those looking to deliver technological change against a background of organisational transformation. You are a key member of the delivery team, collaborating with all members throughout the full delivery lifecycle to ensure delivery of highest-quality software products.A QAT analyst designs and executes test plans and carries out exploratory testing as part of a broader risk-based approach. A QAT analyst designs and executes test plans and carries out exploratory testing as part of a broader risk-based approach. QAT analysts: •collaborate with delivery teams and determine the testability of functional and non-functional requirements •have domain and business knowledge •take a business and operational view when analysing the system under test The successful post holder will use their technical expertise and knowledge to undertake functional and non-functional testing activities to meet Project work and supporting Test Guild Members. They will be required to utilise DevOps principles / practices to develop Automated Testing and support Continuous Integration across a variety of platforms. They will join an existing close knit Test Guild managed and supported by one of our Senior QAT Analysts. Main duties As a QAT analyst, you will: • take a business and operational view when analysing the system under test, in so doing identifying gaps not just in software but in processes too • are responsible for evaluating business artefacts and supporting system integration testing • play a major role in the acceptance activity within a development phase • have domain and business knowledge, as part of product responsibilities, • identify and raise defects with the team, as part of product responsibilities • support test engineers and software developers to identify test scenarios to be automated • educate and support the rest of the delivery teams with testing, educate internal and external stakeholders and work with delivery teams to define 'quality' Skill description Functional testing Able to design and execute test cases using standard testing techniques. Able to come up with different business scenarios for a feature, working with others in the team. Test analysis Able to identify simple patterns and trends. Investigates problems and opportunities in existing processes and contributes to recommending solutions to these. Works with stakeholders to identify objectives and potential benefits available. SFiA Core Skills Testing Level 3 Reviews requirements and specifications and defines test conditions. Designs test cases and test scripts under own direction, mapping back to pre-determined criteria, recording and reporting outcomes. Analyses and reports test activities and results. Identifies and reports issues and risks associated with own work. About the broader DDaT profession The DDaT Profession consists of people who work in a digital, data or technology specialist role. They design, build and run government digital services. They are responsible for the way we find, access and use data and for the technology infrastructure which support those services. There are currently about 17,000 people working in the Profession. The Profession consists of people working within specialist communities of practice. There is a full list of roles on GOV.UK: Responsibilities It is essential that applicants can demonstrate: • Knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle • A solid technical background (demonstrable skills, experience and/or qualifications) • Analytical and problem solving skills • Working as part of a team with a clear delivery focus It would be desirable for applicants to be able to demonstrate: • Experience of all aspects of Software Testing across the Software Development Lifecycle • Experience of a range of platforms e.g. Client/Server / Web / Unix / VME • Experience of a range of tools e.g. Zephyr, Confluence, JIRA, Loadrunner, Selenium, SOAP UI, JMeter, Cucumber • Experience of working within Agile/Scrum teams • Knowledge and experience of working with test automation tools. • Experience of TDD and BDD • Experience with continuous integration, automated deployment, and relevant tools i.e. Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Jenkins. • Experience with use of version control systems such as Subversion or Git • Experience with Release and Configuration Management processes • Working knowledge on SQL queries • Relevant software testing qualification/s e.g. ISEB/ISTQB (or equivalent) Although desirable the candidate has experience of software testing we welcome applications from other disciplines e.g. DevOps, Developers, Data Analysts, DBAs. Business Skills required : Being part of a large team responsible for maintaining high delivery performance whilst working in an agile based environment. Experience of managing change would be beneficial Training and Qualifications : Candidate/s may be required to undertake further ISTQB training in Software Testing, which may include a formal examination. They will also be required to undertake learning in all relevant C&IT policies, processes and procedures within 1 year of starting in the role. Working Pattern : This post is full time however, those applicants who do or wish to work an alternative pattern are welcome to apply but are advised to speak with the job holder first. The preferred working pattern may/may not be available. Location : Your permanent location and place of work will be in the Bristol regional centre. However, for training purposes the post will be on detached duty in Alexander House Southend for a period of (up to) 2 months before taking up your permanent post at the Bristol Regional Centre. Benefits• Learning and development tailored to your role • An environment with flexible working options • A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity • A Civil Service pension If you are applying for a role in an office within a regional center location or a transitional or specialist site, then the following may apply: Daily Travel Assistance will be available for this role, provided the successful applicant is a current HMRC employee and meets the eligibility requirements outlined in the department's Daily Travel Assistance guidance.