Test Engineer

We’re responsible for Land Transaction Tax, Landfill Disposals Tax and the introduction of the Visitor Levy in Wales. Our work raises revenue to support public services, like the NHS and schools, in communities across Wales. But that’s not all, we're also involved with and support future tax design for Wales.

Join a place with purpose

You’ll join a team of 100+ talented people from across 14 different professions. Our culture is best described as innovative, collaborative and kind. By working together, we’ll deliver a fair tax system for Wales.

Our people

You’ll be working with people from a wide range of backgrounds and experience. From Operations, Policy, Digital and Data, HR, Communications to Finance – there’s a place for you in our friendly team.

You’ll be our greatest asset

You’ll be joining an inclusive organisation and be part of a team where you can thrive, be rewarded and heard.

We’re recognised as one of the top organisations for people engagement in the Civil Service People Survey. Inclusion and fairness are one of our strongest areas, as well as pay and benefits – our People Survey results say it all!

We’re also recognised for being innovative and a digital, ‘cloud-based’ organisation that supports hybrid and flexible working enabling a great work-life balance.

More about working for us, our roles and our Corporate Plan 2025 - 2028 .

As a Test Engineer within the Welsh Revenue Authority’s (WRA) Digital team, you will play a key role in ensuring the quality, reliability, and resilience of our cloud services. You will work across the full testing lifecycle, applying both manual and automated testing techniques to validate user focused solutions that support tax administration in Wales.

You will collaborate closely with developers, analysts, and delivery teams in an agile environment to embed testing early and effectively. Your work will directly contribute to the delivery of secure, accessible, and robust services that meet the needs of our users.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward thinking organisation where you will be supported to grow your skills, contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, and make a meaningful impact on public services in Wales.

"At the WRA, we take quality seriously. As Test Manager, I’m proud to work alongside developers, analysts, and delivery teams to build resilient, cloud-based digital services that support new Welsh taxes.

It’s a truly collaborative effort — and an exciting opportunity to make a real impact.”

Ruchi Dhamija, Test Manager

Certified Tester Foundation Level

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

We’ll always be clear about how we assess your application, at each stage of the process. This will usually include:

• Assessment of your Application Form and CV against the relevant Success Criteria
• A panel interview (if you’re successful at the initial sift stage) Interviews will take place in person.
• If any additional assessments are needed for this role, such as a test or presentation at interview, we’ll let you know in advance.
• Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift will be conducted using the lead behaviour, Managing a Quality Service.

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Leader so we’ll ask you if you need any adjustments at each stage of the recruitment process. So that we can support you in a way that works for you, we’ll offer a pre-interview accessibility chat to anyone that declares a disability or needs any adjustments. This will take place with someone who is independent of the recruitment process and you won’t be placed at any disadvantage as a result of needing adjustments.

A reserve list may be held for this role for applicants that have scored above the appointable threshold at interview. This means that if a similar vacancy becomes available in the next 12 months we may contact you to offer you the role.

We recommend you review the job description (or candidate pack) under the 'attachments' section before completing your application.

Behaviours

Criteria

Assessed in personal statement and CV

Assessed during interview or assessment

Managing a Quality Service

Collaborate with stakeholders to define priorities and objectives, addressing risks and resolving issues promptly. Ensure testing activities are completed within agreed timescales by adapting to changing demands and managing workload effectively.

Yes

Yes

Working Together

Establish professional relationships with a range of stakeholders. Collaborate with these to share information, resources and support.

No

Yes

Making Effective Decisions

Analyse and use a range of relevant, credible information to support decisions. Invite challenge and where appropriate involve others in decision making.

Yes

No

Communicating and Influencing

Communicate technical information clearly to non-technical stakeholders and influence decisions on quality assurance approaches.

No

Yes

Strengths

Criteria

Assessed in personal statement and CV

Assessed during interview or assessment

Precise

You are detail-focussed, you ensure everything is accurate and error free.

No

Yes

Team Player

You work well as part of a team and strive to ensure the team pulls together and is effective.

No

Yes

Problem Solver

You approach challenges logically and creatively, finding effective solutions under pressure.

No

Yes

Experience

Criteria

Assessed in personal statement and CV

Assessed during interview or assessment

Knowledgeable in performance and accessibility testing tools (e.g., JMeter, Axe, Wave) and familiar with CI/CD pipelines, including integration of automated tests to ensure quality across the delivery lifecycle.

No

Yes

Experience in defect management and reporting, including tracking issues through to closure using tools like Azure DevOps or JIRA.

Yes

No

Technical knowledge

Criteria

Assessed in personal statement and CV

Assessed during interview or assessment

Expert in at least one programming language (e.g., JavaScript or Python) for creating test automation scripts, with strong expertise in testing tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or RSAT.

Yes

Yes

Understanding of risk-based testing and test governance processes.

No

Yes

Qualifications

Criteria

Assessed in personal statement and CV

Assessed during interview or assessment

Certified Tester Foundation Level

Yes

No

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.