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Lead Technical Recruiter (Digital Data and Technology DDaT) - for Engineering, Quality Assurance and Test (QAT) and UCD Professions at UK Home Office

The Quality Assurance industry is at a critical juncture as part of the Digital age and the next wave of disruptive technological advances, and we are looking for people who are passionate about Quality Assurance and Testing to join our community led team embedded across all the Home Office’s business areas.

The Quality Assurance and Test (QAT) function in the Home Office is one of the largest in the industry, involving circa 850+ specialists. We use new technology, platforms and ways of working to help development teams meet user needs and make the delivery of services even better. Joining our team will mean you are well positioned to help shape the future, providing a balanced and data-driven approach to Quality Assurance to best support the effective delivery of Home Office goals

What will you be doing?

Your tasks and responsibilities will include (but not limited to):

• Taking a user centred approach to implementing team or sprint level quality assurance and testing activities, providing practical, risk-based solutions including formal test analysis, design and exploratory or experience-based methods.
• Applying QAT practices to different technical delivery environments and delivery lifecycles including agile teams and continuous release pipelines.
• Working in collaboration with delivery partners in QAT, DDaT and more broadly across the organisation, to ensure that effective and efficient QAT capabilities are developed and integrated into the software development process.
• Driving forward the development of QAT capabilities within the QAT organisation, including continuous professional development and identifying new and emerging industry leading technologies.
• Providing technical advice and assurance on the wider application of QAT solutions, influencing the effectiveness and delivery of quality practices throughout the team or sprint level.

Your skills for this role

As a Senior QAT Analyst you’ll have a demonstrable passion for Quality Assurance and Testing, with the following skills or some experience in:

• Translating QAT and development strategies into practical, risk-based quality assurance and testing activities across the delivery lifecycle, ensuring alignment to user needs, technical dependencies and organisational standards.
• Analysing a range of complex user needs, business requirements and technical designs at project or service level, identifying or assuring test goals, test case specifications and acceptance criteria.
• Working in a technical environment, requiring a broad range of internal and external integration, ensuring the deployment of a broad range of tools and test environment options including open-source technologies, automation frameworks and modern platforms.
• Applying knowledge and experience of a specific technical or business domain to enable the delivery of quality assurance and testing.
• Establishing and maintaining relationships with multiple delivery partners including technical and non-technical stakeholders, communicating the goals and progress of quality assurance and testing activities as an embedded member of the delivery team or across a specialist area of delivery.
• Developing yourself and the wider team through a range of activities that achieve current business goals, help to meet future challenges and build a capacity for change.
• Exceptional pension: Employer contribution of 28.97%.
• Generous leave: 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 with service), 8 public holidays, and 1 day for the King’s Birthday.
• Flexible working: Options include full-time, part-time, compressed hours, job sharing, and a hybrid model (minimum 60% on-site).
• Learning and development: Access to training, technical accreditations, and funded qualifications (subject to approval).
• Inclusion and recognition: A culture that champions diversity, enhanced parental leave schemes, annual bonuses, and recognition awards.

Learn more about our benefits: Benefits - Home Office Careers

Please note: This role requires SC clearance. To meet national security vetting requirements, you must typically have been resident in the UK for at least five years.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology, Business Development, and Design

• Industries

  Government Administration, IT System Testing and Evaluation, and Data Infrastructure and Analytics

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