Test Engineer
Hereford, England, United Kingdom
Type: 12-Month Fixed-Term Contract
Working Pattern: Full Time, Hybrid (3 days a week onsite)
The Opportunity🚀
We are currently part way through an exciting business transformation where we are evolving our engineering model from traditional Waterfall to a modern, agile Product Operating Model. We are looking for a Test Engineer to take ownership of quality engineering within our Engage Squad. If you are passionate about test automation, continuous improvement, and turning insight into high-performing customer experiences, this is an opportunity to make a significant impact across our entire platform.
Who Are we?
MandM is one of the biggest employers in Herefordshire and one of Europe’s leading online, off-price retailers, selling branded Fashion, Sport & Outdoor products for Men, Women and Children.
We offer our customers fantastic value by partnering with companies who we have built long term relationships with, enabling us to offer our customers big household names and up-and-coming brands, giving fantastic value all year round.
We are located in the heart of Hereford City Centre in our brand new, state of the art office. The modern, stylish workspace was designed to encourage collaborative working, teamwork and creativity - everything that MandM is all about.
As our business continues to grow we are recruiting for a talented Test Engineer on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract to join our growing team.
Why not come be a part of our journey to success and take advantage of all MandM can offer you!
More than a role
✨ Competitive Salary: Your talent deserves recognition
🤝 Giving Back: 2 days paid volunteering to support a cause you care about
🚀 Career Growth: Opportunity to grow
🎁 Staff Discounts: Stay stylish with our exclusive discounts.
🏦 Company Pension: Secure your financial future.
🏖️ Generous Holiday Allowance: Enjoy 5 weeks of well-deserved breaks. You even have the option to buy an extra week
🎁 Birthday Delight: Take your special day off to celebrate YOU
🚗 Free Parking
💊 Health & Wellbeing programme; we’ll look after you
The Role Scope
As the dedicated Test Engineer embedded within the Engage Squad, you will be responsible for planning, defining, and executing strategies that ensure top-tier quality across our applications and services. You will champion modern testing standards and ensure quality is integrated throughout the entire software development lifecycle.
Role key responsibilities:
✨ Quality & Testing Strategy
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Define and execute comprehensive testing strategies, including mock APIs (MSW), API contract testing, and load/performance testing strategies.
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Establish strategies for advanced testing disciplines, such as visual regression and security testing.
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Manage and provision realistic test data within database environments to support robust test suites.
✨ Automation & Environment Management
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Select, configure, and champion core test automation tools and frameworks across the squad.
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Automate the setup and tear-down of complex test environments, including basic GCP provisioning.
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Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code following web and accessibility standards.
✨ Product & Squad Collaboration
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Drive a customer-centric mindset, promoting early value delivery and a "test and learn" engineering culture.
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Work closely with Tech Leads, Engineers, and Product Owners to identify, locate, and resolve service faults.
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Coach and mentor team members on effective testing best practices and modern development standards.