Test Engineer
Test Engineer - Salary £43,918 to £51,238 (dependent on experience)
HQ SouthamptonPermanent
Our growing Technology team plays a key role in ensuring OS is at the forefront of geospatial capability and is looking for people to join them. Its mission is to work across the business to provide customer centric design and technology services.
Join us and you will have an opportunity to make an impact. To empower projects that deliver real-world benefits across Britain and internationally. To hear our customers say they could not have done it without us. And to be central to OS's vision: to be recognised as world leaders in geospatial services; creating location insight for positive impact.
Join our Dynamic Technology Team
This role will be based within an agile team responsible for the continuous development of cloud-based web applications within the OS Web Estate and supporting back-end infrastructure including API microservices, logging & reporting platforms, and data publication. Ordnance Survey has a testing community of 70+ test professionals that support each other with regular sessions on test related topics, tools, and techniques - be a part of it!
About the role
Extend automated tests using our existing frameworks, and get involved in the creation of new frameworks where required
Focus on both front-end and API testing to ensure seamless user experience and functionality
Contribute your testing expertise into agile team ceremonies such as sprint planning, retrospectives, and daily standups
Clearly communicate software risks & test outcomes with the team, team lead, project manager & test lead
Provide expertise with performance testing of our systems
Support the Ordnance Survey Testing Community, with common standards such as metrics and use of test tools
Employment in this role is conditional upon eligibility for, and approval of, SC level security clearance
Here is a snapshot of the technologies that we use
Java, Selenium, Cucumber BDD, RESTAssured, BrowserStack, Bruno, PostgreSQL, Microsoft Azure, Azure DevOps (sprint backlogs, pipelines, test plans), GIT, YAML, JSON, Snyk/Probely, JMeter
What we're looking for
Proven experience supporting, contributing to and enhancing Java based Selenium test frameworks
Strong API test automation skills preferably utilising the Java RESTAssured framework
Experienced in carrying out code inspections and peer reviews to ensure quality and maintain high engineering standards.
Experience with BDD (Behaviour-Driven Development) software development methodology
Excellent knowledge and skills in software testing & industry best practices
Working experience with Agile Scrum, collaborating with the team for backlog refinement and ability to estimate testing activities for sprint planning
Knowledge of CI/CD practices, and how they relate to test
Proficiency with non-functional testing, such as performance & accessibility
Experienced with the management of defects, identifying, debugging, and working with the team to resolve them
The Rewards
We want you to love what you do. That is why our benefits package rewards a job well done. Check out how we support and invest in our employees by .
Salary £43,918 to £51,238 (dependent on experience)
Performance related bonus up to 10%
A competitive pension scheme (OS contributes up to 12.07%)
28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays on joining additional to bank holidays (3 taking over Christmas)
Paid maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
Free subscription to OS Maps
Access to online learning platforms
Coaching and Mentoring schemes
Plus, a suite of excellent additional perks and benefits
Location
We embrace a hybrid working model at OS. We have a fantastic HQ in Southampton, Hampshire where you will be required to split your time evenly - 50% in HQ and 50% working remotely.
Security
OS conducts DBS background checks for all joiners and some of our roles require additional security clearance, including to SC or DV level in some cases. Additional security vetting is required for this role and must be completed prior to your start date.
This role requires the successful candidate to have the right to work in the UK at the time of application. Unfortunately, OS is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position.
Closing date: 7 May 2026 23:59pm