Principal Test Engineer
About The Role Team – Vitality Applications Working Pattern - Hybrid – 2 days per week in any Vitality Office. Full time hours.Top 3 skills required:
- Expertise in Test Automation and Framework Engineering
- Leadership and Strategic Influence
- Multi-Specialism Technical Expertise
- Implement the software test life cycle: Own and refine the full software test lifecycle, from analysis and design through execution and reporting. You’ll ensure quality is built in from the start, driving efficient, automation-led approaches that scale across teams.
- Recognised technical authority: Be the go-to technical expert for advanced automation and modern testing practices. You’ll provide direction, unblock teams, and set the bar for engineering excellence.
- Adhere to testing standards: Champion Vitality’s Group test strategy, embedding modern engineering standards and ensuring teams consistently deliver high-quality, reliable solutions.
- Subject matter expert in standards: Act as the SME for testing standards across Vitality. You’ll lead the adoption of best-in-class approaches, ensuring consistency, maintainability, and continuous improvement.
- Engage stakeholders: Collaborate with a wide network of stakeholders including architects, developers, UX designers, product owners, analysts, and delivery leads to shape solutions. You will understand requirements, and ensure testing is tightly aligned to business outcomes.
- Cross-team integration: Work closely with senior leadership, internal teams, and third-party partners to interpret requirements, align on test strategy, and ensure seamless integration across complex journeys and platforms.
- Build and transfer knowledge: Invest in your own technical development while coaching and mentoring engineers. You’ll help shape a high-performing automation community with strong engineering discipline.
- Specialist expertise: Demonstrate deep expertise in two testing specialisms (including automation) while continuing to develop capability in a third, strengthening both breadth and depth across the engineering landscape.
- Collaborate within and across teams: Partner effectively with cross-functional teams, sharing knowledge and aligning on best practices to deliver reliable, scalable solutions at pace.
- 7+ Years of hands-on Automation Testing experience with extensive knowledge of C#, Java & Selenium.
- Minimum of 2+ years of mentoring Engineers in test automation projects
- Strong hands-on experience in API test automation, including scenario design, data setup, and validation.
- Deep understanding of automation framework design and long-term maintainability.
- Proven ability to lead test teams and mentor junior engineers.
- Experience in defining test strategies and driving quality initiatives across teams.
- Strong communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Bonus Schemes – A bonus that regularly rewards you for your performance
- A pension of up to 12%– We will match your contributions up to 6% of your salary
- Our award-winning Vitality health insurance – With its own set of rewards and benefits
- Life Assurance – Four times annual salary
- Help you to be the healthiest you’ve ever been.
- Create an environment that embraces you as you are and enables you to be your best self.
- Give you flexibility on how, where and when you work.
- Help you advance your career by playing you to your strengths.
- Give you a voice to help our business grow and make Vitality a great place to be.
- Give you the space to try, fail and learn.
- Provide a healthy balance of challenge and support.
- Recognise and reward you with a competitive salary and amazing benefits.
- Be there for you when you need us.
- Provide opportunities for you to be a force for good in society.