Automated Test Engineer - Payments
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Agile Working Options Flexibility in when hours are worked Job Description Summary Automated Test Engineer, Payment Service Job Description We're looking for an expert Test Automation Engineer who can work within a dynamic team, to build, test, release and support software, using an Automation toolchain. You'll be from a hands-on test automation engineering background being responsible for the building, developing and maintaining of test automation for SWIFT Gateway, instilled with the ethos of delivering high quality solutions. They will take ownership for backlog items, quality of build and test and ensure accurate deployments into the Production estate, seeking methods (tooling and processes) to ensure high standards are maintained in line with expectations for Higher levels of Automation, for Group Critical solutions. Job Description Test Automation Engineer - Software Engineering - Edinburgh. Hybrid working Salary up to £89,472 depending on experience and location, discretionary bonus, >15% pension, 30 days holiday and more. Excellent opportunity for career development, progression in an inclusive values-based culture, committed to making a difference. Sound like you, then read on and apply! Now, on to the role… We're looking to recruit Test Automation Engineer to work within the SWIFT Engineering team in Edinburgh, and will help drive strategy of a complex group of applications. Define and supervise quality standards for what and how we do things within the team. Involvement will also help colleagues improve their own knowledge and skills by coaching and mentoring them. We believe that people don't fit accurately into roles, and we value everyone's individual skills, experience, and knowledge — it's what makes you incredible! What follows is what you might find our Lead Software Engineer mostly doing, but your experience will flex depending on the team’s needs, and your own aspirations. Our objective is to grow and create an environment where you can do what you enjoy. Here’s how you’ll make a difference Drawing on your knowledge of Test Automation to mentor other team members, enhancing their skills and knowledge by coaching and supporting them day to day, to achieve key outcomes and support organisational goals
- be involved in hands-on development and maintenance of our test automation, and find ways to increase the intelligence within it.
- Working with our Engineering Leads, you will be shaping the strategy, and defining the technical solutions on how we integrate our automation beyond our applications and developing tools which can be used wider across our lab.
- Through our “SWIFT Chapter” model, we encourage sharing of new solutions and techniques within the chapter and with other parts of the wider payments engineering value stream.
- Building, Maintaining and Improving SWIFT Payments Test Automation.
- Hands on proven and recent Technical experience on the below technologies -
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
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Technical & Competency Interviews
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Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Banking & Lending
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Automated Test Engineer - Payments roles across Lloyds Banking Group's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Banking & Lending.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £52,912 - £66,140 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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