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Talent Pool - Senior Test Engineers - FTC

Leeds Building Society Leeds, England, United Kingdom

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Salary: £60,000 / year

Posted Aug 21, 2026Apply by Sep 20, 2026
  • Role & seniority

    • Senior Test Engineer (Senior)

    • Fixed-term contract, likely 12–18 months

  • Stack/tools

    • Manual testing + some automated testing

    • SQL and Oracle

    • BDD (Behavior-Driven Development) for test scenario design

    • Testing through UAT (tooling not specified)

  • Top 3 responsibilities

    • Lead testing activity from requirements to UAT, covering mainly manual testing with some automation

    • Define test approach/strategy, create and execute test scenarios using BDD

    • Work with developers, BA/POs, and stakeholders to ensure quality is built in and managed through UAT

  • Must-have skills

    • Significant manual testing experience (end-to-end approach through UAT)

    • Proven ability in manual and automated testing

    • Ability to analyze requirements and design effective test scenarios (incl. BDD principles)

    • SQL + Oracle hands-on experience

    • Strong problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management in a fast-paced environment

  • Nice-to-haves

    • No additional tools/technologies specified beyond automation exposure and BDD/SQL/Oracle
  • Location & work type

    • Hybrid working: ~60% from home

    • Location not explicitly stated in text (employer: Leeds Building Society; role likely UK-based)

Full Description

Join Our Talent Pool! Help Us Shape the Future

We've been helping our members save for their future and buy their own home since 1875. Join us and you'll play a big role in helping us to put home ownership within reach of more people, generation after generation. It's a purpose that drives everything we do and one we're proud of. And you can play your part too by joining our talent pool for Senior Test Engineers.

You'll lead testing activity covering mainly manual and some automated testing; working closely with developers, business analysts, product owners and other stakeholders to understand requirements, define test approaches, develop automation scenarios and ensure quality is built in from the start, and managed through UAT.

If you're a Senior Test Engineer with significant manual testing experience from approach to UAT, we'd love to hear from you.

We're looking for people with

Strong experience in manual and automated testing Proven ability to design and execute test strategies, analyse requirements and create effective test scenarios using BDD principles. Hands-on experience with SQL and Oracle. Excellent problem-solving, communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced change environment. Looking for fixed term contracts likely to be 12-18 months.

Some of the benefits we offer

An annual colleague bonus of up to 12% Hybrid working with 60% of your time at home Matched pension contributions of up to 10% 26 days holiday, plus bank holidays and holiday purchase scheme of up to 5 days each year Colleague Mortgage and Saver products Electric vehicle scheme 2 days' volunteering per year

We'll give you a place to belong with the support to learn, develop and shape a meaningful career.

Why choose us?

Our business is centred around our people. Our colleagues are at the heart of everything we do, as shown by our Inclusive Employers Gold accreditation in 2023 and 2025. We're committed to equal opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity.

You'll be joining a truly purpose-focused culture which helped us win the Leading with Purpose award at the 2023 Business Culture Awards. This recognises how we've embedded our purpose with our colleagues, and the actions we've taken to put home ownership within reach of more people, generation after generation.

Why wait? Apply now and join our talent pool today

Leeds Building Society is devoted to creating a culture and workplace that is representative of the communities we serve. If you'd like to work with us but are unsure if you meet the full criteria for a role, please contact the recruiter as we'd like to find out more about the skills and experience that you could bring to the Society. We're committed to supporting you to be at your best and if you'd like to discuss any reasonable adjustments, please reach out to us on careers@leedsbuildingsociety.co.uk.

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