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Senior Quality Engineer

Employer
John Lewis Partnership
Location
Victoria, Bracknell
Salary
£55,800.00 up to £90,000.00 per annum
Closing date
11 Jun 2022

Job Details

Join John Lewis or Waitrose today

If you've ever stepped through the doors of a John Lewis or Waitrose shop, shopped online, or seen any of our adverts, you'll know there's something unique about us.

That unique proposition is our Partners. As co-owners they have a say in our business and receive a share of the profits, so they put time and effort into making it work. Our Partners are the reason we're the success we are. They're our secret sauce; the opportunity for us to differentiate.

 

 

Job Description:

What’s the role about?

As the UK’s most successful omni-channel retailer, E-Commerce is a key part of Our Business - we run two of the busiest websites in the UK, driving a significant proportion of our sales. Our Engineering practice includes 60+ teams, working on everything from Cloud Platforms to Mobile Apps, from E-Commerce functionality to Machine Learning.

 

Our Engineers work collaboratively and share knowledge, and learning is extremely important to us. We support our Engineers to continuously improve their skills and keep abreast of the latest technologies.

 

Find out more about being a Software Engineer in the Partnership, and the technology we use.

 

What you’ll be doing?

You will also use your knowledge of quality engineering to support the shaping of new projects and support the professional development of less experienced software engineers. You will work with a diverse range of technical and non-technical stakeholders which will require excellent communication skills.

 

Learning new skills is extremely important to us. Engineers are expected to continuously improve their skills and keep abreast of the latest technologies and techniques regardless of their experience or job grade. In return for this commitment you will be given the resources and support you need to help you with your learning journey. 

 

What you’ll already have:

  • Knowledge of architectural patterns used to build modern web and mobile applications.

  • Practical experience of Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery.

  • Coaching teams in use of continuous testing and shift left/shift right approaches.

  • Thinking critically about engineering approaches, using questioning techniques to lead team discussions about quality risks and appropriate responses.

  • Leading elaboration activities (such as three amigos sessions) to ensure specificity, consistency and testability.

  • Reading and writing coded solutions for a variety of engineering needs:

    • pairing with developers to understand and jointly enhance unit, functional and other coded tests

    • developing testing utilities

    • developing and maintaining code in pipelines

    • creating and maintaining coded checks such as API or GUI checks.

  • Working Knowledge of modern testing tools and frameworks for testing front end, API and / or mobile apps. 

  • Senior practitioner experience in one or more testing specialisms (e.g. native app testing, performance testing, security testing, React front-end testing, API testing).

  • Analysing performance risks (speed, volume, load, etc) and advising on how these risks should be mitigated.

  • Understanding operational requirements (such as resilience and observability) and how solutions are implemented and tested.

 

What else could you bring:

  • Experience of cloud infrastructure such as GCP and AWS.

  • Experience of testing tools such as Cypress, Codecept, Jest, Sitespeed, Gatling, Karate, Pact, XCTest and XCUITest) and ability to advise on the pros and cons of specific tools for varying scenarios.

  • Understanding of security threats and experience of automated security testing

 

Where will you be working?

We have opportunities at both our John Lewis Head Office in London Victoria, and Waitrose Head Office in Bracknell. Whilst you will have an office base - we promote a blended approach to working location. In order to maximise the benefits of remote and team working, you will be able to work from either our offices or from a remote location (as long as it is within the UK).  

 

We'll expect flexibility and will on occasions require you to be in the office. But for this role, it would be reasonable to plan on the basis of a 60/40 remote/office split.  In practice, we aim to maximise flexibility and these decisions will mostly be made locally within your team.

 

What benefits do we offer you?

We believe in rewarding our Partners for their time and energy. Find out about the benefits of working for the Partnership

 

How does our application process work?

Internal candidates only, click here

External candidates: In order to help you understand what to expect, we have added a PDF overview of our application process at the green attachment link below.

 

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Pay Range:

£55,800.00 up to £90,000.00 Annual


Scheduled Weekly hours:

35


Worker Type:

Permanent Partner


Job Level:

Partnership Level 6


Hours of Work:

35

 

For more information about this role visit JLP Careers

 

We positively celebrate Diversity & Inclusion in the John Lewis Partnership. Our aim is to become the UK’s most inclusive business - for our Partners and for our customers, reflecting and connecting with the diverse communities that we serve. We want people from all walks of life to feel valued for their individuality, thrive in our business and share a sense of belonging. To find out more about D&I in the John Lewis Partnership click here.

 

We have a number of different ways to work flexibly so, at your interview, feel free to talk about what flexibility means to you. There are no guarantees, however, it may open the door to not only a new role but a new way of working.

Company

John Lewis Partnership


A trusted and cherished brand, John Lewis Partnership (JLP) is the UK’s largest employee-owned business. They have a unique purpose - to provide a rewarding and fulfilling career for its Partners - and puts them at the centre of everything it does.

Partners are treated equally at the John Lewis Partnership and it is this equality that is the driver behind their employee benefits, including equal parenthood leave, hospitality discounts, corporate memberships of key UK organisations and leisure events, as well as learning opportunities.

JLP also has eight Partnership Networks to provide support, community and pride amongst its partners and embraces and celebrates diversity within the Partnership.

The Partnership offers a huge and diverse range of career opportunities, in areas such as retail, customer service, hospitality, and operations and encourages staff to forge their own career path through their time at the company. John Lewis wants its Partners to be the best that they can be and supports Partners to achieve their ambitions.

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