Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

 

Are you a passionate and skilled Test Automation Engineer capable of leading the testing of complex and bespoke enterprise cloud solutions?

Do you want your skills to be used for the greater good, to support Oxfam in their mission to end poverty?

Do you think creatively and find innovative solutions?

Are you experienced in working with DevOps teams and traditional infrastructure teams?

 

The Role:

Oxfam Great Britain is looking for a Test Automation Engineer to work within the development team to support the delivery of complex and bespoke enterprise cloud solutions. This is an exciting opportunity to bring your testing expertise to a well-established, friendly, and supportive agile team who are looking to improve and expand test automation.

 

You will be responsible for leading on both manual and automated testing, with the aim of reduction of manual testing. In addition, you will bring your experience of Load and Performance testing to enable the team to improve and develop capacity in these areas. You will monitor the effectiveness of the testing function overall, suggesting and implementing improvements.

 

You will work with the team offering coaching in your areas of expertise and you will have an open mindset with willingness to improve your own knowledge of tools/scripting as required.

 

You will be working as part of the agile development team on a varied set of high capacity and high availability solutions within modern cloud architecture (iPaaS). You will work both within your team and alongside the wider Oxfam Design, IS and Digital teams to balance functional and non-functional deliveries.

 

To be offered this role you would need to demonstrate strong technical skills paired
with the ability to actively enrich the team with your knowledge.

 

Further details can be seen on the full job specification.

Salary would be commensurate with the role offered.

 

 

Candidates must be based in the UK and have the right to work in the UK.

 

What we are looking for:

We’re looking for a candidate who cares about Oxfam’s mission to end poverty, is personally aligned to the values of empowerment, accountability, and inclusion in all you do and our feminist leadership principles.

 

An ideal candidate for the role will also be / have:

• Self-aware and able to make a positive impact on others
• Strong interpersonal skills; able to interface with both Technical Teams and Business Stakeholders.
• Ability to think creatively and develop value-adding initiatives.

Salary would be commensurate with the role offered.

 

 

Candidates must be based in the UK and have the right to work in the UK.

What we are looking for:

We’re looking for a candidate who cares about Oxfam’s mission to end poverty, is personally aligned to the values of empowerment, accountability, and inclusion in all you do and our feminist leadership principles.

 

An ideal candidate for the role will also be / have:

• Self-aware and able to make a positive impact on others
• Strong interpersonal skills; able to interface with both Technical Teams and Business Stakeholders.
• Ability to think creatively and develop value-adding initiatives.

 

We may close the vacancy earlier if we have sufficient applicants.

 

We offer:

 

This role will give you an opportunity to make a difference in some of Oxfam’s key public facing platforms as well as making a difference to how our platforms work together, and to work with a group of passionate people that are specialists in their fields. The role offers great potential for skills development, competitive pay and benefits package. We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you. We think this role would work particularly well as hybrid or homeworking.

 

Our values and commitment to safeguarding:

 

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults, and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

 

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

 

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.  In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

 

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

 

How to apply:

 

As part of your online application, please upload your up-to-date CV and a covering letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.

 

About Us

 

Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.

 

Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development, and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.