Test Engineer

Why DC Thomson?

At DC Thomson we are a business with a purpose – to make a positive impact on the communities we serve.

We are home to some of the world’s best loved media brands, organised around local news and radio, companionship, kids, advocacy, energy, puzzles and hobbies.

The Courier, The Press & Journal, The Sunday Post, Beano, Stylist, Puzzler, The People’s Friend, My Weekly, bunkered, Energy Voice, Findmypast and Brightsolid are just some of the brands you might know us for.

Deeply rooted in our communities, we are investing in data, technology and talent to unlock a new level of understanding about what really matters to our customers. This is how we are shaping the future of media.

We’re changing the way we work to create a flexible, collaborative, learning-led culture that draws on expertise from across the organisation to create award-winning content and cultural moments that make audiences want to be part of our communities.

Our HQ is in Dundee and we have bases around the UK employing over 1,200 extraordinarily creative colleagues working in a mix of office/home/hybrid. They’re passionate about being part of the story of so many well-loved brands and they’re crucial to our ambitions for the company.

We’re looking for the best people to join us at DC Thomson, to share their energy, ideas and skills and be part of our story.

Why join us now?

DC Thomson is on an exciting transformation journey to growth. Our brands matter to people and we are passionate about sustaining meaningful relationships with the communities these brands serve.

Focused on creating brilliant content and experiences that inspire our audiences and communities.

The Opportunity:

As part of the Platform Engineering Group, your responsibilities will be to collaborate within a growing crossfunctional organisation tasked with the inception and continuance of a series of services underpinning the largest digital transformation in the company’s history. You will be tasked with verifying the quality and fitness of software applications, cooperating with professionals from different disciplines and of varying experience levels, enabling you the opportunities to both mentor and learn from colleagues. Our desire to foster a working environment that enables high velocity decision making will allow you to learn through practise and experimentation, whilst permitting you to take advantage of industry standard training services that will support your experiences.

Your participation in this culture will empower you to meaningfully contribute to the delivery of software solutions to our stakeholders, not only through your participation in the development and verification process, but also in the refinement of our mentoring and documentation processes. The experience you bring will be a valuable resource in the continuous improvement of our engineering practises and how we approach problems as an organisation.

We encourage our Test Engineers to participate in the entire development process, reinforcing the consideration of verification procedures throughout the lifespan of a task and ensuring the production of quality applications. Our department is committed to ensuring that reasonable time is spent on exploratory testing deliverables and existing solutions, enabling our teams to create and maintain high calibre software. The organisation is looking for individuals to collaborate with our developers to build and preserve robust automated test suites that appropriately cover repeatable circumstances in a pragmatic fashion, as part of the migration towards Continuous Integration Continuous Delivery (CICD) practises.

What will you be doing as a Test Engineer?

• Collaborate within a team of cross functional professionals to deliver value in an Agile environment
• Explore, investigate and document issues, highlighting repeatable steps where possible
• Design and implement test cases in a high velocity, iterative software development lifecycle
• Take charge of personal development and pursue additional certification (such as ISTQB) with guidance from experienced mentors
• Cooperate with Developers in the creation and preservation of Automated Test Suites
• Embrace and maintain our inclusive, dependable and compassionate Engineering Culture
• Responsible for communicating QA activity with the team and Principle QA Engineer

What we are looking for

• Demonstrate participation in testing software and investigating unexpected behaviours of applications
• Ability to appropriately document and describe test scenarios and issues to a variety of audiences
• Capable of designing test cases with an awareness of risk analysis
• Excellent Problem Solving and Communication Skills
• Tenacious and curious mindset, looking to learn and expand knowledge
• Firm understanding of QA Practices and Processes within an Agile environment

To apply for this role, please follow our online application process and submit a CV and cover letter.

This is a full-time, permanent position, working 35 hours per week. The role presents the opportunity for hybrid working that must include regular office attendance. We offer a generous package including 34 days holiday, Health Cash Plan, Onsite Staff Gym, excellent Pension, a competitive salary, and many more staff discounts and benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from everyone and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or any other protected characteristics.

If you have any issues with your application, please email recruitment@dcthomson.co.uk

Please note that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early once we have received suitable applications. Therefore, please ensure you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.