UCAS is at the heart of connecting people to higher education.

UCAS is the world’s leading shared admissions service for higher education. We provide application services for UK universities and colleges as well as delivering a wide range of research, consultancy and advisory services to schools, colleges, careers services, professional bodies and employers.

We’re a successful and fast-growing organisation, which helps hundreds of thousands of people every year. We're committed to delivering a first-class service to all of our customers — they're at the heart of everything we do.

The Digital Services business unit is at the heart of UCAS’ technical innovation, data and infrastructure. It focuses on leveraging data science, technology, and enterprise architecture to enhance UCAS' digital products and services. The unit is dedicated to developing and improving customer-centric digital solutions, ensuring seamless and secure online experiences for all users. By providing insightful data and analysis, often made available to anyone with free-to-use intuitive dashboard, Digital Services empowers the Higher Education sector and those interested in the sector with valuable information to make informed decisions. By working in collaborative, expert led, multi-disciplinary teams, Digital Services drives UCAS’ mission to connect students with their next opportunities through advanced technological solutions.

A UCAS Test Engineer is an important role, embedded within one or more of the product development teams delivering value quickly and often to our customers. They are accountable for the analysis, creation and execution of manual and automated functional and non-functional tests within an Agile testing methodology.

The Test Engineer is responsible for maintaining a technical understanding of relevant UCAS products, delivering technical testing expertise throughout iterative development lifecycles and at times provide a level of flex capacity to other product development teams as required. There is an emphasis placed upon test automation orchestrated by the CI/CD pipeline, namely to drive a consistent and efficient approach to the technical assurance of UCAS’ products and services, but also supplemented with manual and exploratory testing.

The tech stack varies across each of the product development teams, with key technologies including .Net, AWS, Java, Angular, Salesforce and React Native.

For full job description, please see role profile attached.

• 2+ years industry experience, with at least 1 years’ experience in an Agile development environment.

• Experience of testing at component, integration, system and acceptance test levels.

• Experience of executing automated test scripts (for Java, C# .Net systems, and Selenium)

• Experience of UI testing – including cross browser, accessibility and usability testing.

• Clear and concise communication skills, both verbal and written.

• Able to discuss technical issues with the software development team and business.

• Knowledge of Cloud Computing (e.g AWS and Salesforce).

• Knowledge of API testing techniques

• Knowledge of mobile app testing techniques.

Salary - up to £43,000

• Purpose-driven work in a charity-led organisation connecting people to education and opportunity

• Internal training, mentoring, and access to industry-recognised certifications through our development academies

• Hybrid working model built on trust and flexibility, with a 35-hour week and flexible contracts

• 30 days annual leave, 3 concessionary days over Christmas, bank holidays, and the option to purchase additional leave

• Everyday wellbeing support through Perkbox, offering discounts and wellness tools

• Onsite facilities including a subsidised gym, café, and free parking at our Cheltenham office

• Inclusive culture supported by employee networks, wellbeing champions, and Mental Health First Aiders

• Recognition and reward through our quarterly employee scheme and an ex-gratia bonus for going above and beyond