Quality Engineer

​TITLE: Quality Engineer

LOCATION: Leeds

HOURS: Full time

WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% in an office site

About the opportunity

We are looking for a Quality Engineer to join our growing team in the Prudential & Analytics platform! You will have the opportunity to oversee testing strategy and maintain reliability, performance, and security of risk management platforms.

You will be responsible for backend data testing, maintain automated testing frameworks, and ensure platform compliance. You will work closely with software engineering, data engineering, product owners, architects, and risk business teams to create a quality-first culture that ensures systems operate with precision, speed, scalability, and security, aligning with both business goals and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities include:

• Implementing data testing strategies to ensure data quality and integrity.

• Applying test data management tools for crafting, managing, and maintaining test data sets.

• Developing and execute data transformation tests using DBT (Data Build Tool).

• Performing ETL testing to validate data extraction, transformation, and loading processes.

• Collaborating with data engineers, analysts, and other stakeholders to identify and resolve data quality issues.

• Automating data testing processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort.

• Documenting test plans, test cases, and test results.

• Providing regular reports on data quality metrics and testing progress.

We’re looking for someone who can find answers to questions and resolve problems, energized by learning new technologies and staying in step with industry changes. You’ll be passionate about delivering high-quality products and services, keeping a focus on our customers! You’ll build strong business relationships and communicate in a clear, concise manner. You’ll have excellent analytical skills and be able to work methodically with a high level of attention to detail.

About us

We're on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we're shaping finance for good. We're focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone. Including you!

What you'll need

Required Qualifications:

• Proven experience in defining and implementing data testing strategies.

• Hands-on experience with test data management tools.

• Proficiency in DBT (Data Build Tool) for data transformation and testing.

• Strong understanding of ETL processes and experience in ETL testing.

• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

• Experience with data integration tools and frameworks.

• Understanding of data quality frameworks and standard methodologies.

• Understanding of data warehousing concepts and technologies.

• Experience using BigQuery for data processing and testing.

• Proficiency in using XRay integration for test management and reporting, including managing test cases, tracking test execution, and generating detailed reports to ensure comprehensive test coverage and effective test management.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Knowledge of Python for data manipulation and automation.

• Familiarity with banking risk management functions (e.g., credit risk, market risk, liquidity risk) and their specific testing requirements.

• Understanding of key regulatory frameworks such as Basel III/IV, GDPR, IFRS 9, and how they impact quality and testing processes.

• Strong understanding of configuration management and CI/CD automation practices and tools such as Jenkins, Harness, Spinnaker, Gradle, Nexus, Maven, and Git.

• Expertise in source code management, branching, and deployment strategies.

• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and Infrastructure-as-Code tools.

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.

We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative.

And it’s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups.

We’re disability confident. So, if you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

• An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance

• Share schemes including free shares

• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping

• 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top

• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Ready to start growing with purpose? Apply today.