Test Engineer

Peregrine
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, NE1 4JA, United Kingdom
Today
£1 pa

Salary

£1 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Senior
Education
Degree
Security Clearance
Required
Posted
22 Apr 2026 (Today)

Benefits

Full range of benefits

Test Engineer – SC cleared

Permanent | Hybrid | AWS | Terraform | SC Cleared

We are seeking an SC cleared Test Engineer will support a large public sector organisation in the delivery and operation of a secure, analytics platform.

The platform brings together human interaction, claim processing and support events across multiple channels, including telephony, face to face and digital services. Data is extracted from multiple sources, transformed into a trusted format, and loaded into a central analytics asset used by data and insight teams.

This role focuses on ensuring the quality, reliability and robustness of complex data pipelines and services. You will provide technical leadership in testing and automation, while supporting system stability and mentoring other team members.

Responsibilities:

* Plan and lead testing activities across sets of related user stories

* Design, implement and maintain automated test frameworks for data pipelines and applications

* Identify and escalate risks and quality issues identified through automated testing

* Analyse and report on test activity, results, issues and risks

* Support live services through production data analysis and root cause investigation

* Operate and support ingest and publishing pipelines and services, identifying opportunities to improve resilience and stability

* Work closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, developers and data users to understand requirements

* Take ownership of understanding the end to end system and support knowledge sharing

* Coach and mentor junior engineers and testers in testing best practice

* Ensure delivered functionality meets user and customer expectationSkills & Experience:

* Active SC clearance

* Strong experience as a Senior Test Engineer working on data intensive or platform-based systems

* Proven ability to design, implement and maintain automated testing for data pipelines and applications

* Strong coding skills in Python and SQL, with working knowledge of Java and scripting languages such as Bash

* Experience analysing and validating complex datasets in multiple formats

* Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines, source control and integrating automated testing into delivery workflows

* Experience working with cloud-based data platforms and services, including orchestration, monitoring and logging

* Working knowledge of data processing and analytics tools, including notebook-based analysis and query services

* Understanding of infrastructure as code, containerised solutions and secure data handling, including encryption concepts

* Basic understanding of dimensional data models, historical data capture and data lifecycle management

* Ability to identify, assess and communicate technical and delivery risks clearly

* Experience supporting live production systems and contributing to stability and resilience improvements

* Proven experience mentoring and supporting team members in testing best practice

Desirable skills:

* Experience supporting large scale, secure public sector platforms

* Experience operating and supporting live production data services

* Understanding of user journeys and translating expectations into testable outcomes

About Peregrine

We build workforces that deliver tech and change programmes at leading UK organisations. By combining data science from Peregrine Intelligence, our industry-accredited Peregrine Academy, and market-leading attraction and diversity initiatives, we bridge capability gaps at all levels in public and private sector organisations. We work closely with our clients to understand their challenges and deliver flexible, long-term solutions that make a real difference. When you join Peregrine, you become part of a team that’s focused on growth, both yours, our clients’, and the sectors we support. You’ll also get access to a full range of benefits alongside your salary.

How Specialist Talent Works

As a permanent employee at Peregrine, you’ll be part of our Specialist Talent team. That means you’ll work on-site or remotely with our clients, supporting them on complex, high-impact projects in Data, Digital and Business Transformation. You’ll get the variety and challenge of consultancy work, with the stability and support of a permanent role. You’re not a contractor - you’re a valued member of our team, with access to all the same benefits, learning opportunities, and community.

Find out more: peregrine.global or check out our LinkedIn page: peregrine-resourcing

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