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Team: Collections

Salary banding: £46,220 - £66,557

Experience: Mid-level

Working pattern:Full-Time

Reporting to: Engineering Manager

Sponsorship: Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

This role in 3 words: Advocacy, Technical, Delivery

Top 3 qualities for this role: Resilience, Curiosity , Problem Solver

In the words of the team, you should leave your current role for this one because….

"With the cost of living crisis, and increases in the cost of energy, more and more people need our help paying their bills.  Our systems can have a big impact on our customers, and so your expertise in advocating quality, and developing and maintaining best practices will be crucial in ensuring the reliability and resilience of our software.You'll also get one day every two weeks to focus on your own projects allowing room for lots of personal development."

Where you’ll work:

At OVO, we understand that a one size fits all approach doesn’t work for everyone. That’s why we created the OVO Way of Flexibility.

All our roles are hub based (Bristol, Glasgow or London), providing a dedicated space for collaboration, connection and teamwork. You’ll also have the flexibility to work from home.

Everyone belongs at OVO

At OVO, we are on a mission to solve one of humanity's biggest challenges, the climate crisis. And we know it takes all of us to change the world. That's why we need diverse people from all gender identities, ethnicities, ages, sexual orientations, life experiences and backgrounds to join us.

Teamworking for the planet

Everything we do here spins around Plan Zero. So, naturally, the team you’ll be joining plays a gigantic role in making that happen. Here’s how:

The team is working to streamline existing processes, and build new features that help and support our customers, bringin fantastic customer experiences, saving them and us, time and effort.

This role in a nutshell:

You’ll be working in a team that builds and maintains the Collections solutions here at OVO Energy, that is systems that manage and support people that have not paid their bills. Your primary responsibility will be to advocate for quality best practice at all stages in the development process. This may include ensuring there is a comprehensive suite of tests covering various aspects, including API, Front End, end-to-end (E2E), non-functional testing, performance benchmarking and stress testing. In addition, your day-to-day tasks may include participating in collaborative meetings, solving complex problems, reporting bugs, executing tests within a pipeline, and providing mentorship to other engineers.

Your key outcomes will be:

• Apply, design and develop automated testing strategies and build on our automated testing framework.
• Design test environments and the complex data structures that they will require.
• To work as part of an Agile team on high-profile projects and deliverables that are key to the success of the business.
• Be involved in product design to ensure test coverage meets end user requirements.
• Be an advocate for the shifting left approach.
• Ensure the quality of new features against the supported platforms with a wide range of permutations.
• Assist the writing of user stories a ensuring acceptance criteria cover all edge cases and use cases collaboratively with our developers and product team
• Drive the evolution of the Tech Team by enhancing our processes and how we report on them.
• Effectively build relationships and collaborate with the Engineering Team and Business Stakeholders. Liaise with key stakeholders in the business across multiple streams of work.
• Working closely with developers to report bugs and drive through a resolution.

Systems: Python, SQL, BigQuery, TypeScript, Playwright, DataDog, Mac/Linux, K6, Postman, Github Actions

You’ll be a successful QA Automation Engineer at OVO if you…

• Love carving new ways of working and being open to trying new things
• Are an advocate of the shift left approach and enjoy working collaboratively with the team
• Enjoy solving complex problems and following testing solutions from theory to completion
• Get a buzz from helping others around you

Let’s talk about what’s in it for you

We’ll pay you between  £46,220 and £66,557, depending on your specific skills and experience.

We keep our pay ranges broad on purpose to give us, and you, flexibility to match your experience to our zero carbon mission.

You’ll be eligible for an on-target bonus of 15%. We have one OVO bonus plan that focuses on the collective performance of our people to deliver our Plan Zero goal. 

We also offer plenty of green benefits and progressive policies to help you feel like you belong at OVO…and there’s flex pay. We'll give you 9% Flex Pay on top of your salary – 4% of this is auto enrolled into your pension, and the remaining 5% is yours to do what you like with. You can use this to buy from our extensive range of flexible benefits, including our green benefits which we've put at the heart of our offering, add to your pension or even take it as cash.

Here’s a taster of what’s on offer: 

For starters, you’ll get 34 days of holiday (including bank holidays). For your healthWith benefits like a healthcare cash plan or private medical insurance depending on your career level, critical illness cover, life assurance, health assessments, and moreFor your wellbeingWith gym membership, travel insurance, workplace ISA, will writing services, dental insurance, and more For your lifestyle With extra holiday buying, discount dining, home & tech loans, and supporting your favourite charities with give-as-you-earn donationsFor your home  Get up to £400 towards any OVO Energy plan, plus great discounts on solar, smart thermostats and EV chargersFor your commute Nab a great deal on ultra-low emission car leasing, plus our cycle to work scheme and public transport season ticket loans Want to hear about our full range of flexible benefits and progressive people policies? Our People Team can tell you everything you need to know.

For your Belonging

To find better ways to support our people, we need to listen to each other’s experiences and find ways to build a truly inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of this, we have 8 Belonging Networks at OVO. Led by our people, for our people - so when you join OVO, you can play a part - big or small - with any of the Networks. It's up to you.

Oh, and one last thing...

We’d be thrilled if you tick off all our boxes, yet we also believe it’s just as important we tick off all of yours. And if you think you have most of what we’re looking for but not every single thing, go ahead and hit apply. We’d still love to hear from you!

If you have any additional requirements, there’s a space to let us know on the application form; we want to make the process as easy and comfortable for you as possible..