Job Vacancy Senior Test Engineer - Infected Blood Compensation Authority - SEO

The Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) is responsible for delivering a compensation scheme that has been long awaited by the infected blood community to provide financial compensation to victims of infected blood on a UK-wide basis. This role will lead our technical testing capability within the engineering team of the Data Operations arm of the IBCA Data Directorate.

The Data Operations team is responsible for developing and running safe and secure data solutions that provide a single source of truth for those going through their compensation journey. We are building a new data platform using Amazon Web Services (AWS) and data management and intelligence products using Databricks, Quantexa and Tableau. We are taking a product-centric approach, treating data as a product and building squads around our products, with a focus on paying compensation to those impacted by the infected blood scandal seamlessly.

You will focus on ensuring the integrity, reliability, and security of our AWS tech stack through rigorous technical testing and complex troubleshooting. Working at IBCA gives you a huge opportunity to make an impact on those who deserve compensation, and this role suits a candidate who can work independently to diagnose technical issues and deliver end-to-end test strategies from the ground up, ensuring that data is an enabler to everything IBCA does.

As an AWS/Databricks Test Engineer, you will join a multidisciplinary team to design, build, and deliver high-impact, scalable AWS-based solutions. You will bridge the gap between manual and automation testing while fostering a strong quality engineering community.

You will:

• Provide technical guidance for the development of robust, automated testing frameworks and integration strategies for our data platform, encompassing DevSecOps and 3-Amigos best practices;

• Execute technical testing across AWS services (S3, Lambda, Athena, VPC) and data tools like Databricks and Quantexa to ensure tools and techniques are scalable, secure, and efficient;

• Be responsible for ensuring the right test engineering practices—including API automation, Boto3 deployment checks, and evidence-driven defect tracking—are embedded consistently within the delivery teams;

• Independently diagnose and troubleshoot complex technical problems, reaching out across digital service teams to investigate root causes and assess infrastructure configurations in Terraform;

• Work with business stakeholders and clients, translating complex test findings into actionable insights and ensuring that evolving requirements are met with adaptable test strategies.

Responsibilities

• Conduct technical testing on AWS services using Databricks, Quantexa and Tableau;

• Perform manual testing across AWS components, including S3, CloudWatch, VPC, Lambda, Athena (SQL), and others;

• Understand AWS infrastructure deployment processes, including Terraform-based configurations;

• Develop and execute test plans, ensuring evidence-driven defect tracking via JIRA;

• Work in a 3-Amigos approach, collaborating closely with architects, developers and business analysts;

• Engage in client-facing meetings and discussions, presenting test findings and solutions.

• Adapt to potential automation testing, including API testing (e.g., REST API), AWS CLI deployment checks using Boto3 (Python) and Front-end UI testing where required.