Junior Software Development Engineer in Test
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Position Overview & Specifications
Junior Software Development Engineer in Test
Location: dmg::media Headquarters – London
Position: Permanent
Address: 9 Derry Street, Kensington, London, W8 5HY
Job Introduction
Mail Technology is the IT Service provider for the dmg media set of companies owned by DMGT (Daily Mail & General Trust). These include many well known and most loved brands including Daily Mail, Mail Online, The Mail on Sunday, Metro and The i. Through our national newspapers, websites and mobile services, we connect with over 45% of the UK's adult population with over 130 million consumer touch points per month.
The focus of your attention will be on group wide E-commerce projects and will involve working across a number of the Mail brands and products. This is a collaborative environment in which you will have a strong input and the opportunity to build experience and responsibilities across the business.
Main Responsibilities
- Be hands-on creating and managing test automation suites as required by our business partners
- Work closely with the Project Managers, QA team to identify, advise and turn QA tasks and repetitive testing requirements into well reusable solutions
- Work with Dev-ops to manage solutions from development through to deployment
- Pair with other testers to solve problems.
- Communicate on progress, risks and issues.
- Create automation framework independently for regression from scratch and manage existing automation suites
- To set-up and execute automated and manual testing scenarios for new and ongoing projects
- Build RTM mapping against the Automation test case scripts
- Track the automation bugs to closure
- Best practices for software quality during execution of regression and end-to-end testing.
Person Specification
- Previous experience of at least 2-3 years in similar position at being hands-on and leading people and process.
- Experience of working in Agile teams and an excellent understanding of Agile Testing practices, including:
- Good understanding of Selenium /Webdriver IO
- Good programming abilities with experience in Java/Typescript/Java Script.
- Knowledge and experience with Git (Source control)
- Knowledge and experience with MVN/Gradle (Package library manager)
- Knowledge and experience with Jenkins (Job Builder/Runner).
- Knowledge andxperience with GitHub e Actions/Workflows etc.
- Basic knowledge of Docker
Package Description
- Great MailOnline perks such as a free onsite gym, employee discounts and a highly subsidised restaurant.
- You'll be working in the Heart of Kensington great for shops, bars and restaurants where Hyde Park is just a stone's throw away.
- 25 days annual leave
- Contributory pension scheme after probationary period
- Season ticket loan
About dmg::media
dmg media's brands deliver highly engaging, trusted content to millions of loyal customers around the globe, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Together, Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday, Metro, i, MailOnline, Mail Plus, metro.co.uk and inews.co.uk reach more than 11m people daily in the UK.* Globally, our brands reach 180m unique browsers every month.** In March 2021, the business acquired the world's leading science title, New Scientist.
dmg media's newsbrands are expert at getting to the bottom of the stories most relevant to their readers.
*PAMCo 1 2020 ** Omniture April 2021
Our Commitment
We are committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability.
We are Disability Confident Committed. Please let us know if you require any recruitment documentation in other formats or if you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process. Please be assured that any such information will be held separately to your recruitment application and will not be considered as part of the selection process.
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Publishing
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Junior Software Development Engineer in Test roles across dmg::media's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Publishing.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £46,266 - £77,570 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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