Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is currently hiring a Data Test Engineer with visa sponsorship.
Job Title: Data Test Engineer
Job Type: Full-time
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Salary: 47,810 – 54,710 £ / Year
Location: Berkshire, Reading, United Kingdom
Deadline: 30 December 2025
Main duties of the job
- Design and execute a wide range of functional tests across data pipelines and data integrations to ensure data accuracy and completeness for the Trust’s systems, ensuring they meet defined quality standards.
- Communicate test results to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, helping the business prioritise defect resolution.
- Conduct a variety of non-functional tests of data systems to ensure systems meet requirements for speed, scalability, and security.
- Identify, document, and track defects using tools like JIRA, collaborating with developers to ensure timely resolution. Help prioritise defects based on severity and impact on business operations.
- Develop, execute, and maintain automated test scripts using automation tools. Ensure automated tests cover key functionality and validate data quality.
- Lead regression testing efforts to ensure system updates do not negatively affect existing data flows and data quality, with a focus on mitigating risks in EPR, clinical applications, and infrastructure systems.
- Collaborate with external stakeholders as needed to manage dependencies and ensure seamless integration across systems.
- Work with internal and external stakeholders, including the Care Group Directors, Directors of Operations, and IT leadership, ensuring their feedback is incorporated into data testing strategies and outcomes.
- Identify and mitigate risks related to data accuracy and quality, addressing issues before they impact Trust operations.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience in data testing and data quality assurance, including both manual and automated testing techniques within large-scale, complex environments, preferably within healthcare settings.
- Experience with EPR systems, clinical applications, data platforms, and digital infrastructure.
- Expertise with automation frameworks such as Selenium or Protractor for data focused testing.
- Strong experience in functional and non-functional testing, including performance, security, and scalability, with a focus on data validation, data quality, and testing of data flows and integrations.
Desirable
- Testing experience gained in Acute NHS or a healthcare environment, with knowledge of healthcare-specific digital and data systems.
- Experience with Agile and DevOps practices, particularly within data driven CI/CD pipelines.
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Essential
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with the capability to collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary data-focused team.
- Strong understanding of testing frameworks and methodologies, including functional, non-functional, data flow and integrations, performance, and regression testing.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to effectively convey technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple testing activities simultaneously and meet tight deadlines.
Desirable
- Advanced programming skills in languages such as Java, JavaScript, or Python, particularly in the context of writing and maintaining automated tests.
- Strong understanding of NHS digital platforms, data flows, and data driven applications.
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