16 Emergency Services / Military / Security jobs in Peacehaven, East Sussex

Discover a career in your hands at HMRC. Whether you're seeking purpose, growth, or a workplace that gives you a true sense of belonging, hear from some of our employees as they share their story about what it's really like to work at HMRC. Visit our YouTube channel to watch the full series and come and discover your potential. Do you have the vision to identify growth opportunities and the skills to make them a reality in a dynamic, fast-paced environment? If so, this role could be for you! At HMRC we are committed to creating a great place to work for all our colleagues; an inclusive and respectful environment that reflects the diversity of the society we serve. We want to maximise the potential of everyone who chooses to work for us, and we offer a range of flexible working patterns and support to make a fulfilling career at HMRC accessible to you. Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success, and we welcome applications from all people from all backgrounds with the experience and skills needed to perform this role. HMRC is building a modern, digital tax administration and runs the biggest digital operation in Government, providing digital services for 45 million individuals and 4.9 million business customers. Our digital programme is multi-award winning and the envy of other government organisations., Part of The Borders and Trade Delivery Group who are responsible for the end-to-end service management and development of over 100 separate services from the generation of Trade Statistics, to the administration of Customs and Excise duties. As part of the Test Guild, you will provide test support of live services, updates, improvements, and development of both new and existing systems, across multiple platforms and locations. You will undertake functional and non-functional testing activities to meet Project requirements and support Test Team members. You will assist in developing Automated Testing and support Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery across a variety of platforms. As a test specialist, you will work alongside our business analysts to understand client requirements and define and execute test scenarios, whilst leveraging a bespoke BDD automation test framework., Core responsibilities for a QAT Analyst:

• Design and execute test cases using standard testing techniques.
• Come up with different business scenarios for a feature, working with others in the team.
• Gather test evidence and report progress., We acknowledge that AI can assist you in your application. Find our guidelines here.
Sift In the event of a large number of applications being received, an initial sift may be held on your CV. At full sift your CV and your Personal Statement will be assessed, with the successful candidates being invited to interview. We may also raise the score required at any stage of the process if we receive a high number of applications. Interview During the panel interview, your experience will be assessed. Interviews will take place via video link. Sift and interview dates to be confirmed. Eligibility Please take extra care to tick the correct boxes in the eligibility sections of your application form. We understand mistakes sometimes happen but if you contact us later than two working days (Monday-Friday) before the vacancy closes, we will not be able to reopen your application for you. 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Any applicant's details held on the IFD will be refused employment. A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government. New entrants will join on the minimum of the pay band. Please note that, if you are applying for roles on a part-time basis, the salary agreed will be pro-rata, reflective of the working hours agreed within your contract. If you experience accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window). See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.Nationality requirements This job is broadly open to the following groups: + UK nationals + nationals of the Republic of Ireland + nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK + nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) + nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) + individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 + Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. 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You must be able to demonstrate experience and knowledge of:
• Software Testing across the Software Development Lifecycle.
• A range of Test tools e.g. Zephyr, JIRA, JMeter, Cucumber.
• Automation testing and test automation tools e.g. SOAP UI, Selenium, Postman. If you do not possess hands-on experience, then as a minimum you must demonstrate you have the technical ability to acquire the hands-on skills required.
• A validated technical background (skills, experience and/or qualifications e.g. ISEB/ISTQB).
• Working in an Agile team with a clear delivery focus.
  
  Alongside your salary of £36,320, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £10,521 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
HMRC operates both Flexible and Hybrid Working policies, allowing you to balance your work and personal commitments. We welcome applications from those who need to work a more flexible arrangement and will agree to requests where possible, considering our operational and customer service needs. We offer a generous leave allowance, starting at 25 days and increasing by a day for every year of qualifying service up to a maximum of 30 days. + Pension - We make contributions to our colleagues' Alpha pension equal to at least 28.97% of their salary. + Family friendly policies. + Personal support. + Coaching and development. To find out more about HMRC benefits and find out what it's really like to work for HMRC hear from our insiders or visit Thinking of joining the Civil Service