Test Engineer (NFT)

We are AMS. We are a global total workforce solutions firm; we enable organisations to thrive in an age of constant change by building, re-shaping, and optimising workforces. Our Contingent Workforce Solutions (CWS) service partner with Tesco Bank to support contingent recruitment hiring.

On behalf of Tesco Bank, AMS are now looking for a Test Engineer (NFT) to work in their Engineering team based in Edinburgh for an initial contract length of 12 Months.

Tesco Bank prides itself on their range of simple and convenient retail banking and insurance products designed specifically to meet the needs of Tesco customers. They believe that every little help makes a big difference, and by putting the customer first and rewarding their loyalty, they are offering something they believe every bank should.

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced Test Engineer (NFT) to join our team and play a critical role in ensuring system performance, reliability, and resilience. This position is a backfill for an existing contractor, maintaining NFT capacity as we navigate significant upcoming projects, including Separation, CBX, Signature Upgrade, and Containerisation, alongside Banking and Mobile releases and other BAU NFT activities.

As a Test Engineer (NFT), you will take ownership of the NFT life cycle, from requirement gathering and data preparation to test execution and result analysis. You will work closely with both technical and business stakeholders, translating complex test outcomes into meaningful insights.

• Experience in using LoadRunner for real world testing simulations.
• Lead and execute performance testing across multiple high-profile projects, ensuring systems meet scalability and reliability expectations.
• Develop and implement NFT strategies, including performance testing, tuning, operational resilience, backup and recovery, monitoring, and alerting.
• Design and execute performance tests using LoadRunner, simulating system load, ramp-up conditions, and identifying performance bottlenecks.
• Own the end-to-end NFT life cycle, including requirement gathering, test script development, condition data setup, test execution, result analysis, and reporting.
• Monitor and analyse system performance using tools such as DataDog, Splunk, and infrastructure monitoring solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, architects, business stakeholders, and operational teams, to ensure test coverage and system stability.
• Provide clear and concise summaries of test results, explaining technical findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Contribute to Agile planning, ensuring NFT is integrated within quarterly PI planning cycles.

Key Accountabilities, Skills & Experience:

• Extensive experience in Non-Functional Testing (NFT), including performance, scalability, and resilience testing in complex enterprise environments.
• Strong technical expertise in LoadRunner (including Scripting, execution, and result analysis)
• Experience with performance monitoring tools such as DataDog, Splunk, and other infrastructure monitoring solutions.
• Proven ability to analyse complex performance test results, identify issues, and provide meaningful insights and recommendations.
• Experience in test automation and Scripting, with strong coding skills to create reusable test scripts.
• Understanding of Agile frameworks and experience working within Agile delivery teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain technical results in a clear and concise manner.
• Background in financial services is preferred but not essential.

About the Client:

Why Tesco Bank?

At Tesco Bank everyone is welcome, we value our people and diverse teams and believe the variety of backgrounds and experiences make us stronger in achieving our goals. It's important to us that we make sure you're supported by your team and colleague networks every day, celebrating when it matters and helping you to be the best version of yourself. The people make Tesco Bank, and we take pride in what we achieve together.

Next Steps:

If you are interested in applying for this position and meet the criteria outlined above, please click the link to apply and we will contact you with an update in due course.

Our client will only accept workers operating via an Umbrella or PAYE engagement model.

Please note that for the duration of this assignment you will be working as an external resource engaged by AMS.