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We’re so much more than an energy company. We’re a family of brands revolutionising how we power the planet. We're energisers. One team of 21,000 colleagues that's energising a greener, fairer future by creating an energy system that doesn’t rely on fossil fuels, whilst living our powerful commitment to igniting positive change in our communities. Here, you can find more purpose, more passion, and more potential. That’s why working here is #MoreThanACareer. We do energy differently - we do it all. We make it, store it, move it, sell it, and mend it.
Centrica, Technology is a core driver of how we deliver our strategy. You’ll join a team modernising our platforms, strengthening cyber and operational resilience, and advancing a product‑led way of working that brings engineers, data specialists and business experts together to deliver meaningful outcomes at pace.
We’re scaling automation and AI from proof‑of‑concept into real, end‑to‑end change - improving customer journeys, reducing cost‑to‑serve, accelerating delivery, and building the digital foundations that underpin everything from energy trading and risk to field operations and critical infrastructure.
If you want to work on complex, high‑impact problems using modern engineering practices, and help build reusable platforms that will shape how Centrica operates over the next decade, this is the place to do it.
An opportunity to play your part - Play a crucial role in designing and maintaining test plans, test cases, and test automation frameworks. You will support a team of software quality engineers and collaborate with developers, product managers, and customers to deliver high-quality software solutions.
Location: UK-based hybrid role, Occasional travel to site.
Day to day:
Develop and maintain test plans, test cases, test scripts, and test data for various software products and features.
Perform manual and automated testing using various tools and frameworks.
Support a team of software quality engineers.
Provide technical guidance and feedback to developers and product managers.
Communicate test results and status to stakeholders.
Seek feedback from the teams and act on it.
What we need from you:
5 plus years in software quality engineering with strong experience in automation, CI CD and test strategy across complex platforms. Experience operating in agile and DevOps environments.
Strong capability in automated testing frameworks, non functional testing and quality risk assessment. Ability to define and embed test strategy and quality standards across teams.
Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
No mandatory certification required, though cloud platform certifications such as AWS are desirable.
2+ years of experience in leading or managing a team of software quality engineers or testers.
Experience writing tests in JavaScript (required).
Experience with various testing tools and frameworks such as Cypress, etc.
Experience with various testing types such as functional, performance, accessibility, visual, etc.
Experience with agile development methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, etc.
Attention to detail and quality-oriented mindset.
Experience writing and running API Testing.
Experience of using Continuous Integration tools such as Azure DevOps.
Test Automation experience – CI/CD frameworks.
Core Competencies & Technical Skills (AI and emerging technology):
Designs, integrates and operates AI-enabled solutions within enterprise environments, including prompt driven workflows, retrieval-augmented systems and AI agents.
Applies structured evaluation, testing and monitoring practices to ensure AI outputs are reliable, secure and compliant with organisational guardrails.
Prepares and manages data used in AI workflows and takes responsibility for the responsible lifecycle of AI features from experimentation through deployment and continuous improvement.
Core Behaviours:
Take Ownership
Work as One Team
Develop a Growth Mindset
Strive to Innovate
Champion Customers
Why should you apply?
We’re not a perfect place – but we’re a people place. Our priority is supporting all of the different realities our people face. Life is about so much more than work. We get it. That’s why we’ve designed our total rewards to give you the flexibility to choose what you need, when you need it, making sure that you and your family are supported not only financially, but physically and emotionally too. Visit the link below to discover why we’re a great place to work and what being part of more means for you.
https://www.morethanacareer.energy/centrica
If you're full of energy, fired up about sustainability, and ready to craft not only a better tomorrow, but a better you, then come and find your purpose in a team where your voice matters, your growth is non-negotiable, and your ambitions are our priority.
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