Job Description

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Reference number

429085
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Salary

37,108 - 43,754
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
GBP
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Job grade

Other###

Contract type

Fixed term###

Length of employment

To 31st May 2026###

Business area

SLC - Technology Group and Estates###

Type of role

Other###

Working pattern

Full-time###

Number of jobs available

1

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Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information

Location

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Darlington, Glasgow, Llandudno

About the job

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Job summary

Is it time you unlocked your potential?

Student Loans Company is a non-profit making Government-owned organisation to provide loans and grants to students in universities and colleges in the UK. Since 1989, we have enabled our customers to invest in their futures by delivering secure, accurate and efficient assessment, payment and repayment services.

Our Values

Culture is at the heart of everything we do at SLC and we are guided by our five values which help make SLC a great place to work:

Honesty

: We act with integrity and transparency, sharing information openly and addressing challenges with courage.

Empowerment

: We enable people to take initiative, make impactful decisions, and continuously learn and grow.

Accountability

: We deliver on commitments, own our successes and mistakes, and strive for quality outcomes.

Respect

: We value diverse perspectives, actively listen, and create an inclusive environment where everyone belongs.

Trust

: We collaborate across teams, build dependable relationships, and work as one to deliver for our customers.

These values are more than words--they guide our decisions, shape our collaborations, and strengthen our impact on the students we serve.

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Job description

About the role

SLC has an exciting

fixed-term opportunity for someone to join our Test Centre of Excellence as a Test Engineer until 31st May 2026. As a Test Engineer, you will support test delivery of our projects and changes. You will bring excellent skills to drive test quality across delivery, utilising defined standards and best practice. You will also have a deep understanding of software testing, its main principles, and processes: different testing levels, types, test estimation and reporting. The successful candidate will be proactive confident team player who can work in a dynamic agile environment with good communication skills to interact with business and technical colleagues. You will also actively contribute to continuous improvement and promote QA across the organisation. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact in a forward-thinking organisation while developing your skills in a collaborative and quality-driven environment.

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Person specification

What you bring

Good experience across the full software testing lifecycle within Agile environments, with a very good grasp of testing principles and methodologies. Expertise in test levels and strategy, including the ability to guide teams on what to test (and what not to), from unit testing through to UAT. Proactive in driving process and practice improvements to enhance team efficiency and software delivery quality. Good technical understanding of system architecture, including application servers, databases, web services, cloud infrastructure, and Oracle PL/SQL. Knowledge of Service Oriented Architecture and messaging protocols, with hands-on experience using tools such as Swagger and Postman. Very good communication and collaboration skills, essential for working effectively with both technical and business stakeholders. Relevant qualifications or equivalent practical experience, with proficiency in tools like Confluence, JIRA, Zephyr, and ALM

Benefits

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Alongside your salary of 37,108, Student Loans Company contributes 10,750 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

You can expect more from a career with SLC. We support colleagues to unlock their potential through our Career Pathways development programme and offer an excellent benefit and rewards package that includes:

28 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays Option to buy/sell annual leave Flexi-time and enhanced flexible working options available Option to join the Civil Service pension scheme Life insurance cover for 4 x annual salary Enhanced company sick pay and family leave including maternity, paternity and adoption Contributory lifestyle benefit options including discounts at hundreds of retailers, cycle to work scheme, access to the Civil Service Sports and Leisure Club for discounted gym memberships, and an optional dental insurance scheme To find out what's it's like to work at Student Loans Company click here SLC Careers

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Selection process details

The Legal Bits

We'll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If we offer you a job and you accept, there are some background checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include employment history, criminal record check, credit reference check and fraud check.


SLC are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are inclusive for all candidates and will make reasonable adjustments for those who consider themselves to have a disability or long-term condition in line with the Equality Act 2010. Our application process provides candidates with the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments but if you would like to discuss this in more detail, please email ask_recruitment@slc.co.uk.



Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.###

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
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) 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
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Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.###

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

Apply and further information

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Contact point for applicants

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Job contact :

Name : Talent Acquisition Team Email : ask_recruitment@slc.co.uk
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Recruitment team

* Email : ask_recruitment@slc.co.uk