HM Revenue and Customs (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. We are undergoing a major transformation programme, which includes a major investment in digitalisation. This brings exciting opportunities for those looking who are looking to grow their technical skills and knowledge. 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 works for us, and we offer a range of flexible working patterns and support to make an exciting career at HMRC accessible to you.Diverse perspectives and experiences are critical to our success, and we encourage applications from all people from all backgrounds with the experience and skills needed to perform this role.See what it’s like to work at HMRC: find out more about us or ask our colleagues a question. Questions relating to an individual application must be emailed as detailed later in this advert. Risk Intelligence Services (RIS) is currently working with our Chief Data Information Office (CDIO), as part of a HMRC Programme - Protect Connect Programme (PCP) - to build and deploy new services utilising the integrated SAS visualisation tools to redefine how end users can generate insight from our information. This is a high priority Programme with Government Major Project Portfolio Status (GMPP). You will join a RIS Configuration Team who are configuring the SAS tools and many data sets for 6500 end users.PCP is a large and complex IT project using both Agile and Waterfall methodologies and internal and external expertise to deliver a broad range of technical and business process products to challenging deadlines. Compliance & Risk Engineering Solutions Team (CREST) is responsible for the configuration of the vital components of the latest PCP system: Investigation, Detection & Risking System (IDRS) and we will be responsible for maintaining and enhancing these components, actioning service level requests from our end-users and resolving incidents as they occur. As a Senior Test Engineer, you will work closely with Scrum Teams and CDIO Test Managers to lead on the delivery of testing of the application and integration of business components into the wider solution. You will undertake testing of complex components and work closely with specialists to deliver IDRS into a ‘business as usual’ live service. You will take a logical and analytical approach to problem solving and investigating issues as they arise. You will mentor and advise team members in testing practices and have a good understanding of the development lifecycle and the role of software testing. You will nurture good practice and processes to improve the quality of the product.