Senior Test Engineer - Infected Blood Authority - SEO

Senior Test Engineer - Infected Blood Compensation Authority - SEO

Full-time (Permanent) £47,258 plus additional £3,544 after completing probation
Published on 9 January 2026

Glasgow, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

The Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) is a new arm’s-length body set up, at unprecedented pace, to administer compensation to people whose lives have been impacted by the infected blood scandal.

IBCA will ensure payment is made in recognition of the wrongs experienced by those who have been infected by HIV, Hepatitis B or C, as well as those who love and care for them. They have been frustrated and distressed by the delays in achieving proper recognition, and we must help put this right.

We are committed to putting the infected and affected blood community at the centre of every decision we make and every step we take to build our organisation to deliver compensation payments.

IBCA employees will be public servants. If successful in this role you will be appointed directly into IBCA, on IBCA terms and conditions as a public servant.

Successful applicants will join the Civil Service Pension Scheme.

Please note that the mission of IBCA means that it is likely to be operational for a period of approximately 5 to 7 years. When IBCA’s work begins to wind down, IBCA employees will receive support and practical guidance to find a new role, whether in the Civil Service, another Arms Length Body (ALB), or an external employer.

The Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) is responsible for delivering a compensation scheme that has been long awaited by the infected blood community to provide financial compensation to victims of infected blood on a UK-wide basis. This role will lead our technical testing capability within the engineering team of the Data Operations arm of the IBCA Data Directorate.

The Data Operations team is responsible for developing and running safe and secure data solutions that provide a single source of truth for those going through their compensation journey. We are building a new data platform using Amazon Web Services (AWS) and data management and intelligence products using Databricks, Quantexa and Tableau. We are taking a product‑centric approach, treating data as a product and building squads around our products, with a focus on paying compensation to those impacted by the infected blood scandal seamlessly.

You will focus on ensuring the integrity, reliability, and security of our AWS tech stack through rigorous technical testing and complex troubleshooting. Working at IBCA gives you a huge opportunity to make an impact on those who deserve compensation, and this role suits a candidate who can work independently to diagnose technical issues and deliver end‑to‑end test strategies from the ground up, ensuring that data is an enabler to everything IBCA does.

As an AWS/Databricks Test Engineer, you will join a multidisciplinary team to design, build, and deliver high‑impact, scalable AWS‑based solutions. You will bridge the gap between manual and automation testing while fostering a strong quality engineering community.

You will:

• Provide technical guidance for the development of robust, automated testing frameworks and integration strategies for our data platform, encompassing Dev Sec Ops  and 3‑Amigos best practices;
• Execute technical testing across AWS services (S3, Lambda, Athena, VPC) and data tools like Databricks and Quantexa to ensure tools and techniques are scalable, secure, and efficient;
• Be responsible for ensuring the right test engineering practices—including API automation, Boto3 deployment checks, and evidence‑driven defect tracking—are embedded consistently within the delivery teams;
• Independently diagnose and troubleshoot complex technical problems, reaching out across digital service teams to investigate root causes and assess infrastructure configurations in Terraform;
• Work with business stakeholders and clients, translating complex test findings into actionable insights and ensuring that evolving requirements are met with adaptable test strategies.

Responsibilities

• Conduct technical testing on AWS…