Software Developer in Test

Software Developer in Test - £450 Outside IR35

Lorien is supporting a key public sector client in the recruitment of an experienced Software Developer in Test to join a specialist team helping deliver and evolve critical digital services. This role will focus on building and maintaining automated testing frameworks, supporting CI/CD processes, improving quality engineering practices and assuring the successful delivery of secure, high-quality software solutions across a complex stakeholder environment.

Title: Software Developer in Test (SDET) Duration: Until March 31st 2028 (potential extensions) Location: Glasgow (Predominantly Remote with occasional travel to office) Rate: £450 per day Outside IR35

Essential Skills, Competences, Experience and Relevant Qualifications Significant experience working as a Software Developer in Test, Test Automation Engineer or SDET. Strong experience developing and maintaining automated test frameworks. Experience with Playwright and/or Selenium WebDriver test automation. Strong Java and JavaScript development skills. Experience using BDD tooling including Gherkin and Cucumber. Experience building and maintaining automated tests within CI/CD pipelines, specifically GitHub Actions. Strong experience working within Linux environments. Experience working in AWS-based environments. Experience with MariaDB, Oracle, MySQL and/or AWS Aurora databases. Experience writing and maintaining MySQL scripts. Strong understanding of quality engineering best practices and test automation strategies. Experience working collaboratively within Agile/SCRUM teams. Strong communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Experience identifying risks, resolving technical issues and continuously improving testing processes. * Experience supporting releases and ensuring software quality throughout the delivery lifecycle.

Desirable Skills Experience with Kubernetes and Terraform. Experience automating Operational Acceptance Testing (OAT). Experience automating Acceptance Testing for web applications. Experience automating Regression Testing for web applications. Experience working within government or public sector environments. Understanding of governance, auditability and accountability requirements within secure environments.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Vertage Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.