Software Developer in Test - Edinburgh

Lorien

Glasgow, United Kingdom

2 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Working hours

Regular working hours

Languages

English

Experience level

Intermediate

Compensation

£ 117K

Job location

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Webdriver

Java

JavaScript

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Automation of Tests

Databases

Linux

Github

MariaDB

MySQL

Oracle Applications

Selenium

Strategies of Testing

Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Gherkin

Cucumber

SDET

Job description

Software Developer in Test - 6 Month Contract - Scotland Based

Our main public sector client is looking for an experienced Software Developer in Test (SDET) to join a small specialist testing team, helping to shape and deliver robust test strategy and automation across in-house applications.

Contract details

Duration: 6 months (possible extension)
Location: Glasgow
IR35: Outside IR35
Rate: £400-£450 per day

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

Work as part of a small team of SDET specialists to ensure test plans are understood, integrated, delivered, and automated where possible
Coordinate and manage test schedules across workstreams
Build and maintain testing artefacts, looking ahead to identify opportunities/blockers and ensuring team decisions align to overall strategy
Identify operational improvements and help ensure a stable service that can be enhanced iteratively
Anticipate and mitigate project challenges or risks
Work with and support third parties providing testing services
Create test frameworks and automation tests for in-house applications and support release assurance for the team

Essential Technical Skills & Experience

We're looking for strong, hands-on experience across: