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# SDET

- **Company:** SThree Plc
- **Location:** Birmingham, UK
- **Salary:** £117,000.0 - £143,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** ASP.NET, Java (Programming Language), .NET Framework, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Business Process Model and Notation, C Sharp (Programming Language), Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Linux System Administration, Power BI, SAP Project System, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Strategies of Testing, UML, Workflow Management Systems, ReactJS, Spring-boot, Containerization, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, SAP S/4HANA, Terraform, Data Pipelines, Docker, SDET, Microservices
- **Published:** August 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=2f0feae92cd19823

## About the Role

* Proven experience in test automation and software development in test (SDET) roles
 * Strong programming skills in one or more languages such as Java, Python, C# or .NET
 * Solid understanding of microservices architecture, APIs and distributed systems
 * Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipeline tools and practices
 * Experience testing across modern cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS or GCP
 * Working knowledge of containerisation and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes
 * Experience with SQL and data quality validation
 * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
 * Right to work in the United Kingdom

Nice-to-have

 * Experience with SAP systems (S/4HANA, ECC or RISE)
 * Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform
 * Familiarity with Spring Boot, ASP.NET, React or equivalent frameworks
 * Experience with Bash scripting and Linux environments
 * Knowledge of Power BI or data pipeline testing

## Description

Software development expertise combined with testing discipline creates opportunities to shape how quality is built into products from the start. This SDET publication invites specialists to register interest in roles where test automation, microservices architecture and CI/CD pipeline work could converge, supporting teams across distributed systems and modern cloud platforms., * Designing and implementing automated test frameworks and suites across microservices and distributed systems

 * Developing test automation code in languages such as Java, Python or similar, integrated with CI/CD pipelines
 * Building and maintaining test infrastructure on cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS or GCP, leveraging containerisation technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
 * Testing APIs, microservices and integrated systems; ensuring data quality across pipelines
 * Collaborating with development teams to identify testability improvements and shift-left quality practices
 * Supporting deployment automation and infrastructure-as-code practices using tools such as Terraform
 * Documenting test strategies, test cases and automation frameworks using standards such as UML or BPMN where applicable


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