Software Developer in Test

Datasource
Manchester, UK
about 1 month ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Part-time (≤ 32 hours)
Compensation
£60,000.0 - £100,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Agile Methodology Automation of Tests Cloud Engineering Continuous Integration Distributed Systems Software Engineering Datadog Data Pipelines

Job description

· Design, build and maintain automated test frameworks, tools and services to improve delivery confidence.

· Develop resilient, maintainable software that supports both products and quality engineering capabilities.

· Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines to enable reliable and repeatable software delivery.

· Identify quality risks early and support teams in delivering trusted, secure software solutions.

· Investigate defects, analyse system behaviour and contribute to root-cause analysis.

· Participate in peer reviews and contribute to engineering standards and best practices.

· Collaborate with software engineers, architects and operational stakeholders to solve complex technical problems.

· Share knowledge, mentor colleagues and help develop modern quality engineering practices across the team.

Requirements

· Practical experience developing software, automation tooling or engineering solutions.

· Solid understanding of software engineering principles and modern development practices.

· Experience working within Agile software delivery environments.

· Ability to analyse complex technical problems and develop practical, well-considered solutions.

· Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver successful technical outcomes.

· Strong communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders at varying technical levels.

· Commitment to continuous learning and a genuine passion for engineering excellence.

The client would also like to see some of the below, but this is not essential:

· Experience in test automation and quality engineering frameworks.

· Hands-on experience with CI/CD tooling and pipeline development.

· Background in performance, reliability or resilience engineering.

· Experience with cloud-native or distributed systems environments.

· Knowledge of infrastructure and environment automation or observability tooling.

· Experience working in secure or highly assured technology environments.

Benefits & conditions

  • Pension up to 5% Employee/10% Employer.
  • Private Medical Cover.
  • Dental Insurance.
  • Health Assessment.
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