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.