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)
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.
- 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.
- Experience with Kubernetes and Terraform.
- 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.
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Software Developer in Test in Glasgow employer: Lorien
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