About this role
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.