SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test)
Location: Banbury (Hybrid)
Type: Full-Time

Required Background

• Experience as an SDET, Software Engineer in Test, or QA Automation Engineer
• Strong software engineering mindset with a passion for quality and test automation
• Experience working within Agile product development teams
• Experience contributing to large-scale application modernisation or transformation programmes
• Comfortable working with both modern and complex legacy systems
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles, testing strategies, and quality assurance best practices
• Experience collaborating closely with developers, product managers, and engineering teams

Technical Skills

• Strong hands-on development experience with:
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
• Automated testing design and implementation
• CI/CD pipeline development and maintenance
• Test automation frameworks and tooling
• Code reviews and engineering best practices
• Software quality assurance and testing methodologies
• Release management and deployment processes
• Experience building and testing scalable, production-grade software applications

Nice to Have

• Experience working on platform modernisation or re-architecture programmes
• Experience within public sector, compliance, enforcement, or regulated technology environments
• Experience testing customer-facing applications with high availability requirements
• Knowledge of modern DevOps practices and engineering metrics
• Strong understanding of quality engineering principles and continuous improvement practices
• Experience helping define engineering and testing standards across teams

Key Responsibilities

• Lead testing activities within a cross-functional engineering team
• Define and establish testing standards, approaches, and best practices
• Design, build, and maintain automated test suites
• Contribute directly to the application codebase alongside software engineers
• Support CI/CD pipelines, release processes, and deployment activities
• Participate in code reviews and quality assurance activities
• Ensure high levels of software quality throughout the development lifecycle
• Support the successful delivery of large-scale product transformation initiatives

SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test) Location: Banbury (Hybrid)
Type: Full-Time

Required Background

• Experience as an SDET, Software Engineer in Test, or QA Automation Engineer
• Strong software engineering mindset with a passion for quality and test automation
• Experience working within Agile product development teams
• Experience contributing to large-scale application modernisation or transformation programmes
• Comfortable working with both modern and complex legacy systems
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles, testing strategies, and quality assurance best practices
• Experience collaborating closely with developers, product managers, and engineering teams

Technical Skills

• Strong hands-on development experience with:
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
• Automated testing design and implementation
• CI/CD pipeline development and maintenance
• Test automation frameworks and tooling
• Code reviews and engineering best practices
• Software quality assurance and testing methodologies
• Release management and deployment processes
• Experience building and testing scalable, production-grade software applications

Nice to Have

• Experience working on platform modernisation or re-architecture programmes
• Experience within public sector, compliance, enforcement, or regulated technology environments
• Experience testing customer-facing applications with high availability requirements
• Knowledge of modern DevOps practices and engineering metrics
• Strong understanding of quality engineering principles and continuous improvement practices
• Experience helping define engineering and testing standards across teams

Key Responsibilities

• Lead testing activities within a cross-functional engineering team
• Define and establish testing standards, approaches, and best practices
• Design, build, and maintain automated test suites
• Contribute directly to the application codebase alongside software engineers
• Support CI/CD pipelines, release processes, and deployment activities
• Participate in code reviews and quality assurance activities
• Ensure high levels of software quality throughout the development lifecycle
• Support the successful delivery of large-scale product transformation initiatives

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