Software Development Engineer in Test

The Role:

In this role, you will drive test automation, scripting robust tests and integrating them into CI/CD pipelines, whilst working in an agile team, responsible for strengthening our automation test frameworks.

The Responsibilities:

• Advocate for behaviour-driven development (BDD) principles and ensure their incorporation into the automation testing process.
• Develop and execute automated test scripts to ensure comprehensive test coverage across application layers.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to support reliable deployment processes.
• Collaborate with development teams to align testing efforts with Agile and DevOps practices.
• Provide guidance to QE’s and QA’s in automation best practices.
• Build automation initiatives to continuously improve testing processes and automation capabilities.
• Develop and maintain automated test frameworks tailored to the organisation’s needs.
• Collaborate with development teams to design and implement automated test suites.
• Build and integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous integration and deployment processes.
• Collaborate with Quality Engineers (QEs) and other stakeholders to ensure comprehensive test coverage and timely identification of defects.
• Participate in code reviews and provide feedback to ensure testability and maintainability of code.

We want our people to embrace opportunities and to grow with our business. Although this is a general summary of the principle responsibilities of the role and the level of knowledge and skill typically required, you may get involved in other activities and you should therefore not consider this to be an exhaustive list.

Requirements

You will need to bring:

• Proven experience in building and implementing automation frameworks.
• Expertise in behaviour-driven development (BDD) methodologies.
• Experience with API testing using tools like Postman, Concordion or REST Assured.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Java, or JavaScript.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Google Cloud Platform.
• Knowledge of containerisation technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Hands-on experience with automation testing tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and their integration with automated testing.
• Familiarity with Agile and DevOps practices.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Familiarity with test management and defect tracking tools such as Jira, Xray, or similar.
• Understanding of performance testing principles and tools.

• Flexible working – To help you manage your personal responsibilities and interests, we offer a range of flexi-working options, including hybrid working, as well as balancing your work responsibilities with other priorities, like picking up your children, caring for an aging parent or attending important events.
• Holidays – We operate a flexible holiday allowance scheme, we recommend employees take around 25-30 days holiday plus public bank holidays per year.
• A flexible pension – We help you prepare for the future with a salary sacrifice pension and annual personal pension reviews with our external partner
• Company sick pay – We offer piece of mind when you are ill with an enhanced Company Sick Pay policy
• Family benefits – We offer a range of support and benefits including enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay, enhanced paternity leave and shared parental leave
• Electric Dreams salary sacrifice scheme in partnership with Octopus EV – An easy to manage and affordable way of leasing a zero-emission electric vehicle
• Financial, physical and wellbeing support – To help keep you at your best we provide our team with a health cash plan and if the worst should happen, we have a life assurance scheme
• Access to a discount platform – Treat yourself with discounts and rewards from hundreds of leading retailers, restaurants, and destinations
• Professional subscriptions – We offer reimbursement for professional subscriptions to a relevant institution if it’s required to perform your job role
• Charity giving – support a charity of your choice by gifting money directly from your payroll, saving the national insurance contributions you need to pay
• Cycle to work scheme – Make the most of this tax efficient scheme to improve your commute to work
• Rewarding long service – We provide gifts to our employees who achieve milestone years of service working as part of our team

If you believe you have the skills and experience to carry out this role, although feel you do not meet 100% of the criteria, we encourage you to apply anyway! Research suggests that certain groups of the population will apply for a role if they meet 60% of a roles requirements, while others will only apply if they hit 100% - we encourage applications from anyone with the skills, experience and attributes that will make you a great addition to both the role they are applying and the company overall.

Flooid Ltd. is an Equal Opportunities employer. We are dedicated to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.