Software Development Engineer In Test

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The challenge

At the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), our work matters. Our services generate billions in revenue and make a difference to the lives of 9 out of 10 households in the UK. Holding more than 49 million driver records and over 40 million vehicle records, we're at the forefront of digital within government, providing new and improved services that are reliable, easy to use and offer value for money for our customers.

Many of our products are automated, putting software testing at the heart of our operation. By joining us as a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET), you'll help build world-class digital services that pave the way for future business transformation.

The role

This is an opportunity to develop your expertise at the cutting-edge of cloud-first technologies, using a behaviour-driven design approach (Acceptance Test Driven Development). Following a DevOps model, each team is responsible for the full life-cycle of their product. Splitting your time between coding and testing, you will look to implement Continuous Testing principles to speed up the feedback cycle for all elements of quality, such as security and accessibility, using automation by default.

Systems under test are usually Dockerised or Serverless applications. You can expect to develop using Java, Spring Boot, Ruby on Rails, Node.js and React.js; test using Ruby and Cucumber, Capybara, JMeter, Artillery and Jest; and deploy and run using cloud infrastructure, such as AWS, MS Azure, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes and Serverless Technologies.

The person

We're looking for software development engineers who are proficient in automation testing, able to use modern programming languages and ready to programmatically test any software product. With sound experience of building test automation for both web-based user interfaces and APIs, you will be comfortable using the Cucumber framework and able to develop expertise in the Ruby programming language to test applications and infrastructure on Platform-as-a-Service environments.

You will have a track-record of improving QA efficiency through test automation and tools.

Collaborative in your approach and ready to offer constructive challenge to others, you'll also demonstrate precise attention to detail. Experience of technical coaching and of leading junior members of a team would be welcome.

The benefits

 In return, we offer learning and development tailored to your role in an environment with flexible working options that encourages a sustainable work-life balance. You'll also benefit from a Civil Service pension and 25 days' holiday, rising to 30 days. Our Swansea site offers a gym, nursery, restaurants, coffee bar, and free parking.

Apply

Apply before 11:55 pm on Wednesday 29th September 2021