Software Developer at Lorien, Glasgow, £Contract Rate

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.