FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to work for our client within the technology sector. This is initially a 6-month contract with the potential to extend and will be a hybrid role based in Luton or Farringdon.
Our client is seeking an experienced and passionate Quality Engineer to join one of their newly formed greenfield product teams, focused on delivering next-generation solutions. This is a unique opportunity to shape quality engineering practices from the ground up and play a key role in embedding quality across the entire software development lifecycle.
In this role, you will work in a highly collaborative, agile environment, partnering with developers, product owners, architects, and business analysts to ensure that quality is integrated from the very beginning of each feature. With a clear focus on automation, ownership, and continuous improvement, you will contribute to building robust, scalable, and maintainable test solutions that enable rapid delivery of high-quality software.
Responsibilities
* Work closely with developers and other product team members to create production-ready features with quality built in from the outset
* Collaborate with Quality Engineering Architects to embed consistent quality practices into team ways of working
* Demonstrate ownership and accountability by committing to deliverables, being transparent about progress, and making obstacles visible
* Promote a holistic approach to testing with an automation-first mindset
* Pair with developers to enable broader contributions to test automation
* Design, build, and maintain concise, robust, and readable test automation frameworks
* Support the removal of technical impediments that hinder team progress
* Work with business analysts and product owners to define and review automation-focused acceptance criteria for user stories
* Ensure quality is embedded into the team's definition of ready and definition of done
* Implement and maintain quality metrics that clearly reflect product health and effectiveness of testing
* Advocate for and seek out opportunities to increase the effectiveness and value of automation in support of Agile and DevOps practices
* Lead working groups to address bugs or quality issues and deliver practical solutions
* Contribute to technical discussions across broader technology teams
* Stay up to date with trends in quality engineering and bring new ideas and tools to support continuous improvement
* Actively participate in internal Test Communities, sharing knowledge and helping to build capabilities across teams
Requirements
* Minimum of 3 years' experience working in Agile environments with a strong understanding of value-driven development
* Deep passion for quality and testing, with the ability to clearly communicate the value of high standards in software delivery
* Strong experience in RESTful API testing and the design and development of API automation frameworks (e.g. RestSharp, SpecFlow, or equivalent)
* Proven working knowledge of C# and the .NET Framework
* Familiarity with containerisation and the ability to use containers for local development and testing (shift-left approach)
* Experience testing RESTful microservices and services in event-driven architectures
* Competence in using Git/GitHub for source control management
* Experience working with CI/CD pipelines to support test automation execution and fast feedback
* Ability to use mocks and stubs to enable early and isolated testing
* Confidence in coaching and mentoring both testing and non-testing colleagues on quality best practices
* Ability to teach others how to write clean, maintainable, and testable code
* Exposure to DevOps-oriented teams with high levels of automation and infrastructure-as-code
Why join us
* Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
* Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
* Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
* Annual Leave
* Work place pension
About FDM
We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UK's leading employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. We have centres across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 2,500 Consultants. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer and is listed on the FTSE4Good Index.
Diversity and Inclusion
FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.