Software Engineer in Test

at  Jisc

Salary: From £42,000 per annum negotiable depending on experience
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week
Reports into: Tech – People Manager
Location: Hybrid - A blend of working from home and your nominated hub office, we have hubs in London, Bristol, Manchester and Oxford. Specific patterns for working in the office are not mandated, and the frequency of time worked in the office is agreed with your manager. Meeting in person is something we value so you may need to travel on occasion to any of our hub offices.
The company
Jisc is the UK digital, data and technology agency focused on tertiary education, research, and innovation. We are a not-for-profit organisation with a big ambition to improve lives through education and research by providing hardware, software, and networking solutions. Our talented people bring their own unique skills and experience to empower our members and customers with the technology they need to succeed. Take your next career step with us and you can make a real difference to the education and research sector.
About the role
The Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) is key to our regression testing and development strategy. They work closely with Technical Lead and Senior Testers to create and maintain automated testing frameworks on our HESA Data Platform system and will be expected to work across the wider group on other platforms if necessary.

KEY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Write high quality integration tests using relevant test frameworks
• Collaborate with agile teams to understand testing requirements throughout the development cycle
• Reproduce, debug, and isolate problems and verify/re-test fixes
• Experience with testing frameworks: NUnit, XUnit, SpecFlow, Playwright or Selenium
• Experience with SQL, XML and JSON
• Object oriented programming, ideally using C# / .NET
• Experience creating API test frameworks using tools such as SOAPUI or Postman
  We are constantly changing and evolving at Jisc, so this job description just gives a flavour of what the role involves. It will change as our operations develop.
  Don’t meet every single requirement?
  We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they think they can’t tick every box, so we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet 100% of the requirements, but you feel this role is perfect for you. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!
  Why work for us?
  At Jisc, everyone plays a key role and gets the chance to feel part of it, that to us is the definition of a meaningful career. We want to create a culture of lifelong learning. You can look forward to a rewarding job with opportunities to develop and make a real difference to the education and research sectors.
  We believe a balance between your personal and professional life is essential to your happiness and fulfilment. We work flexibly at Jisc and focus on outputs rather than presenteeism and are open to a whole range of ways of working.
  It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. Our hybrid working policy is flexible, and the frequency of time spent in your nominated office will vary across teams and job roles.
  Take a look at our fantastic benefits!

• Proven experience in various programming languages, software development frameworks, configuration tools and technologies relevant to automation and performance testing.
• Working experience with software test tools and processes, building and testing frameworks, and consumer-facing applications and APIs.
• Working knowledge of agile development lifecycle methodologies and CI/CD.
• Customer focussed, representing their expectations for system performance, security, integration and useability before release and delivery.
• Proficient in implementing test frameworks that can be used across our agile teams, and supporting how these evolve as the systems mature.