Software Development Engineer

Description:

At the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), we take testing very seriously and we automate as much as we can. Our Software Development Engineer in Test (SDETs) are building best-in-class test automation software so that we can build products quickly and safely. You will be a critical part of a squad following a behaviour-driven design approach (ATDD). You will love to code and to test in equal measure and challenge us to increase the scope of our Continuous Testing.

We use Cucumber with Ruby for most of our testing. Our systems under test are usually Dockerised or Serverless applications.

You will be building automation for our brand new or newly transformed services, working as a core member of one of our delivery squads as the software is being developed. You will have a critical role in making sure the software is tested and testable.

Join the DVLA as an SDET - Automation Test Engineer and you’ll help build world class digital services that pave the way for future business transformation.

In this dynamic role you will be part of an engineering team accountable for continually driving all aspects of quality improvements. You will be working in one of our delivery teams or as part of the dedicated independent testing team.

Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include but will not be limited to:

• Developing applications using: Java, Spring Boot, Ruby on Rails, Node.js and React.js.
• Testing using: Ruby and Cucumber, Capybara, RSpec, Artillery and Jest.
• Deploying and running using: Cloud infrastructure, such as AWS, MS Azure, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes and Serverless Technologies.