Senior Software Developer in Test

Senior Software Developer in Test – Java & Azure

Duration: 1 year Contract

Workload: Full time hours

Setup: Day rate inside IR35

Location: London UK, 3 days on site required.

Our client is looking for a Senior Software Developer in Test to drive quality across cloud-native, data-driven platforms through advanced automation, API testing, and scalable test frameworks.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and reusable testing utilities.
• Create and execute robust test cases for REST API validation, ensuring reliability and performance.
• Validate large-scale data pipelines running on Databricks, ensuring accuracy and consistency.
• Champion TDD and BDD practices throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Architecture, and DevOps teams to embed quality gates within GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• Support cloud-native testing strategies across Azure-based platforms.
• Troubleshoot, optimise, and maintain automated testing solutions for enterprise systems.

Must-Have Skills

• Strong Java development experience focused on test automation.
• Proven expertise with TDD/BDD methodologies and frameworks such as JUnit or Cucumber.
• Hands-on experience testing REST APIs.
• Understanding of Front-to-Back (F2B) testing approaches.
• Experience integrating automated testing within GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Nice-to-Have

• Azure Cloud experience.
• Databricks and data pipeline validation expertise.
• Experience with observability, automated quality reporting, and monitoring.
• Performance testing within distributed, API-driven environments.