Junior Software Development Engineer In Test (Sdet)

The university is developing a new ten-year strategy where digital ways of working will be central to delivering our vision and goals. The digital transformation will impact profoundly on our workplace design, the skills we develop, the way our students learn, and the way we work and collaborate, and we want to ensure that this transformation has our staff and students at its heart. We are investing in digital technology and skills development to strengthen our education, research, and partnerships, and to meet the needs of our community.  Exeter IT & Digital is central to all of this, and we are looking for people to join us who want to be part of this major transformation and part of changing the way we work and the way our students learn. Why our staff love working here Flexible working opportunities 39-41 days annual leave (including bank holidays) Actively inclusive organisation ensuring equality and fairness for all Leading parental leave initiatives Multiple wellbeing and health initiatives for staff Sustainability and the environment being at the heart of what we do Beautiful campus environment when working from either Exeter or Penryn Inspiring research that really makes a difference to the world The role We are looking for a Junior Software Development Engineer in Test to join our team in order to work on the University’s automated capabilities around IT development and testing. You will work with automation tools and techniques that will enable continuous system integration to increase reliability and repeatability of system development and testing. You will ensure the quality of delivered solutions by developing and writing and implementing tests across all test/project phases You will implement and maintain an automation environment that delivers a repeatable and reliable testing and deployment processes that enable fast and robust IT development across the full range of IT applications. You will be responsible for implementing and managing tools and techniques for automated deployment and testing across a broad range of IT technologies and platforms. Implement a broad variety of complex technical, operational and problem solving activities for IT applications and services, and provide professional advice about your area of expertise to academic and professional services staff. This full time post is available on a 1 year fixed term basis. This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home. About you Experience in platform security, performance and API testing as well as strong Software Development skills. Experience with automated testing tools including initial scripting, writing and maintaining automated test packs. Have outstanding verbal and written communication skills and a proven ability to communicate across multi-functional and technical working teams to build ongoing relationships to ensure effective communications and exchange of information. Be technically fluent in scripting/programming languages, web services or other appropriate technical skills such as: Git, Jenkins (and other build/deployment tools), Java, Selenium, Experience of testing, and the test pyramid is at the centre of your test strategies. A self-motivated engineer with an appetite to explore a complex architectural and business domain and build an industry leading test framework for it. Experience of manual testing, test automation tools and test management tools (e.g. Jira). Be flexible, adaptive, and proactive in your approach to seek continuous improvement of our services and technologies. For further information, please contact Pete Robinson, p.g.robinson@exeter.ac.uk