Backend Test Automation Engineer SDET

Acturis Limited; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Acturis is seeking a driven Quality Engineer to join our Integration development squad in a hands-on role focused on automated testing. You’ll embed with developers to design and implement testing support across unit, integration and API layers, and advocate for quality throughout the SDLC.

You will contribute to a cohesive testing framework, reduce manual testing, and influence how software is built to improve testability and reliability.

Qualifications

• Proven testing mindset with experience building or owning automated testing frameworks.
• Hands-on testing across unit, integration and API layers, with emphasis on testability.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of automated testing within one of our Integration development squads, shaping a more cohesive testing framework and strategy that reduces manual testing effort and improves confidence across a complex integration platform.
• Work as an embedded member of a development squad, partnering closely with feature developers to design and implement automated testing support across unit, integration and API layers, and integrating quality into the software development lifecycle.
• Act as the team's quality engineering expert, influencing how software is designed and built, improving testability, and driving a culture where quality is owned by the whole team rather than tested at the end.

Skills

C#/.NET

Automated testing

CI/CD

Unit testing

API testing

Job description

At Acturis, innovation isn’t just part of our culture — it’s in our DNA.

Our story began in 2000 in the garden shed of our co‑founder, Theo Duchen, who, alongside fellow former McKinsey partner David McDonald, set out to reinvent insurance technology. What started as a bold start‑up idea has grown into a global SaaS leader trusted by the industry.

Today, over 100,000 users across 40+ countries rely on the Acturis platform. By working closely with brokers, insurers, and MGAs, we continue to shape the market and drive new standards across both personal and commercial lines.

Acturis is proud to be recognised as a Great Place to Work® 2025 and to maintain a collaborative, innovative, start‑up‑style culture, even as we scale globally. With over 90% of our hires coming from graduate backgrounds, this is a place built for early‑career talent to thrive.

Day to day you will:

• Take ownership of automated testing within one of our Integration development squads, shaping a more cohesive testing framework and strategy that reduces manual testing effort and improves confidence across a complex integration platform.
• Work as an embedded member of a development squad, partnering closely with feature developers to design and implement automated testing support across unit, integration and API layers, and integrating quality into the software development lifecycle.
• Act as the team's quality engineering expert, influencing how software is designed and built, improving testability, and driving a culture where quality is owned by the whole team rather than tested at the end.

You can expect:

• A transparent progression structure, regular feedback, and annual performance reviews.
• Opportunities to lead cross‑functional projects, influence product direction, and support the growth of junior team members.
• Comprehensive onboarding, ongoing professional development, and access to industry‑recognised training.

You'll thrive here if you:

• Have strong software engineering fundamentals and coding experience, ideally within a C#/.NET environment, and have previously built, enhanced, or owned automated testing frameworks rather than simply executing tests against them.
• Understand how to create confidence through testing, with hands‑on experience across unit, integration, API and regression testing, and the ability to make informed decisions about what should be tested at each layer of the application.
• Enjoy solving complex engineering challenges, bringing the curiosity and technical credibility to assess an existing codebase, influence development practices, integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines, and help developers take greater ownership of software quality.

Ready to apply your technical mind to real‑world challenges?

Join Acturis and build a career where you’ll grow quickly, innovate boldly, and work alongside some of the brightest people in the industry.

Please note Acturis is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. For further information, visit www.acturis.com.

If you will require any reasonable adjustments to be made at any stage throughout the recruitment process then please email [e-mail] so that we may accommodate them for you.

Successful candidates will usually be contacted within 14 days of applying. Due to the high‑volume of applications we receive, we are unfortunately unable to inform unsuccessful applicants.

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this position at this time, including to those on Graduate Visas. Please keep an eye out on our Careers page for any updates regarding sponsorship.