Defence Quality Engineer – Automation & Secure Testing

Sanderson Government & Defence; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 99,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanderson Government & Defence is seeking a Quality Engineer to support secure, mission-critical solutions in the defence sector. You will drive quality across the software life cycle, champion automation, and help teams deliver reliable, resilient, and secure systems.

The role is on-site in the UK with two days per week on site. You’ll design automated testing, strengthen CI/CD pipelines, and apply risk-based testing across the delivery life cycle.

Qualifications

• Experience in software testing and quality engineering within agile environments.
• Design and implement automated testing solutions and CI/CD pipelines.
• Solid GitLab or Git knowledge; strong Java & Spring basics; test automation skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and clear, concise communication.
• Familiarity with security testing and DevSecOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement automated testing frameworks and tests.
• Champion quality engineering and shift-left testing practices.
• Support and enhance CI/CD pipelines to improve delivery velocity.
• Apply risk-based testing across the delivery life cycle.
• Collaborate with Developers, DevOps and Architects to bake quality in from start.
• Contribute to functional, integration, performance, security and accessibility testing.
• Coach teams on testing best practices and continuous improvement.

Skills

Software Testing

CI/CD experience

GitLab knowledge

Java & Spring

Test automation

Stakeholder communication

Agile Scrum

Quality mindset

Tools

Playwright

JUnit

Selenium

Cucumber/Gherkin

OWASP ZAP

SonarQube

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS

OpenAPI

WCAG

DevSecOps practices

Job description

Sanderson Government & Defence is seeking a Quality Engineer to support secure, mission-critical solutions in the defence sector. You will drive quality across the software life cycle, champion automation, and help teams deliver reliable, resilient, and secure systems.

The role is on-site in the UK with two days per week on site. You’ll design automated testing, strengthen CI/CD pipelines, and apply risk-based testing across the delivery life cycle.