Graduate Automation Engineer — Java Testing (Onsite UK)

Understanding Recruitment; Letchworth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Understanding Recruitment in the United Kingdom is seeking a Junior Test Software Engineer to join an established software company building finance and procurement platforms used by major public-sector organisations.

You’ll write code in Java, build automated tests, and work across APIs, databases and web applications within a real production engineering environment. This entry-level role offers hands-on engineering experience in a growth-focused team.

Qualifications

• Early career in CS/Software Engineering with strong Java fundamentals.
• Willingness to learn and problem-solve in a production engineering environment.
• Some exposure to automated testing is beneficial but not required.

Responsibilities

• Write automated tests in Java and Selenium.
• Test APIs using Rest Assured.
• Work with SQL, Cucumber, JUnit/TestNG and Git.
• Investigate failures and collaborate with developers.
• Help maintain and improve existing automation frameworks.

Skills

Java

Selenium

Rest Assured

SQL

Cucumber

JUnit/TestNG

Git

OOP

Java fundamentals

Education

Computer Science / Software Engineering background

Job description

Understanding Recruitment in the United Kingdom is seeking a Junior Test Software Engineer to join an established software company building finance and procurement platforms used by major public-sector organisations.

You’ll write code in Java, build automated tests, and work across APIs, databases and web applications within a real production engineering environment. This entry-level role offers hands-on engineering experience in a growth-focused team.