SDET– Java & Azure- Financial Client experience Required

Vallum Associates; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 88,000 - 115,000; Part time

Job summary

Vallum Associates is seeking a Senior SDET for a 12-month contract in London, hybrid with three days onsite. You will design and implement test automation frameworks for data-driven solutions, API testing, and cloud-native platforms using Java and Azure.

The role emphasizes TDD/BDD, CI/CD integration (GitLab), and ensuring quality across large-scale data pipelines running on Azure and Databricks, with a strong focus on enterprise-grade testing and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Strong Java programming experience with focus on test automation.
• Hands-on experience with TDD/BDD and related frameworks (JUnit, Cucumber).
• Experience in REST API testing and API validation.
• Understanding of front-to-back (F2B) testing for enterprise platforms.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and GitLab integration.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and reusable test utilities for end-to-end testing.
• Create and execute test cases for RESTful API validation, ensuring functionality, performance, and reliability.
• Validate large-scale data pipelines built on Databricks for accuracy, consistency, and compliance with business rules.
• Implement and enforce TDD/BDD practices throughout the development lifecycle.
• Collaborate with engineers, architects, and DevOps teams to ensure quality gates in CI/CD pipelines (GitLab).
• Enable cloud-native automated testing approaches aligned with Azure-based architectures.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize automated test scripts for performance and maintainability.

Skills

Java programming

Test automation

TDD/BDD

REST API testing

CI/CD

GitLab

Azure Cloud

Databricks

F2B testing

Communication skills

Tools

JUnit

Cucumber

REST-assured

Job description

Job Title: SDET- Java & Azure- Financial Client experience Required

Location: Hybrid London (3days a week onsite)

Duration: 12months contract

550GBP/Day Inside IR35

Financial Client experience Required

Description

We're looking for a Senior Software Developer in Test – Java & Azure to join our team in London, UK in a [working mode] working mode. In this role, you will be responsible for designing and implementing test automation frameworks and strategies for data-driven solutions, APIs, and cloud-native platforms. Leveraging your skills in Java, TDD/BDD, and CI/CD practices, you will ensure the quality, scalability, and accuracy of complex systems running on Azure Cloud and Databricks infrastructures. This is an excellent opportunity for a quality-focused automation professional to make a significant impact on data pipelines and end-to-end (F2B) testing.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and reusable test utilities for end-to-end testing
• Create and execute test cases for RESTful API validation, ensuring functionality, performance, and reliability
• Validate large-scale data pipelines built on Databricks for accuracy, consistency, and compliance with business rules
• Implement and enforce TDD/BDD practices throughout the development lifecycle
• Collaborate with engineers, architects, and DevOps teams to ensure quality gates in CI/CD pipelines (GitLab)
• Enable cloud-native automated testing approaches aligned with Azure-based architectures
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize automated test scripts for performance and maintainability

Requirements (Must Have Skills)

• Strong proficiency in Java programming with focused experience in test automation
• Practical exposure to TDD/BDD methodologies and related frameworks (e.g., JUnit, Cucumber)
• Knowledge of REST API testing and designing robust test cases for API validation
• Understanding of front-to-back (F2B) testing concepts for enterprise-grade platforms
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines using GitLab and integration into testing workflows
• Strong communication and analytical skills with attention to detail

Nice to Have Skills

• Hands-on experience with Azure Cloud services and Databricks for data engineering workloads
• Experience validating data pipelines at scale with performance and security considerations
• Familiarity with observability tools and automated quality reporting in CI/CD environments
• Knowledge of performance testing and monitoring for distributed API-driven architecture