SDET: Ruby Automation Engineer (BDD)

Scrumconnect Consulting; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Scrumconnect Consulting seeks a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to design and implement test automation in Ruby and Gherkin. You will write high-quality test code to validate product acceptance criteria while ensuring quality, security, accessibility, and maintainability.

In a collaborative, Agile environment, you will develop automated acceptance tests, contribute to test frameworks, and help drive best practices across QA, development, and product teams.

Qualifications

• Strong Ruby programming skills.
• Hands-on experience with Gherkin and BDD frameworks like Cucumber.
• Proficient in scripting languages and automation best practices.
• Understanding of software engineering principles, design patterns and clean code.
• Experience with Accessibility and Security testing.
• Familiarity with performance testing concepts and maintaining test suites.
• Ability to write scalable, maintainable automation code.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks using Ruby and Gherkin.
• Create readable Ruby-based test scripts.
• Develop automated acceptance tests to verify business requirements.
• Collaborate with developers, product owners, QA to define & automate test scenarios.
• Ensure accessibility and security testing standards in automation.
• Maintain performance test pack to support engineering teams.
• Support automation for Use Case 6 and other test scenarios.
• Continuously improve test frameworks, standards, and best practices.
• Participate in code reviews to improve software quality.

Skills

Ruby

Gherkin

BDD

Scripting languages

Clean code

Accessibility testing

Security testing

Tools

Cucumber

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Scrumconnect Consulting seeks a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to design and implement test automation in Ruby and Gherkin. You will write high-quality test code to validate product acceptance criteria while ensuring quality, security, accessibility, and maintainability.

In a collaborative, Agile environment, you will develop automated acceptance tests, contribute to test frameworks, and help drive best practices across QA, development, and product teams.