Senior Automation Engineer (SDET)

BigHand Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + BigHand days off

Private medical & wellbeing programs

Wellness day

Volunteer days

Study leave allowance

Parental leave

Pension scheme & life assurance

Cycle to Work & Tech Scheme

Remote work options

Job summary

BigHand Limited is seeking a Senior SDET to drive robust automated tests across unit, integration, API, and E2E levels within our cloud environments. You will help shape our automation strategy and mentor the QA team while collaborating with developers and business analysts.

The role emphasizes building scalable test frameworks, coordinating schedules, and improving test plans in an Agile setting. Strong C#, .NET, SpecFlow, and Azure experience are required.

Qualifications

• Software development background or coding experience.
• Strong understanding of automation frameworks and technology.
• Strong experience in C#, .NET, Specrunner, and SpecFlow.
• Strong understanding of SQL, relational databases, structure, and design.
• Experience testing solutions to maintain a high level of data quality.
• Good understanding of testing metrics and reporting.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure.
• Experience with SCRUM, Agile, and BDD.
• A pragmatic approach to solving problems with a critical thinking mindset.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience in coaching/mentoring Automation QAs.
• Ability to identify tasks, dependencies, or risks during backlog grooming/planning.

Responsibilities

• Tests new software products and services.
• Takes ownership for delivering high-quality software.
• Writes automated Component Integration, API, and E2E tests, building/maintaining a Regression Test library.
• Collaborates with developers/business analysts to design automated tests using a BDD approach.
• Recommends strategies and methods to improve test plans and processes.
• Coordinates test schedules, work and resource plans, and manages the progress of all activities against the plan.
• Proactively develops their skill and competence in both the products and test process/tools.
• Mentors, supports, and develops fellow team members in writing high-quality automation tests.
• Embraces the agile development framework and way of thinking.
• Leads by example on all above responsibilities.

Skills

Software development

Automation frameworks

C#/.NET

SpecRunner

SpecFlow

SQL

Data quality testing

Testing metrics

Azure

Agile / SCRUM

BDD

Communication

Mentoring

Backlog planning

Tools

SpecRunner

SpecFlow

Azure

Job description

About BigHand

BigHand offers technology solutions for busy legal professionals that provide data and insights to increase value and profits. Through our expert knowledge and innovative technology, we enable our customers to achieve enhanced efficiency, better decision-making and harness their competitive edge.

We build with tomorrow in mind, transforming ideas into action and empowering our customers to succeed in a world of constant change. We make big happen for our customers.

We are a business driven by our values and have these at the centre of everything we do. Our BigHanders are dedicated to building a culture where We Win Together, We Love to Learn, We Do the Right Thing, We Own It and We Find the Fun.

About the role

As a Senior SDET, you’ll play an important role in ensuring we produce high quality software solutions that solve customer and user problems. You will be joining a team which is integrating data from client and third‑party sources to BigHand’s cloud environments.

The Senior SDET’s aim is to write robust and comprehensive automated tests at all levels of the Testing Pyramid to deliver quality products – from Unit Tests (if required), through Component Integration tests all the way to back end API and front end E2E automated tests. You will also play a key role in helping define the future automation strategy and coaching/upskilling the QA team in automated testing.

The successful Senior SDET will have good communication ability, a professional attitude and work ethic, along with good experience of key Test Automation tools and processes. They will be able to help define the Automation Strategy and Frameworks from a strategic, as well as tactical perspective.

What you’ll do

• Tests new software products and services.
• Takes ownership for delivering high-quality software.
• Writes automated Component Integration, API, and E2E tests, building/maintaining a Regression Test library.
• Collaborates with developers/business analysts to design automated tests using a BDD approach.
• Recommends strategies and methods to improve test plans and processes.
• Coordinates test schedules, work and resource plans, and manages the progress of all activities against the plan.
• Proactively develops their skill and competence in both the products and test process/tools.
• Mentors, supports, and develops fellow team members in writing high-quality automation tests.
• Embraces the agile development framework and way of thinking.
• Leads by example on all above responsibilities.

What we’re looking for

• Software development background or coding experience.
• Strong understanding of automation frameworks and technology.
• Strong experience in C#, .NET, Specrunner, and SpecFlow.
• Strong understanding of SQL, relational databases, structure, and design.
• Experience testing solutions to maintain a high level of data quality.
• Good understanding of testing metrics and reporting.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure.
• Experience with SCRUM, Agile, and BDD.
• A pragmatic approach to solving problems with a critical thinking mindset.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience in coaching/mentoring Automation QAs.
• Ability to identify tasks, dependencies, or risks during backlog grooming/planning.

What we offer

• 25 days holiday (exc. bank holidays) + 3 BigHand days off between Christmas & New Year
• Various wellbeing benefits including private medical, vision, online wellbeing programs & webinars, access to online therapy and Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
• Company-wide Wellness day, for our teams all across the globe to switch off and spend the day doing something to nourish their mental health
• Opportunities to give back with company volunteer events and individual volunteer days
• Career growth opportunities and study leave allowance
• Family benefits including enhanced parental leave, secondary caregiver leave and fertility support
• Financial benefits including pension scheme, life assurance, and salary sacrificing
• Cycle to Work Scheme and Tech Scheme
• Growing business with a global presence, flexible working, modern offices, and remote work options

Our DEI Commitment

We welcome the unique value and individuality that you can bring to BigHand. We are an equal opportunity employer and are dedicated to recruiting solely based on capability and potential regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, educational background, national origin, religion, military status or physical ability. Our BigHanders are dedicated to advancing our culture of belonging by embracing differing viewpoints, opinions, thoughts, and ideas.