Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

AVEVA; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits fund

28 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Job summary

AVEVA is looking for a motivated Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join the 3DVis Cloud team in Cambridge. This role focuses on ensuring high-quality cloud solutions through collaboration, automation, and effective testing practices. The ideal candidate will have experience in functional testing and automated testing using C#. Benefits include a flexible benefits fund, 28 days of annual leave, and private medical insurance.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in functional testing with exposure to non‑functional testing.
• Comfortable writing and maintaining automated tests using C#.
• Strong communication and organizational skills, able to work in teams.

Responsibilities

• Define, implement, and execute test coverage for assigned features.
• Maintain automated test execution and improve test reliability.
• Investigate production issues and drive preventative improvements.

Skills

C#

Functional testing

Test automation frameworks

CI/CD pipelines

Agile/Scrum methodologies

Tools

Azure DevOps

K6 or similar tools

Job description

Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Overview

Location: Derry/Londonderry or Cambridge, United Kingdom (Hybrid). Employment Type: Full Time.

We’re looking for a motivated Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join our 3DVis Cloud team at AVEVA. This role contributes to the delivery of best-in‑class 3D visualisation and XR cloud streaming technologies, supporting AVEVA’s industrial software portfolio, ensuring our cloud and on‑premises solutions meet high standards of quality, robustness, and security.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with developers, DevOps engineers and SDET engineers to define, implement, and execute functional and non‑functional test coverage for our product, taking ownership of coverage for assigned features and work items.
• Enhance our test automation by independently designing, writing, and maintaining automated tests using C# within existing frameworks and team patterns.
• Maintain automated test execution by owning investigation of failures, improving test reliability (e.g., reducing flaky tests), and driving issues through to resolution within a continuous integration environment.
• Use Azure DevOps Test Plans to plan and execute regression testing, and Azure DevOps Pipelines to configure and run deployments to test environments.
• Improve our testing practices by identifying gaps in test coverage, proposing and implementing new test cases or automation improvements, and sharing best practices with the team.
• Help maintain production quality by investigating production issues and driving preventative improvements, such as strengthening automated regression coverage and test automation.

Essential Requirements

• Understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and how testing contributes to delivery.
• Proven experience in functional testing in a professional software environment with exposure to non‑functional testing (e.g., reliability, performance, security) and the ability to take ownership of test coverage for assigned features.
• Comfortable writing and maintaining automated tests using C# within existing team practices, producing robust maintainable tests.
• Team‑oriented and collaborative, with clear communication and strong organisational skills, able to work independently and collaboratively drive issues through to resolution with the team.
• Methodical, proactive “can‑do” attitude with a strong learning mindset and desire to grow technical depth.

Desired Skills And Competencies

• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines.
• Understanding of software development principles such as OOP, SOLID and DRY.
• Familiarity with test automation frameworks.
• Familiarity with performance and load testing (e.g., k6 or similar tools).
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams.
• Knowledge of Azure cloud services.

Benefits

Flexible benefits fund, emergency leave days, adoption leave, 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pension, life cover, private medical insurance, parental leave, education assistance program. Benefits vary by country but are similarly comprehensive.

AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a drug screening and comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may, subject to those laws, include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification, credit check. Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third‑party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.

AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business. AVEVA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify your recruiter. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case‑by‑case basis.