Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Inspire People; Swansea; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service Pension

Flexible working

Hybrid role

Part-time opportunities

25 days annual leave

Learning and development opportunities

On-site facilities

Job summary

Inspire People, in partnership with the DVLA, is hiring a permanent Software Development Engineer in Test in Swansea. The role is hybrid with a minimum of 60% office attendance and focuses on embedding quality from the start to support secure, resilient digital services used by millions of citizens.

The salary is £39,163, including a £3,500 Recruitment & Retention Allowance, with a comprehensive benefits package and flexible working options.

Qualifications

• Experience with modern programming languages.
• Proven ability to automate tests across diverse test types.
• Hands-on CI experience and tooling.
• Track record of improving quality via automation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and execute automated test frameworks.
• Work as a key member of multidisciplinary agile delivery teams.
• Build automated testing alongside product development.
• Champion quality engineering with automation-first approaches.

Skills

Modern programming languages

Test automation across types

Continuous integration (CI)

Automation tooling for quality

Job description

Salary: £35,000 - 35,000 per year

Requirements:

• Experience using modern programming languages
• Demonstrable experience automating testing across multiple test types
• Practical experience with Continuous Integration (CI)
• Experience improving quality through automation and tooling

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and execute automated test frameworks
• Work as a key member of multidisciplinary agile delivery teams
• Build automated testing alongside product development
• Champion quality engineering, testability and automation-first approaches

Technologies:

• Cloud
• Support

More:

We at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), in partnership with Inspire People, deliver critical national motoring services supporting millions of drivers, vehicles and businesses across the UK. We are continuing our long-term digital transformation through modern engineering practices, cloud-first technologies and automation. In this permanent Software Development Engineer in Test role, youll help ensure quality is built into services from the beginning and support the delivery of secure, resilient digital services used by more than 53 million citizens. The role is based in Swansea and offers hybrid working, with a minimum 60% office attendance requirement. The salary is £39,163, including a £3,500 Recruitment & Retention Allowance. Our benefits include a Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of up to 28.97%, flexible working and part-time opportunities, 25 days annual leave increasing to 30 days with service plus bank holidays, learning and development opportunities, Digital and Data career pathways, inclusive communities and supportive networks, and on-site facilities including a gym, nursery, restaurants and free parking. We are holding a virtual open Q&A session on Tuesday 6th October at 12:30pm to introduce the role and team.

last updated 40 week of 2026