
VIQU IT Recruitment
SC Cleared Automation Engineer
Job Description
Salary: £104,000 - 117,000 per year
Requirements:- Proven experience of software testing principles and methodologies
- Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python and Java
- Experience with CI/CD tools and version control systems such as GitHub Actions and Jenkins
- Experience working in an Agile environment
- Familiarity with Cucumber BDD
- Previous experience in test automation frameworks and tools such as Postman, SoapUI, Selenium and Karate
- Cloud platform experience with Azure preferred
- Experience using test data tools
- Exposure to containerisation such as Docker or Kubernetes
- Performance and security testing experience
- Knowledge of middleware or message queuing systems such as Kafka, IBM MQ and ACE is desirable
- Knowledge of software architecture technologies such as XBRL and HTML is desirable
- Finance domain experience is desirable
- Support building automation frameworks
- Apply previous development or test automation experience to help deliver automation solutions
- Work as part of a team to deliver exceptional services
- Azure
- CI/CD
- Cloud
- Cucumber
- Docker
- GitHub
- IBM
- Support
- Java
- Jenkins
- Kafka
- Kubernetes
- Postman
- Python
- Security
- Selenium
- DevOps
More:
We are seeking a seasoned SC Cleared Automation Engineer to join our team in a London hybrid role inside IR35. This opportunity may suit someone with previous development experience who wants to support building automation frameworks, or someone with test automation experience looking to develop their skills further. We offer the chance to join a forward-thinking organisation and help us deliver exceptional services.
last updated 39 week of 2026
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VIQU IT Recruitment
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£110,500
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£60,000
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This salary is 84% above the UK median for Software Engineers (£60,000/yr).
Based on 2024–2025 UK technology sector benchmarks