Capco
Senior Software Development Engineer in Test
Job Description
Salary: £65,000 - 105,000 per year
Requirements:- Strong knowledge of at least one object-oriented programming language, such as Java, Scala, or JavaScript.
- Experience designing and building test automation frameworks using tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or equivalent technologies.
- Hands-on experience with UI and API automation, alongside a solid understanding of quality engineering practices.
- Familiarity with Jira, TestRail, Jenkins, GitHub, SonarQube, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud infrastructure.
- Experience using AI-enabled tools responsibly to improve engineering productivity while maintaining appropriate human oversight, governance, software quality, and testing standards.
- Design and implement robust, reusable, and scalable test strategies and automation frameworks, applying AI-enabled engineering approaches where appropriate to improve efficiency and test coverage.
- Develop and maintain test artefacts, including test plans, specifications, automated scripts, and quality reporting to support end-to-end delivery.
- Manage test environments and generate reliable, consistent test data to support functional, integration, and regression testing.
- Execute UI and API automation using modern testing frameworks while integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
- Collaborate with engineers and cross-functional teams to deliver quality-first solutions, encouraging the responsible use of approved AI tools and automation to improve collaboration and engineering outcomes.
- AI
- API
- CI/CD
- Cloud
- Cypress
- GitHub
- Support
- JIRA
- Java
- JavaScript
- Jenkins
- Playwright
- Scala
- Selenium
- UX UI Design
- AWS
- Azure
- DevOps
- JMeter
More:
We are Capco, growing our Engineering team and looking for experienced SDETs to help deliver innovative solutions in financial services. This is a permanent role based in London on a hybrid basis within our Technology & Engineering practice area. You will work on high-impact, client-facing projects across Financial Services & Energy, alongside talented engineers, with access to industry-leading training, continuous learning, certifications, and a people-first benefits package. We offer a collaborative, flat, and entrepreneurial consulting culture, strong support for professional development, and a commitment to inclusion and accessibility through our #BeYourselfAtWork culture.
last updated 34 week of 2026
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£75,000
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This salary is 13% above the UK median for Senior roles (£75,000/yr).
Based on 2024–2025 UK technology sector benchmarks