Software Test Engineer - Guildford

Salary: £30,000 - 55,000 per year

Requirements

• Agile development experience
• Ability to support the Product Owner in defining acceptance criteria for user stories
• Testing REST Architecture using Postman or Bruno
• Web Applications UI Testing
• Ability to self-motivate and to work well within a team environment
• Ability to promote innovation in self and others
• Ability to interact with internal & external stakeholders in a confident and professional manner
• Test Automation experience (desirable)

Responsibilities

• Collaborating closely with developers, product owners, and other stakeholders to ensure software quality at every step.
• Task estimation in accordance with sprint planning.
• Design of tests within an agile environment using a test management tool.
• Designing and executing automated and exploratory tests, particularly in RESTful API environments.
• Testing of Web applications.
• Contributing towards researching, evaluating and managing test automation frameworks.
• Support Test Readiness and Verification Reviews.
• Ability to complete test phases independently and within a team environment.
• Collaborate with partner teams to prepare and execute Integration and Acceptance Tests.
• Adhering to rigorous engineering standards.
• Contribute to Integration and Configuration Management plans.

Technologies

• API
• Cloud
• Support
• Postman
• Product Owner
• REST
• Web
• UX UI Design

More

We are recruiting for a Software Test Engineer on contract for a leading Defence organisation. The role is based at our Newcastle or Guildford office with flexible working arrangements, allowing for 3 days in the office and 2 days remote work. We are a dynamic Agile Scrum team focused on innovative solutions in the Geospatial domain. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to be involved in the entire software development lifecycle, shaping the quality of complex, real-world, cloud-based systems. Please note that the candidate will need to achieve or already have SC clearance.

last updated 15 week of 2026