Consultant, Senior Consultant, Automation Test Engineer, Government and Public Sector

Overview

In this SDET role at Deloitte, you will blend software development with quality engineering to deliver secure, scalable government software platforms. You’ll build production-quality code, automation frameworks, and test tooling to improve product quality across the delivery lifecycle. You’ll work in a cross-functional team to design, implement and validate resilient systems used in mission-critical contexts. The role offers opportunity to grow technical craft and contribute to national-scale programs while embracing Deloitte’s collaborative culture and hybrid work model.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain production-quality software, test infrastructure and reusable engineering tools for APIs, microservices and front-end apps
• Embed automated quality checks in CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Jenkins or GitHub Actions
• Collaborate on solution design and acceptance criteria to ensure quality, security, performance and operability from outset
• Diagnose defects across code, integrations, environments and pipelines and implement durable improvements
• Apply diverse testing techniques (unit, API, integration, end-to-end, non-functional) to manage risk
• Mentor teammates and contribute to internal tools, accelerators and communities of practice
• Review code, shape architecture for testability and build scalable automation that works in real-world scenarios
• Work within cross-functional teams alongside software, DevOps and business analysts to deliver maintainable solutions

Key requirements

• Active UK SC clearance or eligible (5+ years UK residency)
• Strong software development skills in Java, C#, Python or JavaScript/TypeScript
• Understanding of OO/functional design, SOLID, design patterns, refactoring, code review
• Experience building software/automation tools for APIs, web/mobile/distributed services
• Experience in agile, cross-functional teams and source control (Git)
• Experience designing automated tests at unit, API, integration and end-to-end levels
• Familiarity with Selenium, RestAssured, Appium, Cucumber or Playwright
• Ability to diagnose defects using logs and root-cause analysis
• Familiarity with generative AI concepts and tools
• Collaborative communication skills

• curious
• collaborative
• hands-on
• Java, C#, Python or JavaScript/TypeScript
• CI/CD tooling (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
• Automation frameworks and libraries for APIs/web/mobile

…