Junior Software Development Engineer in Test; SDET

Job Title: Junior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Location: Derry/Londonderry or Cambridge, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

Employment Type: Full Time

• Collaborate with developers, Dev Ops engineers and SDET engineers to help define, implement, and execute functional and non-functional test coverage for our product.
• Assist in enhancing our test automation by extending and creating automated tests using C#.
• Support automated test execution by investigating failures and helping to maintain automated test runs within a continuous integration environment.
• Use Azure Dev Ops (Test Plans and Pipelines) to support regression testing cycles.
• Participate in improving our testing practices by identifying gaps in test coverage and proposing new test cases or automation improvements for review by senior engineers.
• Assist in maintaining our production systems by helping investigate production issues and contributing preventative improvements, such as strengthening test coverage and automation.

• A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Up to 2 years of experience in a technical role (internships count!).
• Understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Foundational experience in functional testing; exposure to non-functional testing is a plus.
• Foundational experience or understanding of C# and willingness to learn test automation practices.
• Team-oriented and collaborative, with clear communication and strong organisational skills, able to collaborate effectively, take initiative and progress issues with support from others.
• Methodical, proactive “can-do” attitude with a strong learning mindset and desire to grow technical depth.

• Understanding of/exposure to CI/CD pipelines.
• Exposure to NUnit or similar test frameworks.
• Awareness of Azure or other cloud services.

Employees are expected to be in the local AVEVA office three days a week; some positions may be fully office‑based or remote.

All successful applicants must undergo and pass a drug screening and a comprehensive background check before they start employment.

• Flexible benefits fund.
• Emergency leave days.
• Adoption leave.
• 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays).
• Pension.
• Life cover.
• Private medical insurance.
• Parental leave.
• Education assistance program.

AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture. All applicants are treated with dignity and respect, and we provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities.