Software Engineer in Test / SDET - Contract Role

Project overview

Senior SDET / Software Engineer in Test – Azure / C# / CI/CD

UK Remote | Contract – Outside IR35 | Initial 6 Months | ASAP

I’m looking for a Senior SDET / Software Engineer in Test to join a major transformation programme.

You’ll be working on a legacy Microsoft application that’s been migrated into Azure, helping improve automated testing, CI/CD pipelines and release processes.

This is a hands-on engineering role, ideal for someone who can produce code, understands cloud infrastructure and enjoys improving how software is tested and delivered.

What you’ll be doing:

What we’re looking for:

We’re open to both experienced SDETs and Software Engineers with strong automated testing and Azure/CI/CD experience.

We’re moving quickly, with 1st Stage interview slots for the end of this week.

• Building and integrating automated integration and end-to-end tests into GitHub Actions.
• Automating Azure test environments, including infrastructure setup and teardown.
• Developing reliable test data creation and clean-up processes.
• Working with engineering and QA teams to improve test coverage and reduce manual testing.
• Driving improvements to CI/CD practices and release automation.
• Strong coding experience, ideally C# / .NET.
• Hands-on test automation experience, particularly integration and E2E testing.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Azure infrastructure.
• Experience with GitHub Actions and CI/CD pipelines.
• A proactive engineer comfortable taking ownership in a legacy environment.

Project details

Manchester | IT and Internet | Manchester | Upon request | Contract | Head Office Bristol HQ

Published: 2026-10-13

• Start: flexible
• Duration: 6 Months
• Remote: remote
• Location: Manchester, GB