Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) - Defence

Locations: Hursley, Leicester, London, Hampshire, United Kingdom Work arrangement: Hybrid Employment type: Regular Position type: Professional Travel required: Up to 80% or 4 days a week (home on weekends - based on project requirements) Company: IBM Service Centre UK Limited

Introduction

At IBM CIC, we provide technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients in the UK. A career in IBM CIC means you’ll have the opportunity to work with leading professionals across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. You will get the chance to deliver effective solutions, driving meaningful business change for our clients, using some of the latest technology platforms. Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success here. You’ll be encouraged and supported to constantly reinvent yourself, focusing on skills in demand in an ever changing market. You’ll be working with diverse teams, coming up with creative solutions which impact a wide network of clients, who may be at their site or one of our CIC or IBM locations. Our culture of evolution centres on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

We offer:

• Many training opportunities from classroom to e-learning, mentoring and coaching programs and the chance to gain industry recognized certifications
• Regular and frequent promotion opportunities to ensure you can drive and develop your career with us
• Feedback and checkpoints throughout the year
• Diversity & Inclusion as an essential and authentic component of our culture through our policies and process as well as our Employee Champion teams and support networks
• A culture where your ideas for growth and innovation are always welcome
• Internal recognition programs for peer-to-peer appreciation as well as from manager to employees
• Tools and policies to support your work-life balance from flexible working approaches, sabbatical programs, paid paternity leave, maternity leave and an innovative maternity returners scheme
• More traditional benefits, such as 25 days holiday (in addition to public holidays), private medical, dental & optical cover, online shopping discounts, an Employee Assistance Program, life assurance and a group personal pension plan of an additional 5% of your base salary paid by us monthly to save for your future.

In this role, you'll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centers (Delivery Centers), where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.

Your role and responsibilities

As a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET), you'll bring your technical expertise and problem-solving skills to our team, contributing to the design, development, and implementation of automated solutions using various IT automation tools and technologies. You'll work alongside experienced professionals, learning and growing as you help optimize service delivery, generate documentation, and facilitate changes. Join our team and contribute to the development of innovative IT automation solutions that drive business success. If you're passionate about understanding and solving complex automation challenges and have a knack for creating IT automation solutions that maximize ROI, we'd love to hear from you.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, and implement automation, digital workforce, data models, data transformation logic, and action flows
• Develop and maintain core platform components focusing on Java and Python
• Design and implement data movement solutions using Apache NiFi
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of platform components and data movement processes
• Participate in agile development processes including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and code reviews
• Leverage AI/GenAI, AI Operations, and NLP to enhance automation
• Translate IT processes into automated solutions that optimize service delivery, generate documentation, and facilitate changes
• Understand the operational aspects of IT automation tools and technologies, including network connectivity

Required education

• None

Preferred education

• Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Strong foundation in IT automation principles and tools (Red Hat Ansible, HashiCorp Terraform, IBM RNA)
• Exposure to AI/GenAI, AI Operations, and NLP concepts
• Proficiency in Java, JavaScript and other relevant technologies for full-stack applications
• Experience with AWS data engineering and CI/CD practices
• Good understanding of AWS services
• Contribution to batch analytics, Python,and data engineering efforts
• Familiarity with Prometheus,Grafana,Nagios,and Elasticsearch for monitoringand alerting
• Participationin agile development processes
• Applicationof SRE principles toimprove system reliabilityand performance
• Excellent problem-solvingand communication skills
• Abilityto work independentlyand learn from senior team members

Preferred technicaland professional experience

• Familiaritywith containerizationand orchestration tools(Docker,Kubernetes)
• Knowledgeof cloud platforms(AWS ,Azure,GCP)
• Experiencewith microservices architectureand design patterns
• Understandingof continuous integrationand delivery practices

Additional information

As an equal opportunities employer:

• Applicationsare welcomefrom individualsof all backgrounds.

Eligibility requirements:

• Musthave valid rightto workin the UK.
• Novisa sponsorshipavailable.
• Mustbe residentin the UKcontinuouslyfor last5 years.
• Mustbe ableto holdor gainUK governmentsecurity clearance.

About Business Unit

IBM Consultingis IBM’s consulting& global professional servicesbusiness offering strategy, experience technology& operations servicesacross many industries.Focuson accelerating clientbusinessesthrough collaboration, responsible useof technologyincluding open hybrid cloud& AI strategy.

Your Life @ IBM

IBMersare encouragedto learn continuously, becourageous, experiment daily, and thrivein an inclusive environmentvaluing diverse backgrounds.They provide ongoing feedback, collaborate inclusively, and embrace challengeswith a can-do attitudefocusedon outcomes.

About IBM

IBM isa large global technology& consulting employerknownfor early adoptionof AI, quantum computing,lockchain, and commitmentas a responsible technology innovator since1911. IBM isan equal opportunity employer committedto fair employment practices without discrimination.

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