# Software Development Engineer in Test at Dmg Media > United Kingdom · Unspecified · Software engineering · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/greenhouse%3Admgmedia%3A8219994 (read 2026-11-07). ## Facts (observed) - Company: [Dmg Media](https://alderhq.app/companies/dmg-media) - Location text: London; dmg:media - London - Where it can be done from (inferred): United Kingdom (evidence: "Location: London; dmg:media - London") - Posted: 2026-09-21 (47 days ago) - First seen by alder: 2026-11-02 · last verified: 2026-11-04 - Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times - Apply on the employer's site: https://www.dmgmedia.co.uk/careers/jobs/id/8219994?gh_jid=8219994 - Skills listed (inferred): TypeScript, JavaScript, Docker, Testing ## Pay and sponsorship - Posted pay: not posted - Market band for similar posted roles (London, n 92): p25 £73k, median £103k, p75 £140k ## Description (the employer's text) Location: DMGT HQ - High Street Kensington, London Position: Permanent ### About the Role Mail Technology is the IT service provider for the dmg media group of companies owned by DMGT (Daily Mail & General Trust). These include many well-known and widely loved brands such as Daily Mail, Mail Online, The Mail on Sunday, Metro, and The i Paper. Through our national newspapers, websites, and mobile services, we connect with over 45% of the UK’s adult population, with more than 130 million consumer touchpoints per month. This role will focus on group-wide e-commerce projects, working across multiple Mail brands and products. It is a collaborative environment offering strong input and opportunities to build experience and take on broader responsibilities across the business. ### Main Responsibilities - Be hands-on in creating and managing test automation suites as required by business partners - Work closely with Project Managers and the QA team to identify and transform repetitive QA tasks into reusable solutions - Collaborate with DevOps to manage solutions from development through to deployment - Pair with other testers to solve problems - Communicate progress, risks, and issues effectively - Create automation frameworks from scratch for regression testing and maintain existing automation suites - Set up and execute both automated and manual test scenarios for new and ongoing projects - Build RTM (Requirements Traceability Matrix) mapping for automation test scripts - Track and manage automation defects through to closure - Follow best practices to ensure software quality during regression and end-to-end testing ### Person Specification - Minimum of 5 years’ hands-on experience in a similar role - Experience working in Agile teams with a strong understanding of Agile testing practices - Proficiency in Playwright, WebdriverIO, Cucumber (BDD), and Appium - Strong programming skills in TypeScript/JavaScript - Experience with Git (source control) - Experience with Jenkins (job builder/runner) - Experience with GitHub Actions/Workflows - Basic knowledge of performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter) and visual regression testing - Basic knowledge of Docker - Experience testing high-transaction, high-volume applications, including data security and test management - Previous experience designing and developing test frameworks and maintaining test suites - Experience using JIRA and test management tools for bug tracking and test case management - Strong understanding of automation best practices and methodologies ### Key Competencies & Behaviours - Strong technical understanding of web front-end, back-end services, and databases (networking knowledge is a plus) - Excellent communication skills to articulate testing practices and report progress, risks, and issues - Detail-oriented with a continuous learning mindset and focus on optimisation - Experience working closely with DevOps and Product Owners - Ability to perform or oversee manual testing when required - Proactive in refactoring and improving code quality ### Package Description Our benefits package increases the longer you’ve been with us. Here’s what to expect: - 25 days’ holiday (increasing by 1 per year up to a total of 30) - Pension plan and life cover - Discounts on online shopping, dining cards and vouchers, and access to our Employee Assistance Programme - Onsite gym, subsidised canteen and onsite nurse and GP clinics Plus much more... ### About Us dmg media maintains an unwavering commitment to uncovering the stories that matter most. Its brands Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday, Metro, The i Paper, MailOnline, and Mail+reach more than 9 million people daily in the UK. Globally, dmg media’s brands reach 160 million unique browsers every month across its domains and apps.\* Its global newsroom of journalists, formidable story-getting power, and breadth of content formats, delivers highly engaging, trusted content to loyal and new audiences, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Mail brand reaches three in five Brits every month and is officially the best-read, most recognised, most engaged newsbrand in the country. It is the largest news publisher on TikTok with over 28 million total followers and nearly 45 billion views\*\* in the past year. --- Data: alder (https://alderhq.app). Cite https://alderhq.app/jobs/greenhouse%3Admgmedia%3A8219994 and the date you read it. Observed facts come from the employer's own listing; location reach, level, family and skills are inferences.