Software Test Engineer

Job Title - Software Test Engineer

Salary - £35,000 - £38,000

Benefits – remote working, up to £100 per month contribution to office costs, private healthcare, contributory pension, 23 days Annual leave + statutory Bank holidays + birthday off

Must have permanent citizenship and able to work in the UK on a permanent basis.

Job & Department Summary

As a software test engineer, you'll be involved in the quality assurance stage of software development and deployment. You'll conduct automated and manual tests to ensure the software created by developers is fit for purpose, and any bugs or issues are removed within a product before it gets deployed to everyday users.

Delivering in a fast-paced environment and performing tasks alone or as a part of a team always ensuring a positive customer experience.

Each member of the team is an ambassador for the company, and our client strives to always offer the highest levels of customer service.

Essential Functions

• Analysing users' stories and/or use cases/requirements for validity and feasibility.
• Collaborate closely with other team members and departments.
• Create and design testing plans/procedures to evaluate the performance of the software.
• Building software testing programs that automate testing processes.
• Running the software testing procedures to evaluate the software.
• Perform manual testing where automation is not available or feasible.
• Documenting all testing procedures.
• Reporting bugs and making recommendations to improve the software product.
• Retesting software after bugs are fixed to ensure the program works properly.
• Execute all levels of testing (System, Integration, and Regression).
• Detect, log, and track software defects and inconsistencies.
• Apply quality engineering principles throughout the Agile product lifecycle.
• Create support and user documentation, including release notes.
• Assist with the creation of knowledge base documentation.
• Work in a timely fashion to deadlines and expectations as set by the manager and schedule.

Key Performance Outcomes

• Take responsibility for own learning and development, managing time appropriately to build knowledge of product and use, requesting any training requirements.
• Meeting internal and customer service levels.
• To work collaboratively within the Team by supporting colleagues giving advice and assistance where sought, and communicating in an effective manner. 

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum GCSE English and Mathematics grade C or equivalent. A Level or equivalent in IT or able to demonstrate competent working knowledge/experience working with computer systems, operating environments/Microsoft Applications.

Experience: 2 years minimum as a Software Test Engineer or a similar role. Desirable if you have worked with the following: Selenium, Playwright, Browserstack or other browser automation tools and Azure Devops.

Functional Skills

• Ability to demonstrate a high level of problem-solving capabilities and attention to detail.
• Multi-tasking capabilities and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability and desire to expand knowledge with the changing marketplace and technology.
• Experience in data analysis.
• Sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on the company’s success.
• Great interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

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