Software Test Engineer

Role

We are looking for a motivated individual, who is confident to take ownership of quality within a team environment and is always thinking of ways to improve the standard of product quality

• A high level of communication skills and technical understanding
• Communication with core software development team to understand solution behaviour
• Communication with Pronto delivery teams to understand quality issues and improve where required
• A critical eye for detail, that challenges the status quo
• Capable of delivering critical feedback without damaging relationships
• To be outspoken when projects are producing sub-standard output
• Be open to change, both with technologies and methodologies
• Be responsible for the quality of the product
• Continually assess workload and prioritise relevant work activities

Requirements

• 3 years UK residency is required for security check
• A formal qualification (Degree) in Computing Science or equivalent experience
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Experience of Java or another OO language

Desirable

• 2+ years experience of commercial software testing
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies
• ISTQB certification
• Knowledge of source code management technologies (e.g. GIT, SubVersion etc.)
• Knowledge of software development / issue tracking systems (e.g. Jira, MS DevOps etc.)
• Experience with Smartphone testing (primarily Android)
• Experience with automated test frameworks (e.g. Selenium, Appium, Cypress etc.)
• Experience of XML and XSLT
• Experience with web service technologies (e.g. SOAP, REST, JSON etc)
• Experience of SQL

What the job involves

The role of the Software Test Engineer is to work as part of an agile delivery team to verify and manually test our software