Software Tester / QA Engineer - £35,000 PA Southampton - hybrid working We are working with a well-established technology organisation to recruit an experienced Software Tester / QA Engineer to support the delivery of customer-facing systems and core software products. This role sits within a professional services environment and will involve testing both standard solutions and customer-specific implementations. You will work closely with developers, project managers and technical teams to ensure systems meet quality standards prior to release and go-live. As a Software Tester, you will be responsible for ensuring software quality through effective manual and automated testing. You will contribute to improving testing processes, support customer UAT and play an active role in identifying and resolving defects before systems are deployed. Key responsibilities: * Executing software testing on customer systems prior to installation and go-live * Designing, writing and maintaining manual and automated test scripts * Creating and maintaining test plans, test cases and supporting documentation * Working closely with development and technical teams to identify, log and resolve defects * Creating test data to support system testing * Supporting user acceptance testing and providing go-live support to customers * Contributing to the continuous improvement of testing standards, tools and methodologies * Providing g...