Software Tester – Automation Testing
Brighton offices – In office and hybrid working – We can only consider local candidates who can easily commute to the client offices in Brighton (next to train station) at least two to three days per week.
Salary up to £60k to £65k per annum depending on experience
My client are a leading B2B and eCommerce Software company, and they are looking to recruit a Software Tester with a good background in Automation to join their growing test team, working across the software products of a number of different development teams. This company have been developing B2B and eCommerce software applications and software tools for the last 30 years, used by Blue-chip brand companies in the UK, USA and Europe.
As a Software Tester, you will join the test team in Brighton that ensures the quality of the company’s legacy and next generation Sales, Purchasing and Stock control applications. You will be responsible for building Automation Test scripts to test their high-quality applications and liaising regularly with developers and management. These products are developed in C#, .Net Core, SQL Server, with some testing of their legacy WPF and Windows Desktop applications as well.
You will be a Software Tester participating in a small team of testers performing some manual testing tasks and mainly building automation scripts to test their web, mobile and desktop applications.
Test Planning and Strategy:
Help develop and implement test strategies, plans, and test cases as directed by Head of Testing to ensure comprehensive test coverage.
Collaborate with stakeholders to define testing objectives, timelines, and success criteria.
Execute test cases across multiple platforms and environments, including WPF, web and mobile.
Conduct regression/ integration testing to ensure the stability of software releases.
Design, develop, and maintain robust automation frameworks for Windows-based WMS applications.
Work with C#, JavaScript, or Java /equivalent to script automation test cases
Strong knowledge of database testing, including the ability to write and execute complex SQL queries to insert, validate, manipulate, and verify test data.
Identify, track, and prioritize defects throughout the software development lifecycle.
Provide feedback and recommendations for improving product quality and reliability.
Lead by example, demonstrating best practices in testing methodologies and techniques as set by our Head of Testing.
Minimum 4+ years of experience in software quality assurance/testing roles, with at least 2+ years experience of Windows desktop software application testing.
Proven expertise in test planning, execution, and defect management.
Hands-on experience with Selenium for web-based modules.
Solid understanding of software testing methodologies, both manual and automated.
Performance and load testing exposure using tools like JMeter or LoadRunner.
This is a brand-new Automation Software Tester role, created due to the ongoing success and expansion of this company.
This job represents a great chance to join a superb software company with a long track record over 30 years of building industry leading software, where you will have an enjoyable career in a nice team environment. As a Software Tester at this company, you will be given good training programmes to help enhance your manual testing and test automation skills and experience.