Software Test Engineer

Location Portsmouth
Job Type Contract
Salary Negotiable
Reference JO-2006-318_1591633287
Duration 12 months

Software Test Engineer

Contract 12 Months

Portsmouth

Outline

A Software Test Engineer with proven knowledge and experience of testing in an agile development environment delivering software solutions. The Test Engineer will join a scrum team to deliver functionality for a new Satellite Communications Management Solution. The Test Engineer shall contribute to all stages of the software development lifecycle and thus have solid experience in test technologies including Automation.

Responsibilities

· Testing and verifying quality code for a new product development using an agile methodology and support Test documentation development

· Testing of code within an agile environment (scrum).

· Automated test experience using Selenium / WebDriver (or similar technology)

· Working with the team to define test cases and run test phases for a new product development.

· Test Task estimation in accordance with sprint planning.

· Creating Test Automation scripts for Regression testing phase

· Support in documentation generation such as Software Test Plan, Software Verification plans etc.

Essential Skills & Experience

The following key technical skills are required:

· Agile Development Process knowledge

· Test Automation experience of web testing essential

The following key soft skills are required:

  • Ability to self-motivate and to work well within a team environment.
  • Ability to promote innovation in self and others
  • Ability to interact with internal & external stakeholders in a confident and professional manner
  • Ability to deliver to quality, cost and schedule

Desirable Skills & Experience

The following technical skills are desirable:

· Degree level education (Computer Science preferred with minimum of 2.1)

· Automated Testing Swing of applications would be highly desirable.

The following domain skills are desirable:

  • SatComms
  • Software Defined Networking
  • Network Monitoring / Management Application