Software Testing Engineer

Software Testing Engineer

£65 per hour | Inside IR35 | 12-Month Contract | Full-Time Onsite | Stevenage

Our client is a leading engineering and technology organisation operating at the forefront of defence and advanced technology programmes. They are seeking an experienced Software Testing Engineer to join a highly skilled team responsible for the testing, validation and release of complex simulation software used within mission-critical environments.

This is an excellent opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects, supporting the end-to-end software testing lifecycle within a collaborative Agile development environment.

The Role

As a Software Testing Engineer, you will be responsible for planning, executing and reporting on software testing activities, ensuring software releases meet functional, performance and quality requirements.

Working closely with software developers, project leads and stakeholders, you will play a key role in proving software functionality, investigating defects and supporting successful software releases.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and maintain software test plans, test procedures and test cases

Execute functional, integration, regression and qualification testing

Perform software defect investigation and root cause analysis

Analyse software logs and test data to identify issues and support resolution

Support continuous testing throughout the software development lifecycle

Produce detailed test reports and provide regular progress updates

Support software release and certification activities

Work collaboratively with developers and project teams within an Agile environment

Contribute to the continual improvement of testing processes and methodologies

Essential Skills & Experience

Proven experience within Software Testing, Test Engineering or Quality Assurance

Experience creating and executing test plans, test cases and test scripts

Strong software test automation experience

Experience working with CI/CD pipelines

Experience using tools such as GitLab, Jira and scripting technologies

Strong defect management and troubleshooting skills

Experience analysing softwa...