Trainee Software Tester

Main Purpose of Job

To learn testing techniques and assist in ensuring that software released is of an acceptable quality, in line with both the company and customers’ requirements.

To learn and contribute in the creation of automatic testing scripts for different technologies.

To learn and assist on the design of tests for unit testing, integration testing, system testing and operational acceptance testing.

Key Tasks

• Willing to learn and understand existing tests and automatic testing scripts
• Willing to learn and extend existing tests and scripts
• Assists in producing scripts for automatic testing
• Willing to learn how to debug testing scripts
• Willing to learn tracking systems and Document versioning systems
• Willing to learn UML logical designs
• Dedicated to progressing and learning new skills, sees learning and progressing towards more senior positions as one of his/her duties and is keen to make efforts in this field
• Accepts challenges in the day-to-day work and maximises the learning experience
• Does constant research to gain knowledge and actively queries more senior team members.

Knowledge & Skills

• Good team player
• Able to work on their own initiative
• Inquisitive, wanting to challenge the next step (pushing the boundaries)
• Good analytical skills to back up results (logical thought process)
• Attention to detail with a passion for quality and excellence
• Communicate well, either face to face or by other means
• Organised, able to meet deadlinesWillingness to learn and follow look for guidance
• Wanting to suggest and follow up with improvements
• Positive attitude when things don’t always go to plan (problem solver)
• Good IT skills

Other Company Benefits

• 28 Days annual leave (inc. Bank Holidays) increasing to 33, pro-rata.
• Pension scheme
• Health Care Plans
• Salary sacrifice bicycle schemes

Plus many more