Software Test Engineer - £40k - £50k - Central London
KEY CHALLENGES OF THE ROLE
Primary responsibilities for this position include reviewing software specifications, then designing, implementing and troubleshooting automated and manual test strategies/test cases/suites
Your design will include identifying user scenarios, establishing quality criteria and creating test harnesses that will allow complex testing to be performed at code or API level. Injectors and scripts will be required for functional and non-functional areas of testing
You provide high quality reporting on product readiness and verify proper testing coverage and procedures both independently and collectively in a team environment
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONAL/TECHNICAL SKILLS
Computer science or suitable numerate or scientific degree
Experience of 3+ years of monolithic (Waterfall, V-Model, W-Model) and 2+ years of Agile (Scrum, DSDM, XP) development methodologies
Full software development lifecycle experience
Experience of modern test automation tools (Selenium, WebDriver, Cucumber, SpecFlow)
Exposure to Microsoft Technologies such as SQL, IIS & Windows.
Ability to specify and create tools, test harnesses and automated scripts to increase efficiency
An aptitude for testing, with initiative that can be applied to different testing scenarios depending on the needs of the project, and a self-interest to learn current & new testing methodologies, techniques and approaches.
Expertise in areas of testing such as Performance Testing, Security Testing, BDD, Model Based Testing, Test Automation and/or UI Testing would be preferred.
Track record of complex problem solving in a multi-disciplinary team with the tenacity to speak up and drive action in times of ambiguity.
Experience of HTTP analysis using open-source tools such as Fiddler
DESIRABLE FUNCTIONAL/TECHNICAL SKILLS
Two or more years professional experience in software development with recent emphasis on automated software testing in .NET Framework (C, C++, C#, XML, etc)
Debugging and code inspection skills
Experience with Windows and non-Windows application platforms on a range of devices
A good working knowledge of consuming RESTful services, XML, and JSON
If this role sounds like you, please get in touch for immediate consideration marisa@digitalgurus.co.uk