Job Description

Software testers analyse software and systems to avert risk and prevent issues
As a software tester, you'll be involved in the quality assurance stage of software development and deployment. You'll conduct automated and manual tests to ensure the software created by developers is fit for purpose and any bugs or issues are removed within a product before it gets deployed to everyday users.
Your role is integral to the creation of software systems and technical products including vehicles, electronic goods, defence, and healthcare. You might work on bespoke, individual projects or multinational projects spanning the globe and costing billions of pounds. You'll need to be familiar, or become familiar with, programming and using coding languages.
Responsibilities
As a software tester, you'll need to:

• meet with system users to understand the scope of projects
• work with software developers and project support teams
• identify business requirements
• plan projects
• monitor applications and software systems
• carry out stress testing, performance testing, functional testing and scalability testing
• write and execute test scripts
• run manual and automated tests
• test in different environments including web and mobile
• write bug reports
• assess code
• carry out resource planning
• review documentation
• work towards departmental and project deadlines
• provide quality assurance
• provide objective feedback to software development project teams
• troubleshoot and problem solve
• design tests to mitigate risk
• present findings to software development and business user teams
• travel to different project sites
• work on multiple projects at one time
• document analysis
• liaise with project teams in other parts of the world
• communicate findings to technical and non-technical

Skills
You'll need to have:

• strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to liaise with a variety of stakeholders
• problem-solving skills
• the ability to work under pressure
• attention to detail
• competent technical skills
• the ability to work in a team and individually
• organisational skills with the capability of working towards tight deadlines
• a passion for working with technology.

Skills Required