DV Cleared Tester

Datasource Recruitment; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Pension guidance

Work-life balance

Competitive bonuses

Buy/Sell holiday

Death in Service 3x salary

Cycle to work

Company culture

Job summary

Datasource Recruitment is assisting a UK SME to recruit Testers for an on-site role in Cheltenham. The team works on high-profile programmes, and National Security experience with testing is highly desirable; DV clearance is a requirement to apply.

You will engage with users, review functional and non-functional test docs, write and run test scripts (manual and automated), log defects, and help plan releases as part of a collaborative engineering team.

Qualifications

• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Competent technical skills.
• Ability to work in a team and individually.
• A passion for working with technology.

Responsibilities

• Engage with system users to understand project scope and requirements.
• Review functional and non functional test documentation.
• Collaborate with software developers and project support teams.
• Analyse business needs and contribute to project planning.
• Monitor the performance of applications and software systems.
• Conduct stress, performance, functional, and scalability testing.
• Develop and execute comprehensive test scripts.
• Perform both manual and automated testing procedures.
• Document and report bugs; participate in code assessment.
• Diagnose and resolve technical issues effectively.
• Participate in resource planning and documentation reviews.
• Support recruitment processes as needed.
• Identify, evaluate, and pursue potential new business opportunities.

Skills

Problem solving

Under pressure

Technical skills

Team & work independence

Tech enthusiasm

Job description

Our client is a medium sized SME who are looking for Testers to join their team – they have won work with a number of key projects and programmes!

You will need to have experience working within National Security, ideally testing software.

Working Patterns: This role is based full time on site.

Key responsibilities

• Engage with system users to understand project scope and requirements.
• Review functional and non functional test documentation.
• Collaborate with software developers and project support teams.
• Analyse business needs and contribute to project planning.
• Monitor the performance of applications and software systems.
• Conduct stress, performance, functional, and scalability testing.
• Develop and execute comprehensive test scripts.
• Perform both manual and automated testing procedures.
• Document and report bugs; participate in code assessment.
• Diagnose and resolve technical issues effectively.
• Participate in resource planning and documentation reviews.
• Support recruitment processes as needed.
• Identify, evaluate, and pursue potential new business opportunities.

Skills & experience

• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• The ability to work well under pressure.
• Competent technical skills.
• The ability to work in a team and individually.
• A passion for working with technology.

Additional benefits

• Flexible working arrangements.
• Provide expert financial guidance to help you select a pension plan tailored to your lifestyle.
• Company culture that places a premium on achieving a healthy work-life balance.
• Offer competitive bonuses and generous compensation packages.
• Prioritise traits such as curiosity and a good-natured sense of humour.
• Encourage and assist staff in participating in local community initiatives.
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays.
• Buy/Sell holiday.
• Death in Service – 3x salary.
• Performance Bonus.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Pension Scheme.

Our client is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.

You will be required to hold a minimum of DV Clearance. If you do not hold an active DV clearance, please familiarise yourself with the vetting process before applying.