IT Testing Support Apprentice. Job in Musselburgh Education & Training Jobs

QA; Dalkeith; On-site; GBP 16,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading training provider in Dalkeith is seeking a Testing Engineer on a full-time apprenticeship basis. The role involves detecting issues, developing testing cases, and communicating with team members to ensure quality service. Candidates should possess strong problem-solving skills and excellent communication abilities. This apprenticeship offers comprehensive support and leads to a nationally recognised qualification.

Benefits

Dedicated skills coach

Nationally recognized qualification

Qualifications

• Ability to explain technical details simply.
• Trustworthy and reliable in reporting technical issues.
• Keen to improve product quality and learn from others.

Responsibilities

• Help detect issues and develop new testing cases.
• Update existing procedures to align with new features.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot technical issues.

Skills

Excellent written and oral communication

Problem solving

Technical troubleshooting

Education

SCQF Level 8 qualification

Job description

About Daxtra:

Headquartered in the UK, the Daxtra Group consists of entities in several countries worldwide. The company develops and sells software as a service (SaaS) to the recruitment industry. The group has a strong trading record across the last two decades, has adapted well to global pandemic and through recent product development and global expansion is well placed to continue to grow over the coming years.

Overview

Reporting to the Testing Team Director, your primary role will be to serve as Testing Engineer. This will involve communicating with the other teams, ensuring quality of service, in accordance with established company procedures. Additionally, further developing and improving testing procedures. This is a hands-on role, troubleshooting technical solutions related to software, services, deployment, configuration and setup errors as well as reporting issues via effective internal and external communication, and following required procedures in use of systems, and documentation, as well as receiving and checking feedback from other engineers to cross check if issues have been resolved.

Responsibilities

• Help the team detect issues
• Develop new testing cases
• Update existing procedures to align with new features and processes
• Research and identify solutions to software and service issues
• Diagnose and troubleshoot technical issues, including deployment, configuration and setup
• Ask targeted questions to quickly understand the root of the problem
• Track issues through to resolution, within agreed time limits
• Communicate with other teams through all available channels
• Refer to internal systems or external resources to provide accurate solutions
• Ensure all issues are properly logged and documented
• Prioritize and manage several open issues at one time
• Follow up on open projects if and when required
• Prepare accurate and timely reports

Our ideal candidate

• You're naturally a helper, enjoy assisting people with computer issues and are able to explain technical details simply
• Ultimately, you will be a person the other team members can trust. They will rely on you to provide timely and accurate reporting on technical issues you find during the test process
• We are expecting individuals that are keen to improve the quality of our product as well as learn and expand their knowledge by working closely with other professionals and independently investigating solutions via all available tools and resources

Other desirable skills

• Excellent written and oral communication
• Sense of when to escalate a problem, or ask for assistance
• Problem solving and follow through, can think outside the box
• Pragmatic and thorough
• Maintain friendly and professional relationships with clients and colleagues

Salary

£16,000 per annum.

Working hours

35 hours per week, 10am - 6pm.

Future prospects

90% of QA apprentices secure permanent employment after completing: this is 20% higher than the national average.

Important information

This vocational apprenticeship comprehensively supports your specific job role with this particular employer. Throughout your learning journey, you are fully supported by your dedicated QA skills coach and your mentor at work. They ensure you settle in, help you develop all the skills you need to be successful in your job role and pass your assessments, and can provide one to one support.

Starting with insights into your current potential, they plan your growth in a programmatic way, close skills gaps with immersive training and ensure what you learn is applicable to what you do. They talk you through the specifics on the qualifications you gain and how they align in particular to your day to day role.

On completion, as well as the valuable work experience you have gained, you get a nationally recognised qualification at SCQF Level 8.

If you are interested in starting your career and receiving a work based qualification at the same time APPLY NOW!