Senior Software Test Engineer

Stratospherec Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading B2B and eCommerce Software company in Brighton is seeking a Senior Software Tester to enhance their testing team. The successful candidate will be responsible for testing high-quality software applications, developing automation frameworks, and mentoring junior staff. This role requires at least 5 years of experience in software testing, strong automation skills, and familiarity with tools like Selenium and Ranorex. The position offers a hybrid working model and a competitive salary of £60k to £65k per annum.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in software quality assurance/testing roles.
• Experience of desktop software application testing, especially WPF.
• Expertise in test planning, execution, and defect management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement test strategies, plans, and test cases.
• Execute test cases across multiple platforms and environments.
• Troubleshoot test failures, log defects, and work closely with developers.

Skills

Software quality assurance

Test planning

Automation testing

UI testing

API testing

Database testing

Defect management

Tools

JIRA

Ranorex

Selenium

C#

SQL Server

Job description

Senior Software Tester Automation Testing

Brighton offices In office and hybrid working 2 or 3 days per week in office

We can only consider local candidates who can easily commute to the client offices in Brighton (next to train station).

Salary GBP60k to GBP65k per annum depending on experience

My client are a leading B2B and eCommerce Software company, and they are looking to recruit a Software Tester to join their growing test team, working across the software products of a number of different development teams. This company have been developing B2B and eCommerce software applications and software tools for the last 30 years, used by Blue–chip brand companies in the UK, USA and Europe.

As a Senior Software Tester, you will join the test team in Brighton that ensures the quality of the company s legacy and next generation Sales, Purchasing and Stock control applications. You will be responsible for testing their high quality applications and liaising regularly with developers and management. These products are developed in C#, .Net Core, SQL Server,

You will be a Software Tester participating in a small team of testers writing UI, API and Database automation test scripts for a number of Web applications and will aslo involve testing a couple of legacy desktop applications as well.

Key Tasks:

Test Planning and Strategy:

• Help develop and implement test strategies, plans, and test cases as directed by Head of Testing to ensure comprehensive test coverage.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define testing objectives, timelines, and success criteria.

Test Execution and Documentation:

• Execute test cases across multiple platforms and environments, including desktop, web and mobile.
• Troubleshoot test failures, log defects and work closely with developers to resolve issues.
• Document test results, defects, and issues in a clear and concise manner using JIRA/Azure Dev–Ops.
• Conduct regression/ integration testing to ensure the stability of software releases.

Automation and Tooling:

• Design, develop and maintain robust automation frameworks for Windows based WMS applications.
• Automate functional and regression tests using tools such as Ranorex, FlaUI, TestComplete, or equivalent
• Work with C#, and/or JavaScript to script automation test cases
• Strong knowledge of database testing, including the ability to write and execute complex SQL queries to insert, validate, manipulate, and verify test data.
• Identify opportunities for test automation and implement appropriate solutions.

Defect Management and Resolution:

• Identify, track, and prioritize defects throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Work closely with our developers to troubleshoot and resolve issues in a timely manner.
• Provide feedback and recommendations for improving product quality and reliability.

Team Leadership and Mentoring:

• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior QA team members.
• Foster a collaborative and supportive team environment focused on continuous improvement.
• Lead by example, demonstrating best practices in testing methodologies and techniques as set by our Head of Testing.

Skills, Experience and Qualifications:

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in software quality assurance/testing roles,
• Previous experience of desktop software application testing (Ideally WPF) as well as web applications.
• Proven expertise in test planning, execution, and defect management.
• Experience in automation tools like or similar desktop UI automation frameworks.
• Automotion testing of C# and .Net applications.
• Hands–on experience with Selenium for web–based modules.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and test integration tools.
• Solid understanding of software testing methodologies, both manual and automated.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with BDD tools like SpecFlow or Cucumber.
• Performance and load testing exposure using tools like JMeter or LoadRunner.
• Experience in WMS / supply chain or relevant domain workflows.

This job represents a great chance to join a superb software company with a long track record over 30 years of building industry leading software, where you will have an enjoyable career in a nice team environment.

As a Senior Software Tester at this company, you will be given good training to help enhance your test automation skills and experience.

Please send your CV for interviews.