Senior Software Test Engineer

Stratospherec Ltd; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software company in the UK seeks a Senior Software Tester to enhance its automation testing capabilities. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in software testing, including both desktop and web applications. Responsibilities include test strategy development, execution for various platforms, and mentoring junior team members. This position offers hybrid work flexibility and competitive salary.

Benefits

Training to enhance test automation skills

Collaborative team environment

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software quality assurance/testing roles.
• Experience in desktop and web application testing.
• Expertise in test planning, execution, and defect management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement test strategies and plans.
• Execute test cases across platforms and troubleshoot issues.
• Document test results and defects clearly.

Skills

Test planning

Automation testing

SQL querying

Collaboration

Defect management

Tools

Selenium

JIRA

Ranorex

Azure Dev-Ops

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 £60k to £65k 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.