Software QA

Ddgroup; Witham; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discount portal

Cycle2Work scheme

33 days' annual leave

Extra day off for birthday

Company pension scheme

Dental plan

Sick pay and life assurance

Eye care vouchers

Mental health support

Job summary

DD Group in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Software QA professional to safeguard changes to ERP and business-critical applications. You will define test plans, execute functional and regression testing, manage defects, and coordinate UAT with stakeholders across the business.

The role is a fixed-term contract (FTC) until 30 June 2027, working with the IT team during a transformative period at DD Group.

Qualifications

• Experience in software QA for business-critical applications such as ERP.
• Strong test design and execution skills across functional, regression and integration testing.
• Experience managing defects through identification, prioritisation, retesting and closure.

Responsibilities

• Define test approaches and acceptance criteria for changes.
• Create and maintain test plans, cases, scripts and evidence.
• Carry out functional, regression, integration and smoke testing.
• Coordinate UAT with stakeholders across the business.
• Identify, log and prioritise defects and retest until closure.
• Build reusable regression testing coverage for core processes.
• Validate ERP version upgrades and resilience changes.
• Test interfaces, data flows and reconciliations as required.
• Provide QA input to release-readiness decisions.
• Improve QA standards, traceability and testing discipline across IT projects.

Skills

Test design

Regression testing

Defect management

UAT coordination

Test documentation

Test automation

ISTQB Foundation

Education

ISTQB Foundation or equivalent

Tools

Erp/Integrated systems testing tools

Job description

We’re looking for an experienced Software QA professional to join our IT team and play a key role in ensuring changes to our ERP and business-critical applications are delivered safely, reliably and to a high standard.

Working closely with delivery teams and stakeholders across the business, you’ll bring structure and consistency to our testing approach - from defining test plans and acceptance criteria through to regression testing, defect management and user acceptance testing. You’ll have the opportunity to shape and improve our QA practices while supporting system upgrades, resilience initiatives and enhancements across a varied application landscape.

This role is offered on a fixed-term contract (FTC) until 30th June 2027, giving you the opportunity to make a real impact during an exciting period of change and transformation at DD Group.

Main duties

• Define appropriate test approaches and acceptance criteria for application and system changes.
• Create and maintain clear test plans, test cases, scripts and supporting evidence.
• Carry out functional, regression, integration and smoke testing across business-critical applications.
• Coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with stakeholders across the business.
• Identify, record and prioritise defects, working with delivery teams through to successful resolution and retesting.
• Build and maintain reusable regression testing coverage for critical business processes.
• Validate ERP version upgrades, resilience changes and targeted system enhancements.
• Test system interfaces, data flows, extracts and reconciliations where required.
• Provide QA insight and recommendations to support release-readiness and go/no-go decisions.
• Help continuously improve QA standards, traceability and testing discipline across IT programmes and projects.

About you

• Experience in software QA and testing, ideally within business-critical applications, ERP or integrated systems.
• Strong knowledge of test design and execution, including functional, regression and integration testing.
• Experience managing defects through a structured identification, prioritisation, retesting and closure process.
• A good understanding of risk-based testing and how to focus testing effort where it matters most.
• Experience working within structured software change and release processes.
• Confident creating clear and comprehensive test documentation and evidence.
• Strong attention to detail with an analytical and methodical approach to problem solving.
• Comfortable working with both technical teams and business stakeholders to coordinate testing and UAT.
• Able to communicate issues, risks and testing outcomes clearly to different audiences.
• Experience with test automation would be advantageous.
• ISTQB Foundation certification or equivalent testing experience would be desirable.

What we offer

• Comprehensive employee discounts portal for shopping, gym memberships and days out
• Interest-free SmartPay loan scheme
• Cycle2Work scheme
• 33 days' annual leave (including bank holidays)
• An extra day off for your birthday
• Company pension scheme
• Dental plan
• Company sick pay, life assurance and enhanced family leave
• Eye care vouchers
• Mental health support and virtual GP service

Who are DD Group?

DD Group is a leading provider of products, services and solutions to the dental and healthcare sectors. We support customers across the UK and beyond, helping healthcare professionals run efficient, compliant and successful practices through an extensive range of products, equipment, digital solutions and specialist services. Our people are at the heart of what we do, and by joining DD Group you’ll become part of a business focused on delivering great service to our customers while continuing to invest in our people, technology and future growth.