Software Test Engineer – API, Dynamics 365 & Automation

Pearson Carter Limited; Bracknell; Híbrido; GBP 45.000 - 60.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid work pattern

Descripción de la vacante

Pearson Carter Limited are assisting a financial services organisation in Bracknell to recruit a Software Test Engineer / QA Analyst. This hands-on role focuses on testing across Dynamics 365, custom .NET applications and APIs, with a hybrid pattern and a £45,000 salary.

You will develop testing strategies, perform functional, integration, API and UAT testing, review requirements, investigate defects with SQL, and contribute to test automation and release readiness.

Formación

• 3+ years of practical software testing in business-critical applications.
• Hands-on manual testing experience.
• Experience creating test plans, test cases, test scenarios, test evidence and completion reports.
• Strong understanding of functional, integration, regression, exploratory and UAT testing.
• Experience testing APIs and system integrations.
• Good understanding of SQL for test data preparation, investigation and validation.
• Experience working with REST APIs, JSON and XML.
• Familiarity with Agile, sprint-based or hybrid development environments.
• Experience managing defects from discovery through to resolution and retesting.
• Strong understanding of risk-based testing and software quality principles.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical issues clearly to non-technical stakeholders.

Responsabilidades

• Take ownership of testing across Dynamics 365 CRM, custom applications, APIs and system integrations.
• Develop and maintain pragmatic testing strategies, standards, processes and documentation.
• Review requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria to identify potential risks and ensure solutions are testable.
• Create and execute functional, integration, API, regression, exploratory and end-to-end testing.
• Test Dynamics 365 forms, workflows, business rules, security roles, plugins and customisations.
• Carry out API testing across REST services and, where required, SOAP integrations.
• Validate JSON/XML payloads, data mappings, business rules, workflows and system integrations.
• Investigate defects using SQL queries, application logs, browser developer tools and API testing tools.
• Manage defects through the full lifecycle, from identification and triage through to retesting and closure.
• Support and structure User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with business users and process owners.
• Identify opportunities for test automation and introduce automated regression testing where appropriate.
• Produce clear reporting around test coverage, defects, risks and release readiness.
• Work closely with developers, business analysts and stakeholders to improve quality throughout the software development lifecycle.

Conocimientos

Manual testing

REST API testing

SQL for test data

Agile environments

Communication skills

Educación

ISTQB certification

Herramientas

Playwright

Postman/Newman

Azure DevOps

Descripción del empleo

Pearson Carter Limited are assisting a financial services organisation in Bracknell to recruit a Software Test Engineer / QA Analyst. This hands-on role focuses on testing across Dynamics 365, custom .NET applications and APIs, with a hybrid pattern and a £45,000 salary.

You will develop testing strategies, perform functional, integration, API and UAT testing, review requirements, investigate defects with SQL, and contribute to test automation and release readiness.