Tester

Epson Europe B.V.; Watford; Presencial; GBP 42.000 - 54.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Epson Europe B.V. is seeking a QA Tester to ensure quality, reliability and release readiness of software solutions.

You will plan, execute, and automate tests across functional, integration, E2E, and UI domains, while coordinating with Product Owners, Developers, and stakeholders to minimize risks. You will maintain traceability in Jira, contribute to CI/CD integrated test suites, and drive defect resolution with cross-functional teams.

Formación

• Proven experience in software testing for web-based and enterprise apps.
• Strong skills in functional, integration, E2E, regression, and exploratory testing.
• Hands-on test automation and API testing experience.
• Good understanding of performance testing concepts and results interpretation.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum and test management tools (e.g., Jira).
• Attention to detail with a focus on high-quality, reliable software.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities; capable of evidence-based decisions.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management; able to report testing outcomes clearly.
• Fluent English (written and spoken).

Responsabilidades

• Develop and execute risk-based test plans aligned with release schedules.
• Design and perform functional, integration, end-to-end, regression, exploratory, API, and UI tests.
• Maintain end-to-end traceability in Jira for requirements, tests, results, and defects.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance automated test suites integrated with CI/CD pipelines.
• Identify, document, prioritise, and retest defects with Product and Development teams.
• Lead testing for assigned releases including scope management, triage, and sign-off.
• Coordinate testing with Product Owners, Developers, stakeholders, and release teams.
• Continuously improve test processes, tools, assets, and automation coverage.

Conocimientos

Functional testing

Integration testing

End-to-end testing

Exploratory testing

API testing

Test automation

Jira

Agile/Scrum

Attention to detail

Stakeholder communication

English fluency

Herramientas

Jira

CI/CD pipelines

Descripción del empleo

The Tester is responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability, and release readiness of software solutions through effective test planning, execution, automation, and defect management. Acting as a key quality advocate, the Tester works closely with Product Owners, Developers, and business stakeholders to identify risks, validate requirements, and support the delivery of high-quality products that meet business and user expectations.

What will you do:

• Develop and execute risk-based test plans aligned with release and deployment schedules, defining scope, coverage, environments, test data, and release-readiness criteria.
• Design and perform functional, integration, end-to-end, regression, exploratory, API, and UI testing.
• Maintain end-to-end traceability in Jira between requirements, test cases, results, and defects, ensuring all test artefacts are version-controlled, auditable, and compliant with governance requirements.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance automated test suites integrated with CI/CD pipelines.
• Identify, document, prioritise, and retest defects, working closely with Product and Development teams to drive resolution.
• Lead testing for assigned releases, including scope management, defect triage, reporting, quality assessments, readiness reviews, Go/No-Go recommendations, test sign-off, and post-release validation where required.
• Coordinate testing with Product Owners, Developers, business stakeholders, and release teams.
• Continuously improve test processes, tools, assets, automation coverage, and ways of working to improve quality and reduce delivery risk.

What we ask for:

• Proven experience in software testing for web-based and enterprise applications, such as CRM, eCommerce, reporting, dataflow, or subscription-based platforms.
• Strong expertise in functional, integration, end-to-end (E2E), regression, and exploratory testing.
• Hands‑on experience with test automation and API testing.
• Good understanding of performance testing concepts and the ability to interpret test results.
• Experience working with Agile/Scrum methodologies and test management tools, including Jira.
• Strong attention to detail with a commitment to delivering high-quality, reliable software.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make evidence-based decisions.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to clearly report testing outcomes, risks, and recommendations.
• Fluent English language skills, both written and spoken.

We are keen to hear from you even if you don’t match all listed requirements, but you identify with our brand and passion for innovation.

What we offer:

For Italian market: Annual gross base salary: € 37.000 - € 40.000, based on relevant experience, skills and qualifications. Employment terms are governed by the applicable Italian National Collective Labour Agreement (CCNL Commercio).

For UK market: A competitive salary package is offered and will be aligned to the successful candidate’s experience and qualifications. Further details can be discussed with the recruiter during the hiring process.

We aspire to be an indispensable company, trusted throughout the world for our commitment to openness, customer satisfaction and sustainability. We respect individuality while promoting teamwork, and we are committed to delivering unique value through innovative and creative solutions.

Our commitment to the environment

We all have a role to play in building a better future. For Epson, being a sustainable company means being mindful of every aspect of our organisation – from the smallest lightbulb to the largest factory. It fuels our innovation, drives our growth, motivates our workforce and, ultimately, to contribute to society.

Our people

We believe a healthy culture, strong values, teamwork and contribution from a diverse range of individuals will help us to strive for excellence.

Our brand

Ranked by Clarivate Analytics as a Top 100 Global Innovator brand for the last seven years running.

Epson is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applications from individuals of all protected characteristics and are committed to providing any necessary accommodations during the application and assessment process, as well as upon joining our team.

If you require additional assistance for your application or wheelchair access to our facilities, please email [e-mail]. A member of our team will be happy to assist you.