Job Title: Software QA Engineer
Salary: Up to £65k per annum
FTC: 14-months (potential to go perm)
Location: Cambridge
Are you a Software QA Engineer with strong communication skills, quality mindset, and able to engage developers without alienating them? If you're someone who champions quality throughout the software development lifecycle, from reviewing requirements through to testing and delivery, this could be a great opportunity for you!
This is a 14-month maternity cover, with the potential to become permanent.
You’ll work closely with software engineers, project managers and test teams to improve testability, identify risks and ensure software products meet quality and reliability standards.
What you’ll be doing:
Create, maintain and execute manual and automated test plans and test cases
Review requirements and assess testability and risks
Identify, log, track and report defects
Monitor software performance, usability and functionality
Work closely with development teams to improve testability and quality
Produce test reports, quality plans and supporting documentation
Contribute to improving testing processes, tools and standards
Support and coach teams on software quality and testing best practices
Track and report testing and defect metricsWhat you’ll bring
Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related subject, or equivalent experience
5+ years’ software development experience
3+ years’ experience in Software QA or a similar role
Strong knowledge of manual, automated and exploratory testing
Experience with QA, test management and defect tracking tools
Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle
Experience working with Agile/Scrum methodologies
Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills
Ability to work independently and contribute to continuous improvement
Strong attention to quality and customer outcomesDesirable:
Scripting experience with Python, Unix shell, Java or C#
Experience with tools such as Git, TeamCity, Jenkins, Artifactory, JUnit or Jira
Experience with test automation tools such as Selenium, Appium, Cucumber or Gherkin
Understanding of TDD and BDD
Experience with Android development using Java or Kotlin
Awareness of modern software build and delivery practices