Software Tester/ Test Engineer (QA)


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Modality Systems

Listed on

1st December 2017

Location

Norwich

Salary/Rate

Upto £35000

Salary Notes

Up to 35K

Type

Permanent

Start Date

ASAP

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About Us

Modality Systems is an award-winning technical consulting and software development company focused on Microsoft’s Unified Communications technologies - Lync, Skype and Teams. We develop custom software applications and products for a broad range of customers, and have offices in St. Albans and Norwich in the UK, as well as in the US, Australia and Germany.

What we need

We’re looking for great software testers who are passionate about building great products. We’re an open, honest, friendly and supportive team who seriously value producing high-quality, maintainable software and we need testers who feel the same way. Whether you’ve only got a few years under your belt or are an experienced tester, if you’ve got the right personality, values and ability we’d love to hear from you.

As a software tester, you’ll be working as an integral part of a small, agile product team in our Norwich office. You’ll be involved in product releases from planning and design through to release, and will work with product managers, developers and business stakeholders to create and extend the innovative products our customers know us for.

In return we’ll support you in the development of your career and provide the tools for you to learn, including MSDN licenses, Pluralsight access and time off to attend events to support your growth. We also have a great benefits scheme including private pension, healthcare, cycle to work schemes, childcare vouchers, dental insurance and an employee discount scheme.

What I need to do

                     Work with the Test Engineers and Software Engineers as a part of an agile team

                     Undertake all roles required as a part of an agile development team including test design, test execution and test result interpretation in line with business needs and priorities

                     Concentrate on business requirements, ensuring that examples of desired behavior and misbehavior are captured early and hidden assumptions are discovered

                     Performing exploratory testing

                     Creating test scenarios and executing manual test runs

                     Documenting and reporting defects and analysing their root cause

                     Reporting upon completion of testing and authorising releases

                     Using concepts such as risk-based testing to ensure you focus on the right tasks

                     Take a proactive, constructive and positive approach towards challenges when they arise

                     Look out for new testing techniques and use them when they fit

How will I succeed

                     Apply agile values, principles and practices within estimates

                     Using business analyses techniques to collaboratively deliver high-value products - e.g. Example Mapping, Flow Diagram, "7 Product Dimensions" approach to discover all product aspects that encompass functional and non-functional dimensions of any product

                     Continually be looking to improve your expertise, domain knowledge and skills

                     Share knowledge with the team and provide mentorship to increase efficiency and improve standards within the team

                     Show a commitment to ongoing professional development through self-learning, professional training, attending conferences etc.

What I need to know

                     Track record in agile testing using the appropriate tools

                     Understanding of testing principles and practices

                     Excellent collaboration and communication skills

                     Experience with application, database and cloud technologies and how they support specific business functions and provide commercial benefits

                     Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and why they are important

                     Ability to estimate effort for the completion of User Stories

What I will use

                     High spec PC with multiple monitors and a sit/stand desk

                     Visual Studio 2017 & Test Manager

                     TDD, BDD

                     SQL Server

                     Powershell

                     AWS, Azure

                     GIT, VSTS

The Package

                     Competitive base salary

                     Annual bonus

                     Contributory pension - Modality contributes up to 3% of salary

                     Medical insurance

                     Income protection

                     Life assurance

                     Training courses and materials

If this sounds interesting, please send your CV and covering letter - click the APPLY button.

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