Test Engineer

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Software tech at Sage means giving businesses of all sizes the technology to better manage everything from money to people. As a Test Engineer here, you'll be part of a global market leader but with a very local heart. We're a FTSE 100 company with £60m of new investment into the business and £40m in the North East, over 13,000 colleagues globally and we continually give back to our local communities.

This is not just about deploying business software used and relied upon by businesses all over the world. It's a fantastic opportunity to build a great career at a homegrown, world-leading company, right here in the Toon! You'll join a team of local tech experts and your work will make a real difference for users of one of the largest platforms in financial tech ­­- Sage Business Cloud Accounting.

You'll

Ensure new software is built to offer the best possible user experience

Join a team dedicated to developing new features for Sage Business Cloud Accounting

Receive training on testing tech including AWS, Docker, JMeter, BlazeMeter, Postman, Selenium, New Relic, DataDog and SumoLogic

Collaborate in deploying software around the world using Slack and Zoom

Develop your own innovations on monthly ‘Pioneer Fridays'

Make a difference to the local community by volunteering with Sage Foundation

The person

There's a reason why businesses around the world depend on Sage platforms. It's because we innovate. Our test engineers aren't robots. They're analytical thinkers who take a creative approach to problem-solving with a forensic eye for detail. But our perfect test engineer will:

Be quick to gain understanding of the system under test and how it is used by customers

Create timely estimates for testing projects

Help create and optimise source documents for testing artifacts

Execute different testing approaches such as rapid, risk based, exploratory, regression, security and usability

Take accountability for testing and create effective test metrics

Accurately record and communicate issues with the Test team lead

Stay up-to-date with all the latest developments in software testing and share knowledge with colleagues

Multitask and prioritise workload to meet deadlines

Learn quickly how to make a valuable contribution to the team

The offering

This is your chance to build a belter of a career right here in Newcastle. All the development you can handle and challenges galore. That means global hackathons, a Technical Fellowship programme and you'll get five training days plus five volunteer days per year so you can learn and give something back in the local community. And all this with a company that's as local as the fog on the Tyne! You'll find everything you could ever want at our office: plenty of great places to eat, an on-site gym, and of course, cutting-edge tech... which reminds us: create something that we go on to patent and you'll get an Inventors' bonus.