Software Test Engineer

Test Engineer (Software) | Automotive | 6 Month Contract | London You will be responsible for testing software products that are either built in-house, customized, or configured on the cloud. You will partner with developers to plan, test, and implement software changes to ensure that products conform to the desired quality standard. As a tester, you’ll be involved in the quality assurance stage of development and deployments. You’ll conduct automated and manual tests to ensure that what has been created by developers is fit for purpose and any bugs or issues are removed within a product before it gets deployed to everyday users. As Test Engineer you will: Develops and documents step-by-step test cases based on the software requirements elicited by business analysts and software developers Test efforts approximations Identifies, logs, and tracks defects Provides reporting on defect tracking and escalates technical issues as needed Creating test cases and documents Develop and run test scripts to automate manual repeatable time intensive tasks Analysing and reporting testing results (to the SI, test manager, and wider audience) Continual Service Improvement of the test process Developing & maintaining testing standards, procedures, and guidelines to ensure consistent testing procedures Contribute to test planning, strategy and approximation including Business mapping Using a “global” perspective, understanding the individual components of systems and the larger global perspective of how the system works. Understanding DevOps and agile methods As a Test engineer you will have: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent) Proven experience within IT environment (Web, PIM, integrations, ecommerce, …) in an automotive or retail sector is key, with start-up knowledge advantageous Demonstratable experience testing applications in accordance to required functionality and non-functional quality attributes (e.g. availability, performance) Certified in ISEB or ISTQB, Tricentis Tosca or similar a preference Knowledge of configuration efforts and development In-depth understanding of the various testing concepts (e.g. functional, usability, performance), with experience writing test plans and test cases Understanding of basic waterfall and iterative project management concepts Ability to conduct manual and automated testing Analytical and logical reasoning, with a high attention to detail & able to work in fast paced environment where prioritization is key Excellent communicator and team player Ability to anticipate user behaviour or risks to systems If the above piques your interest please contact me today. alexe-volvetalent.com 07725455949