Junior Test Engineer

As a key member of the software development department this role is responsible and accountable for:

• The testing of desktop applications.
• Writing manual and automations tests
• Participating in techncial discussions
• Working with Jira and associated test tools
• Preparing and maintaining technical documentation,

Requirements for Consideration:

• Good Degree Level education (2:1 or higher) in Software Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent with at least 2 years’ experience in a software engineering role within the .Net ecosystem.
• Experience in manual and automation testing
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills with the ability to work effectively.

Preferred:

• Experience gained in the metrology, precision engineering, machine tool industry or Optics industry.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-marking, work quality, and to reduce costs.  The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.

Personal Attributes:

• Team player, adept at working within Agile software development teams.
• Flexible approach to tasks, investigating problems with an open and enquiring mind.
• Understand why technology people get out of bed in the morning to come to work.