Software Tester – HR software
£30,000 - £35,000
Woking in Surrey
35 hour working week – flexi hours
Private healthcare scheme, pension, 25 days holiday per year, parking

An expanding software company in the Woking area providing tailored solutions is seeking a Software Tester focussed on the testing of software developments generated by the development teams, working with project managers to design, produce and run testing plans and automated testing routines for a variety of different software modules.

· Design and create testing plans for software systems produced by the HR & Recruitment teams
· Work closely with the delivery team to establish acceptance criteria
· Develop functional scripts and user & regression test plans
· Create new testing procedures using tools such as Selenium/TFS
· Keep project co-ordinators up to date with the outcome of testing
· Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of testing schedule and results
· Participate in regular team meetings

Essential Requirements:
· Minimum of 24 months experience as a software tester
· Experience of automated testing practices
· Excellent understanding of the software development lifecycle
· Ability to collate testing results into coherent well laid out reports
· Good all-round knowledge of IT (software, networking, security, etc.)
· Quick to learn, proactive and able to keep pace with a rapidly evolving software suite
· Excellent understanding of different testing types (acceptance, smoke, regression, etc.)
· Comfortable running concurrent tests at differing stages of the development lifecycle and across multiple functional areas
Desirable
· Knowledge of Microsoft Team Foundation Server
· Experience of working in an Agile environment
· Technical knowledge of databases (in particular MS SQL Server) and database applications
· Experience of testing bespoke and/or tailored software
· Experience of penetration and/or load testing
The successful candidate can expect an exciting, challenging and highly rewarding role within a dynamic and growing business.