Senior Software Test Engineer

Spectrum IT Recruitment – Southampton, City of Southampton

• C#, Specflow, Selenium, Automation Testing
• Remote Working. UK RESIDENTS ONLY - NO SPONSORSHIP PROVIDED

We are seeking a talented Senior Software Tester to join an award-winning company providing clean water distribution across the globe.

As the Senior QA Engineer, you will be actively involved in all testing aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle, working alongside 3 software testers and a talented software team.

Through modern technology, R&D, and an awesome team, they are building the technology platforms that contribute to the management and distribution of clean water. It’s a great mission and the team feels part of something critical on a global scale.

You will join a great company with a fantastic working culture, a buoyant and friendly working environment, and a company that invests in its employees.

Key Skills Responsibilities:

• Develop effective test strategies including test plans, test cases, and continuously enhance the test processes to drive efficiency and effectiveness.
• Execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test scripts to validate software functionality, performance, and usability.
• Perform thorough functional, regression, integration, and system testing to identify defects to ensure software stability.
• Report bugs and errors to the Development team and document steps necessary to reproduce the issue.
• Test Design and Execution – Design test scenarios based on functional specifications and tracking defects.
• Documenting test processes, procedures, and results to provide reports to stakeholders.

Core Requirements:

• Sound experience of writing and executing automated tests using testing frameworks and tools – Specflow, Selenium.
• Test-Driven Development (TDD).
• Previous experience of working as a QA Engineer or Software Tester.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle, testing methodologies including black-box, white-box, and grey-box, and quality assurance principles.
• Proficiency in writing clear and concise test plans, test cases, and defect reports.
• Experience with test management and defect tracking tools (e.g., Jira, TestRail, or similar).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex issues.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills and team-oriented.