Software Test Engineer

Software Test Engineer

If you would like to know a bit more about this opportunity, or are considering applying, then please read the following job information.

North London Area

Salary Negotiable + Excellent Benefits

An international company who manufactures complexed systems used for navigation are looking to recruit a Software Test Engineer to be responsible for the build and test of software to support the company\’s products and services. If you have experience of Software Engineering Lifecycle, in particular test and integration then this great company with excellent benefits could be your ideal next career move.

Duties:

Build and test software to support the company\’s products and services.
Be responsible for producing and maintaining software build and software test specifications.
Act as technical liaison within the company and for customers, and collaborators on software related matters.
Assist in the improvement and testability of software.

Skills:

Must have a good Engineering Degree with Software Content or equivalent
Candidates with extensive experience in a similar role without a degree may be considered
Must have practical experience of testing software for PCs running Windows.
Experience of writing test plans, specifications, and reports is essential
Experience of building software & software installers desirable
Experience in similar position within a Technical/Engineering organisation preferred.
Knowledge of scripting/programming languages to help automate builds and testing.
Must be willing to travel occasionally to visit and sail with ships in the UK and abroad.Due to the nature of the business you will be required to be a British Citizen with 5 years traceable history.

Benefits:

25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Hours of work are 7.30-4.00 Monday to Thursday with ½ hour lunch and 7.30 to 12.30 Friday
Stakeholder pension scheme
Life assurance
Other benefits include: Employee Assistance Programme, Private Health, Childcare Vouchers and a Subsidised Restaurant

Candidates from a pure e-commerce web site testing background are NOT suitable for this position

If you would like to discuss this role further, then call Julia at Prime Appointments