System Tester
Macmillan Cancer Support
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
9 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Temporary contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Compensation
£ 45KJob location
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
Tech stack
Testing (Software)
Agile Methodologies
Automation of Tests
Azure
Business Software
Business Systems
Regression Testing
Software Quality Assurance (SQA)
Web Platforms
Test Scripts
Job description
As a System Tester, you'll test enhancements and changes to Macmillan's core business systems and websites, working closely with Engineers, Product Managers, Delivery Managers and stakeholders. You'll champion quality within your team, helping to ensure that everything we release meets high standards for both our internal users and the people we support.
You'll be hands-on throughout the delivery lifecycle - from shaping test plans to supporting user acceptance testing - and you'll help embed best practice testing approaches across both Agile and Waterfall environments.
What you'll be doing
- Testing changes to Macmillan's business systems and digital platforms
- Designing and maintaining clear, effective test plans tailored to business applications and websites
- Developing and executing functional, integration and regression test packs
- Supporting the creation and delivery of automated tests
- Identifying, recording and tracking defects using appropriate tools
- Producing clear reports on defects and testing outcomes
- Supporting user acceptance testing and working with stakeholders to resolve issues
- Leading on Quality Assurance within your delivery team and ensuring test processes are followed
- Keeping up to date with software quality assurance standards and best practice
- Working in line with Macmillan policies, values and ways of working
Requirements
- Experience creating Test Plans, Test Scripts and Test Exit Reports
- A practical understanding of the Fundamental Test Process in both Agile and Waterfall projects
- Working knowledge of Azure DevOps, including Test Manager
- ISTQB Foundation in Software Testing (or equivalent experience)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- The ability to build positive working relationships at all levels
- Clear, confident communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages to different audiences
About the company
At Macmillan you'll find talented people working together to do whatever it takes to support people living with cancer. We're going all out to find even better ways to help even more people who need our support. Our values are at the heart of who we are and everything we do, inspiring our thinking and guiding our actions.