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# Software Test Engineer

- **Company:** Spectrum IT Recruitment
- **Location:** Bournemouth, UK
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** £40,000.0 - £45,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), Application Testing, Automation of Tests, Software Bug Management, Commercial Software, Power BI, SQL Databases, Web Applications, Api Management
- **Published:** May 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/software-test-engineer/spectrum-it-recruitment-limited-job107334204

## About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Software Test & Support Specialist to join a growing technology-focused team in Bournemouth. This role is ideal for someone with a strong background in software testing, application support and problem solving who enjoys working in a collaborative and fast-paced environment.

Essential Skills & Experience

 * 2 year's commercial software QA experience within a web-based environment
 * 2 year's experience in manual application testing
 * Experience with defect tracking and bug management processes
 * Strong technical documentation skills with excellent written English
 * SQL

Desirable Skills

 * Power BI
 * API testing
 * Automated testing
 * Business analysis and workflow/process design



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