Software Tester

Job Advert Summary

At Pragma we provide the opportunity for individuals to enjoy their working lives as much as their home lives. We foster a team environment in which each individual is recognised, valued and developed to support our company strategy. We encourage people with disabilities and from diverse backgrounds to apply. Our Quality Engineers are responsible for ensuring that all software products are released with high quality.

The software quality engineer is someone who monitors every phase of the software development process so as to ensure design quality, making sure that the software adheres to the standards set by the development department.

Minimum Requirements

• A tertiary qualification in a relevant IT related degree or diploma is preferable
• A minimum of 2 years professional experience in a related role, e.g. software testing
• Functional and non-functional testing experience
• Demonstrable experience in manual and/or automated QA, ideally in a continuous delivery environment
• Strong technical skills - comfortable testing software without a user interface, e.g. an API
• QA related Test management certification i.e. ISTQB Foundation preferred
• Strong communication skills, dealing with all levels of management and peers within an organisation
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet tight deadlines
• Experience of working with teams following an agile methodology
• Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools and processes
• Analytical skills, i.e. to analyse requirements
• Experience in writing and debugging code

Duties & Responsibilities

• Test software
• Maintenance and support of existing systems
• Participate in the release process
• Build knowledge of new QA tools and relevant technology on a continuous basis
• Participate actively in the scrum process
• Knowledge Transfer and Collaboration