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From £25,000 to £25,000 per year + £Competitive

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Cheshire

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Position: IT Software Tester
Location: Stockport, Cheshire
Salary: £Competitive

CDL is a leading supplier of software solutions to the UK insurance sector, providing our clients with the competitive edge in an increasingly aggressive marketplace.​

We have a vacancy for a Software Tester responsible for testing of our application software and specialist modules.​

The role will involve analysis of design specifications and the preparation of test conditions, regression testing of new software releases and investigation of faults on current releases.​ In addition, you will be able to work on the testing of our Internet products and our next generation software, which is a brand-new multi-tier distributed application in a J2EE environment.​ We use QA Run automated testing tools.​

Main Purpose of Job:
Perform testing procedures on the Application Software and ensure all errors are identified and corrected before release to clients.​

Position in the Organisation:
Report to the Software Testing Team Leader.​
Direct contact with internal clients at a user and project management level
Provide advice to internal clients at all levels.​


Scope Of the Job:
Testing - Ensure all software errors are identified and corrected.​
Quality Assurance - To ensure all aspects of work meet customer expectations and company quality standards
Communication - ensure a good level of teamwork, highlighting issues in good time and proactively suggesting solutions to resolve problems
Support - Assist with resolution and reproduction of user software problems.​
Work Organisation - Effective prioritisation and meeting deadlines
Individual Development - Take ownership of personal development.​
Technical/ ​Commercial Knowledge - For all CDL applications - a good understanding from a software testing perspective (non-technical) and a good appreciation from a technical perspective, maintain knowledge of current software testing tools, testing standards & company issues

Dimensions and Limits Of Authority:
Take responsibility and ownership for completing assigned tasks that may rely on the contribution of other team members
Rejection of incorrect programming work.​
Estimating Software Testing days work for tasks relevant to the team
Authorises distribution of fixes to existing software releases.​
Minimum GCSE level with at least English and Mathematics, preferably 'A' level in a relevant subject.​
Ideally specialist software testing skills and knowledge of structured software testing methodologies gained through formal training

Due to the nature of our business all successful candidates will be subject to Criminal Records and Credit Reference checks.​ As a result, candidates are required to have the right to work and live in the UK indefinitely without restriction.​

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