IT / Software Tester


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Recruiter

Recruitment Genius

Listed on

9th April 2015

Location

Edinburgh

Salary/Rate

£24000 - £30000

Type

Permanent

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Salary: £24,000 - £30,000 plus pension and bonus

This global market leader in the development of smart software for unmanned maritime robotic systems, are looking to recruit IT/Software Engineers into their Software Test Department, based at their Edinburgh offices. The company utilises state-of-the-art software test and verification tools to ensure their robotic and data management products have the highest levels of reliability and integrity. This is a fantastic opportunity to work for an innovative and forward thinking company with an international client base.

Main Purpose of the Role

You can expect to be working with software systems, continuous integration and automated testing frameworks. The role will assist in the development and deployment of new tools and manage supporting IT infrastructure.

As a member of the Test Department team, your main responsibilities will involve:

- Contribute to the infrastructure supporting the continuous delivery pipeline of their products

- Extend existing continuous integration and automated testing infrastructure

- Develop new strategies to validate all aspects of the lifecycle of their software

- Analyse deployment scenarios for the software and execute test cases under controlled conditions

Academic Qualifications / Experience

- Graduate in Computer Science/IT/Software/Electronic Engineering or similar. Other relevant qualifications & experience will be considered.

Technical Skills

Skills in some of the following would be an advantage, but not essential:

- General Linux or Windows scripting skills (e.g. bash, cmd-prompt)

- Build systems such as Maven, CMake, Visual Studio

- Source code management, such SVN, git, mercurial, bazaar

- Issue tracking systems, such as Bugzilla or Jira

- Unit testing and integration testing

- Continuous Integration Systems such as Jenkins, CDash or Teamcity

- Virtualisation, including setup and management

General Skills:

- Good technical writing/reporting skills

- Good inter-personal/communication skills

- Confident working in a small company environment

- Dependable when working to tight deadlines

- Can-do attitude and willing to learn on the job

This is a great opportunity to join a growing team, develop new personal and technical skills, and help shape the future testing and deployment capabilities within the company. It would be especially suitable for a new graduate, or someone looking to further develop their career.

How to Apply

Please include an up to date CV and mention your current salary details and notice period within this.

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