Castle Water has an exciting opportunity for a Software QA Tester to join our energetic and busy IT Department.

Salary range from £22,000 to £25,000 per annum dependent on experience.

• No shift work, Monday - Friday 9am-5pm
• Hybrid working Office/Home
• The organisation offers progression opportunities and will up-skill you to offer you the best career path possible.
• 28 days annual holiday which will increase by 1 day for each completed years’ service, to a maximum of 33 days.
• Company sick pay scheme
• Excellent pension and life insurance policies

This is a permanent opportunity with an immediate start date.

Key Skills & Experience

• Minimum 2+ years’ experience (preferably in the utilities sector) in software testing with a strong understanding of the tools, testing methods & techniques and process involved.
• Understanding of SDLC (waterfall & agile development methodologies).
• Experience of JIRA / X-ray or similar testing tools like TestRail, Bugzilla, Quality Center (ALM)
• Ability to analyze project documentation to ensure a thorough understanding of the business and technical requirements. These may include business requirements, functional specifications, process flow diagrams.
• Experience of managing / participating in UAT and CAT testing.
• Basic understanding of defect management with the ability to Identify, report and track software defects and issues.
• Independently develop and execute test plans to validate software functionality against requirements and specifications.
• Perform functional, performance, security and regression testing of software products.
• Experience of front and back-end testing, with an awareness of RDBMS and SQL Scripting.
• Ability to test in different environments including web and mobile.
• Understanding of Test reporting / test progress & defect reports.

Desirable Skills

• Demonstrate professional courtesy in all written and verbal communication.
• Good problem-solving skills and the tenacity to stay with an issue until it is resolved.
• Provide peer review of test artifacts produced by other test engineers.
• Provide testing support to the business users during testing.
• Develop and maintain healthy collaborative relationships with key partners such as Business Analysts/ Product Managers / Software Engineers & Business Users.
• Support the QA & Test Team in the establishment and implementation of effective practice and procedures for software testing and quality assurance.
• Able to use initiative and work to tight deadlines under pressure.
• Attention to detail with a focus on quality and continuous improvement.
• ISEB Foundation in Software Test or similar relevant accreditation.
• Experienced in Web based automated testing tools (Selenium / Gherkin / Cucumber)
• Experience / exposure in testing of billing system software or ServiceNow Platform.

About the Company

Castle Water is the UK’s leading independent water retailer and one of the fastest growing and most successful companies in the utility sector. Our customers include some of the largest companies and public sector bodies in the UK.

Castle Water aims to deliver award-winning customer service to our customers. Creating positive interactions in the workplace and between our employees and our customers will help ensure our company continues to draw new and retain existing customers. Not only have we just achieved our 12,500th 5-star Trustpilot review, but we are also winners of the recent Customer Service Excellence Award for the Perthshire Chamber of Commerce Business Star Awards.

Castle Water has a track record of providing excellent customer service, and of developing innovative approaches to utility supply. We have more 5-star reviews on Trustpilot than all other water retailers combined. We pride ourselves on being transparent and treating customers fairly.

Our head office is based in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, within easy commuting distance of both Perth and Dundee. We are embedded in the local community and participate in many local events and activities.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £22,000.00-£25,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free parking
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Sick pay
• Transport links

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Blairgowrie, PH10 7BH