The Texthelp Group and n2y have over 50 years of combined experience in creating and delivering innovative technology for the education and the workplace sectors. The companies merged in March 2024 after operating adjacently for many years. Together, we believe that everyone can learn and that we all have the right to understand and be understood. 

Joining forces means the combined mission of advancing the learning, understanding and communication of one billion people around the world by 2030 becomes even stronger. We will make a deeper, richer impact on people’s lives and on society. 

We can only achieve our mission and continue to grow by having high performing, passionate people on our team. Both Texthelp and n2y promote a collaborative and innovative work environment where diversity is embraced and empowered.

The combined organization employs over 600 staff across locations in the UK, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, USA and Australia. 

We plan to reveal our new brand later in 2024, but for now the messaging and any correspondence for this role will come from Texthelp  We’re extremely proud to be on this journey, and hope you can join us!

 

About the role

Working as an Associate Software Test Engineer, you will work closely with the software quality and development team to ensure quality standards are upheld for all Texthelp products. You will be an important member of Texthelp’s software quality assurance team working on educational and access to work literacy and Math products. 

You will utilise manual testing techniques and analyse automated test plan results  to ensure high quality product releases are achieved. You will be comfortable working as a part of an Agile sprint team.

Main Responsibilities

  • The candidate will be responsible for testing a range of software products developed by Texthelp, including web applications, web services, desktop and mobile applications 
  • The candidate will be responsible for maintaining and running a suite of manual tests and for carrying out manual exploratory testing
  • They will take part in daily project sprint meetings, giving feedback on the progress of testing and reporting any issues or impediments to the rest of the project team  
  • They will be responsible for logging bugs and testing progress in an Agile project management system 
  • They will be responsible for analysing the results of automated tests and logging bugs in relation to test failures 

Essential Criteria

  • Degree in Software engineering or equivalent
  • 1+ years’ experience in a software testing role 
  • Experience working as part of an Agile sprint team 
  • Experience writing and maintaining manual test plans
  • Experience testing and debugging Web Applications
  • Basic knowledge of software testing methodologies and concepts

Desirable Criteria

  • Knowledge of IOS and Android operating systems
  • Knowledge of Browser Extensions and Add-ons 
  • Experience using Microsoft DevOPs 
  • Experience using test automation tools (preferably Selenium WebDriver) and Rest API testing
  • Basic Knowledge of Javascript

Please submit your application on our website by Wednesday 20th November 2024.

 

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