Software Engineer in Test

Job description
We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Software Development Engineer in Test to join our excellent software development team based in central Cambridge (UK).

GMSL is the market-leading provider of 24/7 energy portfolio management services and software in Europe and plays a vital role in the energy business. We have unparalleled expertise in the industry, built up over 25 years of operating in energy markets throughout Europe and our software is used by some of the largest energy companies in the world.

Development approach

We develop software using an agile approach, which focuses on our ability to respond to change. Our culture is broadly based on Extreme Programming (XP) practices, and we adapt our processes to support the context, rather than follow a standard rigid process for all situations. We develop software in a number of small product teams, each focused on one of our software products. Testers are an integral part of our product teams working alongside developers and business experts in every stage of the software development process. Our work is very collaborative, and having a friendly office environment is very important to us.

Testing approach

Our testers follow a context-driven testing approach, treating learning, test design and test execution as simultaneous tasks. We understand our customers’ needs and help ensure the team are solving the right problems to deliver value to our users. We adapt our testing process according to the needs of the product, the team and the goals of the current development.

We automate tests, where appropriate, to support our agile approach, enabling us to respond to change more easily. Developers create automated unit tests as part of their development process. Testers create automated system and integration tests. Testers also use tools to enable them to carry out complex exploratory testing scenarios and simulate external systems that the software interacts with.

Responsibilities

Once you have gained an understanding of the product under development, the role will include the following responsibilities:
• Participating with the rest of the team in identifying areas of risk. Determining how they can be mitigated and where testing can add value.
• Creation and maintenance of tools to aid exploratory testing
• Creation and maintenance of tools to run simulations looking for performance/load/stress testing issues.
• Creation and maintenance of automated integration tests.
• Helping to recreate and troubleshoot issues.
• Acceptance testing in collaboration with the Product Owners.

Your experience

We are looking for someone who:
• Has 3+ years’ experience in software development as a software tester or engineer, or similar role.
• Has demonstrable experience of programmatically testing complicated software products.
• Has a technical, inquiring mind, and enjoys problem solving and lateral thinking.
• Has good interpersonal skills and enjoys collaborating with others. Everything we do is done as part of a team, so being able to cooperate with others to meet shared goals, empathise, and form trusting relationships is key.

It would be beneficial, but not essential, to have experience of some of the following:
• C#
• The ability to read production code, understand the architecture from it, and determine unit test coverage.
• Use of mocked services and in-house tools for testing
• Experience with .Net Core Web Applications with SQL Server databases.
• Maintaining test environments.

Salary

Salary will be reflective of your level of experience.
• Location Central Cambridge – Hybrid (2-3 days a week in office)
• Job type Permanent
• Hours Mon-Fri, 37.5 hours per week

Our Cambridge office is centrally located in the Hills Road, CB2 area, within walking distance of Cambridge train station and the city centre; we have bike and car parking available.

All our software teams spend at least one day a week in our office and this role requires 2-3 days a week in our office, so you need to be based within easy travel to Cambridge.

Benefits

Our benefits include:
• Annual discretionary bonus scheme
• Company pension scheme (6% employer contribution)
• 25 days’ holiday
• Private health care
• Flexible working hours and remote working
• Casual dress and a relaxed environment
• Employee assistance program
• Loyal service award
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Fresh fruit and great coffee
• Free access to Cambridge University Botanic Gardens
• Monthly team pub lunches

How to apply

Simply email us your CV and covering letter to recruit@gmsl.co.uk.

GMSL have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK, proof of right to work in the UK will be requested prior to employment.

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