L4 Software Tester Apprentice -Telford (X3 Positions)

Level 4 Software Tester

Company – QTM Global

Full Address – Grosvenor House, Hollinswood Road, Telford, TF2 9TW

Weekly Hours Worked – 08:30-17:00 Monday – Friday (Hybrid working involved)

Salary – £16,000-£18,000 DOE

Please contact Sean.Hove@estio.co.uk or call 0113 3500 333

About the company:

We provide professional testing services at all levels across the system lifecycle, helping mainly large, complex Enterprises to deliver systems of known quality to their customers. Our people deliver exceptional outcomes, and you will be given every opportunity to develop your skills and career with the right balance of support and challenge to achieve your potential. Our people are our greatest asset, and our client relationships are key to our success. Our clients are delivering key commercial and government projects in complex environments, often parts of the National Critical Infrastructure, and QTM provide key skills to support clients both directly and in collaboration with the international SI’s that service them. We have pioneered the placement of teams into these accounts and have received positive feedback on the professionalism and capability of our people and the work they do.

Brief job description:

Firebrand Training have an exciting new opportunity for a L4 Software Tester with QTM Global, an IT Leading Consultancy based in Telford.

Job Description:

The System Testing Job Family provides services to organisations that create, maintain, and deploy complex IT systems. There is a career structure which allows progression from entry-level as a Junior Test Analyst learning about systems assurance and readiness for use, through to Test Director responsible for the quality of complex customer-facing systems.

Core, personal, characteristics and soft skills are vital at all levels. You will be an intelligent and innovative team player who thrives on challenge and makes a difference.

Your duties and responsibilities in this role will consist of:

• Create test scripts and data and execute tests.
• Record results and report to stakeholders.
• Carry out test-related activities, both manual and automated.
• Record outcomes and report to stakeholders.
• Participate in planning, design and requirement reviews.

Qualifications:

5 GCSEs grades A*-C/9-4 or equivalent (including English Language and Maths)

Skills Required:

• A willingness to learn and understand manual and automated testing.
• A desire to learn about testing tools and software.
• A willingness to learn about various testing methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum, Waterfall).
• A willingness to learn about how to create and execute test plans and test cases.
• Good organisational and time management skills.
• A proactive approach to work and is a driven individual.
• Experience working on multiple projects concurrently – preferred.
• Passionate about technology and providing a high degree of service to customers.
• Ability and desire to develop new skills, expand knowledge, and learn new technologies.
• Self-motivated, able to work without supervision and have a flexible and proactive approach.
• To be able to manage own workload and communicate any challenges effectively.

Desired knowledge/experience of the below tools:

• SoapUI
• Postman
• Selenium
• Cucumber
• Gherkin
• Jira
• Confluence
• Java
• UNIX
• Windows

Why QTM?

Working in a diverse and inclusive workplace you will be given:

• The opportunity to work on impactful, meaningful projects.
• A place as part of small, autonomous agile teams.
• The chance to utilise the latest technologies on a large scale.
• Supportive communities of practice, where you can share and develop your skills and knowledge.
• Defined career progression.
• Training and development.

Future prospects:

The role offers a permanent role upon completion of the apprenticeship depending on performance.

Training to be provided:

Firebrands sector leading Software Tester apprenticeship programme develops apprentices to ensure that software developed is fit for purpose and for use in business. On this programme, apprentices will learn how to conduct various testing activities across the software development lifecycle to ensure the software meets the business’ functional, security, performance, usability, and other relevant quality requirements.

Firebrands course is delivered either Online (online live instructor led), or face to face in the classroom environment (your choice). Our Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), Learning Mentors (LMs) and world-leading trainers prepare apprentices to work across multiple sectors.

Completion of this apprenticeship will provide learners with the following world class vendor certifications in addition to the Software Tester apprenticeship:

• BCS Level 4 Diploma in Software Development Methodologies
• ISTQB Foundation Level
• ISTQB Foundation Level Agile Tester Extension
• CertNexus Cyber Secure Coder

Key areas covered are:

• Software Development Lifecycles
• Effective Team Working
• Problem Solving
• Software testing frameworks and methodologies
• Test plans, strategy, specifications, procedures, and controls
• Testing tools