Software Tester
About the Role
Reporting to the Software Development Team Lead, you'll join our IT Delivery team as a key contributor to ensuring the quality, reliability, security and compliance of our bespoke software solutions. Working closely with developers, business analysts and stakeholders, you will play a key role in building and shaping a QA function within a small but growing development team. This is an excellent opportunity to influence processes, introduce best practices and help deliver high-quality web applications in a regulated healthcare environment.
Key Responsibilities
Collaborate with IT teams to ensure software meets defined QA standards
Design, write and implement manual and automated test cases for bespoke web applications and solutions
Develop and maintain regression, integration and end-to-end test suites
Perform functional, non-functional, usability and exploratory testing
Identify, document, prioritise and track defects through to resolution
Validate bug fixes and carry out testing ahead of releases
Ensure testing aligns with relevant healthcare regulations and compliance requirements
Participate in internal audits
Work closely with developers, product managers, business analysts and subject matter experts to clarify requirements and acceptance criteria
Communicate testing progress, risks and quality metrics to stakeholders
Build and maintain automated testing frameworks
Evaluate and recommend tools and approaches to improve testing efficiency
About You
You'll be a detail-orientedprofessional with a passion for quality and continuous improvement. You'll enjoy working collaboratively in a cross-functional team and will be confident communicating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. With a proactive mindset, you'll need to be comfortable taking initiative to establish processes and improve ways of working while thriving in environments where you can make a tangible impact and help shape quality standards from the ground up.
Essential Experience
3+ years' experience in software QA or testing roles
Strong understanding of software testing methodologies and best practices
Experience designing and executing both manual and automated tests
Ability to clearly document test cases, defects and processes
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Meticulous attention to detail with a quality-first mindset
Relevant continuing professional development certifications (Desirable)
Why Join Barchester?
At Barchester, we are driven by our values: Respect | Integrity | Passion | Empowerment | Responsibility