Software Tester

Belmont, County Durham
4 days ago
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** Applications welcomed from candidates living within a one hour commute of Durham **

Basic Salary £38,000 to £48,000

The Role - Software Tester

Our client is looking to recruit a Software Tester responsible for:

Manual testing for newly released software components
Participating in technical requirements and design reviews
Working closely with software engineers in the resolution of problems
Updating existing and defining new tests
Executing automated testing
Analysing test results to ensure existing functionality 
Your Background - Software Tester

To succeed in this varied and exciting role you must be able to demonstrate the following:

Solid working knowledge of software development lifecycle and testing lifecycle 
Hands on experience in software testing of large scale systems
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Experience with industry standard tools
The Company - Software Tester

Well respected supplier of sophisticated scientific systems
Provides a wide range of innovative analytical systems to the pharmaceutical, university and research sectors
Offers 'best in class' solutions across their range of products 
At the core of their business lie product innovation, excellent customer service and good people.
This vacancy is being advertised by TRS Consulting. The services advertised by TRS Consulting are those of an employment agency and / or employment business

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