Software Tester Apprentice
- Employer
- Geneo Ltd
- Location
- 7, Parade, Leamington Spa, CV32 4DG
- Salary
- £20,000.00 annually
- Closing date
- 24 Jul 2019
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- Specialism
- IT
- Sector
- Unspecified
- Role Type
- Apprenticeship, Higher
- Start Date
- August
- Duration
- Permanent
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Duties will include:
You will have the opportunity to learn any missing skills and enhance any existing skills whilst doing the work.
Requirements and prospects
Desired skills
As a Software Tester at GENEO, your responsibilities will entail the use of the following tools and technologies in an Agile Development environment and any experience with these will be helpful:
(Important) Front-end testing applications
(Important) Web Development common languages
(Useful) Web Development supporting languages
(Useful) PHP Model-View-Controller Framework
(Useful) Continuous Delivery software
Personal qualities
Desired qualifications
Future prospects
The role offers long term security and the opportunity to progress into a permanent position.
Things to consider
The office premises boast a splendid Georgian town building on the Parade in the heart of Leamington Spa. You will be working with a friendly bunch ofpassionate developers that encourage a free, open-minded and no-blame culture. We are proud of what we do, how we do it and are excited about where we are going. As a new addition to our team, you will be encouraged to contribute to every stage of the Software Development Lifecycle. Our training documentation and methods will enable you to start contributing to our software at an early stage.
You will be actively involved in daily 'stand-up' meetings in which we cover, amongst other things, the business priorities as and when they change and progress against our plan.From this you will clearly understand the importance of your work, and how it fits into the broader business objectives we all share.
You will have the time and flexibility to develop your knowledge on the technologies currently used by the software and business teams as well as research new technologies that might pave the way for future developments.
Being part of the GENEO Team
We expect you to enrich our culture. You should be positive and proactive, and we want you to feel empowered to introduce your own fresh ideas into the mix. You should have a passion for writing good quality test cases, be open to critical reviews and pair work with other developers within the team. This will ensure the positive development of yourself and the software.
THE CORE VALUES
At GENEO we practice what we preach. We believe in the Lean Operating Model and have based our core values and processes upon it, leading to continued success for the companies we partner and twin with.
- Test Geneo software products and troubleshoot hardware and software issues
- Help prepare and maintain test plans
- Report test coverage and provide feedback to developers and project teams
- Install and configure Windows operating systems, associated hardware and applications
- Provide on-site IT support for staff, ensuring priority requests are resolved quickly
You will have the opportunity to learn any missing skills and enhance any existing skills whilst doing the work.
Requirements and prospects
Desired skills
As a Software Tester at GENEO, your responsibilities will entail the use of the following tools and technologies in an Agile Development environment and any experience with these will be helpful:
(Important) Front-end testing applications
- Katalon Studio (Groovy/Selenium) or equivalent automation tools
- Google Chrome
(Important) Web Development common languages
- HTML
- CSS
(Useful) Web Development supporting languages
- JavaScript
- PHP
- Bash
- SQL
(Useful) PHP Model-View-Controller Framework
- Knowledge of CakePHP or any other PHP MVC framework like Symfony, Laravel, Zend, CodeIgniter.
(Useful) Continuous Delivery software
- Jenkins
- Amazon Web Services
Personal qualities
- Team player
- Ability to learn and adapt very quickly
- Basic knowledge on coding
- Good problem-solving ability
- Strong assessment skills
- A passion for providing excellent customer services at all times
- Strong communication skills with people at varying levels
Desired qualifications
- 5 GCSEs grades A*-C/9-4 or equivalent (including English Language and maths)
Future prospects
The role offers long term security and the opportunity to progress into a permanent position.
Things to consider
The office premises boast a splendid Georgian town building on the Parade in the heart of Leamington Spa. You will be working with a friendly bunch ofpassionate developers that encourage a free, open-minded and no-blame culture. We are proud of what we do, how we do it and are excited about where we are going. As a new addition to our team, you will be encouraged to contribute to every stage of the Software Development Lifecycle. Our training documentation and methods will enable you to start contributing to our software at an early stage.
You will be actively involved in daily 'stand-up' meetings in which we cover, amongst other things, the business priorities as and when they change and progress against our plan.From this you will clearly understand the importance of your work, and how it fits into the broader business objectives we all share.
You will have the time and flexibility to develop your knowledge on the technologies currently used by the software and business teams as well as research new technologies that might pave the way for future developments.
Being part of the GENEO Team
We expect you to enrich our culture. You should be positive and proactive, and we want you to feel empowered to introduce your own fresh ideas into the mix. You should have a passion for writing good quality test cases, be open to critical reviews and pair work with other developers within the team. This will ensure the positive development of yourself and the software.
THE CORE VALUES
At GENEO we practice what we preach. We believe in the Lean Operating Model and have based our core values and processes upon it, leading to continued success for the companies we partner and twin with.
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