Software Tester

<p><b>About the Role</b></p><br>If you are considering sending an application, make sure to hit the apply button below after reading through the entire description.<br><p>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.</p><p><b>Key Responsibilities</b></p><ul><li><p>Collaborate with IT teams to ensure software meets defined QA standards</p></li><li><p>Design, write and implement manual and automated test cases for bespoke web applications and solutions</p></li><li><p>Develop and maintain regression, integration and end-to-end test suites</p></li><li><p>Perform functional, non-functional, usability and exploratory testing</p></li><li><p>Identify, document, prioritise and track defects through to resolution</p></li><li><p>Validate bug fixes and carry out testing ahead of releases</p></li><li><p>Ensure testing aligns with relevant healthcare regulations and compliance requirements</p></li><li><p>Participate in internal audits </p></li><li><p>Work closely with developers, product managers, business analysts and subject matter experts to clarify requirements and acceptance criteria</p></li><li><p>Communicate testing progress, risks and quality metrics to stakeholders</p></li><li><p>Build and maintain automated testing frameworks</p></li><li><p>Evaluate and recommend tools and approaches to improve testing efficiency</p></li></ul><p><b>About You</b></p><p>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. xwzovoh 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.</p><p><b>Essential Experience</b></p><ul><li><p>3+ years' experience in software QA or testing roles</p></li><li><p>Strong understanding of software testing methodologies and best practices</p></li><li><p>Experience designing and executing both manual and automated tests</p></li><li><p>Ability to clearly document test cases, defects and processes</p></li><li><p>Excellent written and verbal communication skills</p></li><li><p>Meticulous attention to detail with a quality-first mindset</p></li><li><p>Relevant continuing professional development certifications (Desirable)</p></li></ul><p><b>Why Join Barchester?</b><br> At Barchester, we are driven by our values: Respect | Integrity | Passion | Empowerment | Responsibility</p>