With this high-tech company who are world leaders in their field.

Due to expansion, our client is seeking an engineer to develop cost-effective and innovative test solutions for their high-tech products.

Primarily software biased, the role will include definition and development of cross-discipline test solutions for both electronics and software, aimed at reducing cycle time, increasing test coverage and ultimately delivering better products.

You will participate in requirements analysis, concept proposals and top-level design, and propose appropriate test strategies to support the system/software delivery. The role will also involve hands-on work within the small software test team, developing test capability in accordance with the agreed strategy, and undertaking software verification and validation.

For this key role, you will have a systems outlook, be proactive and capable of taking a strategic view. You'll have a degree in a relevant subject, and a background in software engineering, electronics engineering or production, with significant hands-on software/electronics development experience.

Essential technical skills are C++ or .NET programming, communications protocols & networking, and test systems development (GUI, data logging, scripting etc). LabView/Test Stand would be particularly beneficial.

You'll receive an excellent benefits package and have the chance to develop your career in a high-tech environment.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a top Engineer!

Keywords: software test, software QA, quality engineering, systems, electronics, C++, .NET, communications protocols, networking, test systems, GUI, data logging, scripting, precision mechanisms, high-tech, Cambridge, to 45k

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A fantastic opportunity to join this successful company as a Test Engineer, testing software for their range of wireless chips. This may be either embedded software running on the on-chip processors or associated software running on a host processor.

You will take ownership of the testing of certain aspects of a project and will be responsible for delivering the software test results on a timescale agreed with the group leader. Mentoring will provided from more experienced engineers. Tasks will be well defined and you will be expected to work with moderate supervision.

Key Responsibilities:
· Tests software of moderate scale and complexity to agreed timescales under moderate supervision;
· Writes software test scripts;
· Maintenance of software test scripts including defect investigation;
· Delivery of high quality software test results in line with the department’s processes;
· Contributes to the creation of relevant documentation following the department’s processes;

Person Specification:
Required:
· Degree (or equivalent qualification) in maths/science/software/electronics
· Proven experience of at least one scripting/programming language
· Good understanding of software test methodologies
· Understanding of software test debug techniques
· Keen interest in software development
· Effective team player
· Good communicator
· Good problem solving ability

Desired:
· Some experience of software development
· Experience of wireless communication protocols such as Bluetooth, UWB or Wi-Fi
· Competent with using laboratory equipment such as scopes, digital multimeters, etc
· Used Unix/Linux build environments

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Can you offer a first class or 2:1 degree from well ranked university along with extensive Software Test experience with a silicon or networking company? Do you have a thorough understanding of operating system concepts, system software, silicon/software co-design, Ethernet and TCP/IP?

This leading software company are unusual in the close collaboration between their software test and software development teams, and the genuinely supportive and encouraging atmosphere that they have. They understand that testing is a critical and central part of the development cycle - their remit is to push their software to the limits, across the breadth of different types of networking and server applications.

With continued growth, they now have a role for a Senior Software Test Engineer with possible team lead responsibilities over a 3-4 person test team. The Senior Software Test Engineer will be responsible for the definition of detailed test plans, day to day line management of the team to complete the agreed test cases to schedule, maintaining test metrics and generating reports on test progress.

A detailed knowledge of code coverage analysis, test tracking tools such as Aptest, IXIA hardware and software test tools, Python and PCIe would be an advantage.

In addition to a competitive salary the role offers extensive benefits such as share options, private health / dentistry, critical illness cover and employer pension contribution. This is a superb opportunity to join a very successful, leading-edge company.

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Senior Software Test Engineer

Can you offer extensive C programming skills and a good understanding of Win32 (disk, registry, COM), Operating Systems and Networking, along with solid analysis and diagnostic skills? Do you also have a thorough knowledge of software release procedures and software defect tracking with a proven ability to apply appropriate test methodologies including writing test plans and test cases?

This leading, international company now seek a world-class Senior Software Test Engineer to will help to develop new products and solutions within a dynamic team of skilled developers, test engineers, technical authors, translators and user-oriented design gurus.

You will be the primary owner of the test planning, test case design and interaction with developers to create solutions to improve the quality of the software products.

In addition to responsibility for driving the planning and execution of testing / QA of software product features, you will also provides guidance and leadership to other engineers and management about functionality, efficacy and quality.

In addition to a competitive salary, the position also offers an excellent benefits package.

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Summary: Software Tester to join a small team in Cambridge. Requires good academic record and experience of both manual and automated testing. Software Test / QA Engineer with solid analytical skills. Excellent career opportunity.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Software Tester to join an exciting young Cambridge-based company, offering a range of innovative consumer products.

Reporting directly to the Test Team Leader, you will assist in the implementation of the company's test strategy - including both manual and automated testing - across a range of products and systems.

In addition to a good academic record, you should have solid Software / QA experience, including the use of test automation. Your experience should ideally include the production of test plans; writing manual test cases / automated test scripts; executing tests and reporting on the results.

In addition to your technical skills, you should offer solid analytical and problem-solving abilities along with excellent communication skills. Exposure to Agile software development methods would be an advantage.

In return for your efforts you can expect a fantastic working environment, an attractive salary and benefits package, plus excellent prospects for career development.

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Thorough testing is embedded in our client's development culture. On every project, test engineers work with developers, usability specialists and technical authors from start to finish - QA is not an afterthought. Top quality testers are vital to their continued growth and they are looking for more.

You should only apply if you share their commitment to relentless testing, and constantly look for ways to break everything put in front of you. This is a technical role, and you will be expected to test both API and GUI layers, and to write automated test code.

Your skills and experience should include:
- Degree-level education or equivalent
- Automated testing, or equivalent programming experience
- Experience of testing in a structured development environment
- Exposure to programming
- Good understanding of software test tools and techniques

Exposure to the following technologies is a bonus: SQL databases, IDEs, SQL, C#, Test Case Management systems, Automated Test Tools

Contact us now and you could be joining an exceptional company who are a real success story - both for the quality of their products and for being a superb place to work.

Keywords: software test, software QA, test engineer, SQL, databases, IDEs, automated testing, programming, C#, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.

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Through its innovative technology, our client is a leading authority on high performance digital media delivery.

With continued growth they are currently seeking an experienced software test developer to manage, maintain and develop their Python based automated test framework.

They are expressly looking for candidates:

· With an excellent understanding of the part that testing and QA and in general plays in complex software development projects.
· Who can be proactive in ensuring their released products are of suitable quality.
· Who can specify and take the lead in rolling out an automated test environment for their software products. The environment will comprise of both Linux based server hardware and an appropriate software test framework.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate experience in the following:

· Linux, especially scripting to support and build automated tests
· Python
· C/C++
· SQL
· HTML/XML

Experience of virtualisation and its use as a deployment and test vehicle would also be beneficial.

Key skills: Python, Linux, C/C++, SQL, QA, Automated Tests.

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This highly successful company continue to grow and are currently seeking a Senior Software Test Engineer to test and debug software for their range of wireless chips.

You will take ownership of the testing of a major aspect of a project and will be responsible for delivering the software test results on a timescale agreed with the group leader. This role involves the mentoring of junior members of the team. You should be able to work with minimal supervision.

Key skills:

Required:
· Degree (or equivalent qualification) in maths/science/software/electronics
· Excellent proven experience of at least one scripting/programming language
· Excellent proven understanding of software test methodologies
· Proven experience of testing commercial software
· Good understanding of software test debug techniques
· Effective team player
· Good communicator
· Good problem solving ability

Desired:
· Some experience of software development
· Experience of wireless communication protocols such as Bluetooth, UWB or Wi-Fi
· Competent with using laboratory equipment such as scopes, digital multimeters, etc

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Summary: This is a superb role for a bright, Senior Software Test / QA Engineer who can offer extensive experience in C / C++ for embedded systems along with a solid, proven understanding of the Symbian Operating System or S60 internals.

You will join an extremely strong technical team, based in Cambridge, working on the integration of an in-house multimedia software suite (including video and audio codecs, streaming protocols, image processing algorithms, and a wide range of other multimedia applications) with Symbian and S60.

In addition to setting up and maintaining both automated and manual testing for mobile device software (at both the API and application level) you will undertake debugging / analysis / rectification responsibilities across all levels of the system.
You will also have direct input into the system software design, development and integration process, with some project-level management responsibilities.

The company offers a fantastic working environment and a comprehensive salary and benefits package.

Along with a very impressive academic record (1st / 2.1 from a good University / excellent ‘A’ levels) you should offer extensive experience in embedded software, C and C++. Importantly, you should also have proven experience of working with the internals of the Symbian Operating System. Previous experience of video / audio processing under Symbian is not required, but would be an advantage

This is a superb opportunity for career advancement for the right candidate.

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Our client is a small, informal, innovative software house creating products that are used by thousands of organisations ranging across education, financial services, charities, and the media.

They now need an experienced Software Tester/QA Engineer. You will be part of a new QA team within their development department.

In this key role, your responsibilities will include:
- Developing and executing a master testing strategy applicable across all products and services
- Conducting tests; preparing test plans, test scripts and test data; performing system and regression testing
- Directly managing all staff working on testing

Qualified to degree level, you will have extensive software testing experience for Windows desktop applications and web applications, plus:
- Experience writing test cases and plans
- Experience with automated software testing programs
- Excellent communication skills
- A solid understanding of the Software Life Cycle and the place of QA within it

Experience of agile development would be a plus.

Keywords: Software testing, software tester, software QA, Windows, web applications, automated testing, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.

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