Description
Remote | Telford
Company Overview:
Eleco plc (AIM: ELCO) is a specialist international provider of world-class software and related services, supporting the built environment through its operations in the UK, Sweden, Germany, Netherlands, and the USA. The Company’s software solutions are used throughout the building lifecycle from early planning and design stages through to construction, interior fit-out, asset management and facilities management to support project management, project scheduling, cost estimation, visualization, Building Information Modelling (BIM), and property management.
Role Purpose:
- To help devise and maintain Quality Standards for Elecosoft's software products.
- To help devise and maintain procedures and methods for checking and measuring the quality of Elecosoft's software products.
- To ensure that Elecosoft's software products meet the set Quality Standards by implementing the set procedures.
- To help raise the level of awareness of quality issues within the Development teams and the wider business.
Key Responsibilities:
- Implementation of Test Plans using available tools and methods.
- Raising defects found within the defect tracking system.
- Checking defects that have been claimed fixed; evaluate any correct behavior claims.
- Production of Test Plans incorporating time estimates for testing with manager agreement.
- Production of detailed Test Scripts pulling information from Requirement, Specification, and Test Plan documents (ideally before it becomes available for QA).
- Where appropriate, working closely with members of Software Engineering during development to ensure a higher quality product.
- Carrying out additional testing for Fast Track defects or other required instances.
- Keeping record of time taken to plan/execute testing; entering this into a timesheet to maintain working schedule.
- Notifying QA Team Lead as soon as any work item has or looks likely to overrun its current time or cost estimate.
- Attending meetings promptly as requested when required.
- Meeting with colleagues in Technical Support to gain awareness of current problems; maintaining good communications between Technical Support and Development. Notifying those concerned in Development where follow-up action is required.
- Liaising with other members where necessary to effectively carry out requirements.
- Complying with requests from QA Team Lead regarding allocation of work.
- Complying with all reasonable requests from QA Team Lead on introduction/amendments designed to improve team effectiveness/efficiency.
- Striving to maintain good working relationships between QA, SE & Documentation teams.
Skills/Prerequisites:
Essential:
- A good standard of advanced education
- Practical experience within a structured testing environment
- Experience testing desktop/web applications
- Demonstrable attention to detail; evidencing an accurate/methodical approach
- Excellent written/oral communication skills
- Excellent IT skills; especially all Microsoft Office products
Desirable:
- Experience in mobile testing
Qualifications:
- A software testing qualification; preferably ISTQB certificate in Software Testing
- A technical qualification such as BSc/MSc degree (or equivalent) in a technical discipline
Communication/Relationships:
This role will require liaison with both Software Engineering Documentation & Technical Support colleagues.
Decision Making:
The candidate will be required to decide on appropriate tools/methods validating quality changes.
Personal Qualities:
Be Open Honest Constructive Standard
Put Customers First Standard
Have a Growth Mindset Standard
Strive for Excellence Standard
Collaborate Standard
Working Hours & Location:
The normal working hours are 37.5 hours per week. Additional hours may be required based on business needs. The role may involve travel to offices/client locations as necessary.
Closing Date for Applications: 28th February 2025
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.