Software Tester / QA Tester (Java / J2EE Websites), to £45K Job in London, London Uk

Software Tester / QA Tester (Java / J2EE Websites), to £45K

Do you have a genuine passion for IT and an interest in the financial sector? Do you want to work in a fast-paced, challenging and rewarding environment?

IG Group is a world leader in Financial Derivatives trading. Through their award winning brands, IG Group offer Contracts for Difference (CFDs) and financial spread betting to a global audience of over 130,000 clients. As an established member of the FTSE 250, they have a market capitalisation of £1.6bn (July 2011), and handle millions of transactions each month.

IG Group's strong reputation is built on innovation, reliability and cutting-edge trading technology. They have won a number of prestigious industry awards and they have been named one of Britain's top employers for the last 3 years.

They are based in modern offices near Cannon Street, in the heart of the City of London, and also have offices across Europe, US, Japan, Singapore and Australia.

Position: Manual Software Tester / QA Tester
Location: London City
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 (depending on skills and experience)

ROLE:
They are looking for an experienced Manual Software Tester / QA Tester with proven commercial experience of testing within software delivery. You must have a solid understanding of testing methodologies and their application, including; UAT, System Integration Testing and Regression Testing. You must also have excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as an energetic and analytical approach to problem solving.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
a) Work within the Quality Assurance team to test new functionality as well as regression testing a multitude of different software applications.
b) Converse directly with the Business and IT teams to ensure suitable understanding of requirements and required test coverage.
c) Raise and manage any defects identified throughout the software development life cycle.
d) Contribute to the IG Group Quality Assurance strategy.
e) To work as part of an Agile/Scrum development team.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS / EXPERIENCE:
a) Proven testing experience within software delivery.
b) ISEB Software Testing Foundation Certified.
c) Experience of working on a J2EE website.
d) Solid understanding of testing methodologies and their application, including UAT, System Integration testing and regression testing.
e) Experience of iterative/agile development methodologies (SCRUM, XP, DSDM, RUP etc.).
f) Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential.

You may have experience of the following: Manual Software Tester, QA Tester, Quality Assurance, QA Engineer, Java Developer, J2EE Wed Developer, Software Testing, ISEB etc

This vacancy is being advertised by EasyWebRecruitment.com, the UK's leading Flat Fee Recruitment Agency. The services advertised by EasyWebRecruitment.com are those of an employment agency.

No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, and we confirm that we will gladly accept applications from persons of any age for this role. Ref: EWR8582027