Job Description

Software Tester

Attractive Salary and Benefits

36.5 Hour week (Hybrid)

Newtownabbey

Who are we?

At Henderson Group we are proud to be Northern Ireland\'s leading grocery retailer. Our group encompasses Henderson Wholesale, Henderson Foodservice, Henderson Retail and Henderson Group Property. We employ over 5,000 staff and have been placed 3rd in Ulster Business Top 100 Companies 2022.

We\'re a family-owned company that cares about our people and the community in which we live. Our leaders care about employees and our employees succeed together and celebrate the success of others. We are interested in your aspirations, interests and skills and we strive to support and inspire you to do well.

Henderson Wholesale IS Department currently employs over 45 Technical IT Specialists covering the areas of Software Development, Project Management, Network Infrastructure, and Application and Technical Support.

We are responsible for the software development and support of over 70 in-house and third-party systems which ensures the successful operation of our Wholesale business. As such we are looking to recruit an additional Software Tester as part of our in-house Software Development Team.

A look into the role

The successful candidate will be part of a large friendly fun IT Team, would be ideal for someone who is passionate about what they do, will thrive in a progressive environment.

As a Software Tester, the minimum criteria required for the role:

• Analyse technical and business requirements for test purposes.
• Design, develop and maintain manual test plans and test data.
• Analyse new and updated functionality, preparing reusable test cases, data and expected results, allowing testing to be carried out to agreed standards.
• Carry out regression testing when required.
• Investigate and accurately record all issues/bugs found during testing.
• Generate and review test documentation and provide progress reports.
• Open to the potential of working with automated test tools in the future.
• Liaise with third party application providers as necessary.

Core Technologies:

Our Technology stack is always growing and changing, but here\'s a selection of what we currently use in some of our applications:

• Progress Open Edge, JavaScript, MS SQL Server, Web APIs, Serverless Lambdas, Spring boot, AWS, Azure, Git, Linux, Node JS, QlikView, QlikSense.

Skills for Success

Joining us as Software Tester, the minimum criteria you\'ll need is:

• At least 2 years\' experience in a software testing role
• Relevant experience in manual functional testing
• Experience of creating test plans, test cases and test data
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong knowledge of QA processes and the SDLC.
• Proven business analysis experience
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills
• Self-motivated and reliable
• Highly organised with the ability to prioritise your own workload and adhere to deadlines.

The attributes you\'ll need include:

• Efficient: set and follow priorities, manage multiple tasks and deadlines effectively
• Excellent proof reading with great attention to detail
• Good communicator with strong written and oral communication skills.
• Resilient and able to deal with challenges/ objections confidently
• Driven, resilient and show courage within your decisions.
• Quick learner, self-motivated and able to work on own initiative
• Willingness to learn new skills and develop within the role.

It\'s not mandatory, but it would be advantageous if you also have:

• A third level qualification in a relevant Computing or Engineering or equivalent discipline.
• Software testing qualification
• Experience of Test Automation Tools

Are we right for you?

As part of this role, it will be important that you feel aligned with the values that we live and work by.

Ambition - We always strive to be better. We seek new challenges and look for ways to do things better.

Customer First - We provide exceptional service. We put customers at the heart of everything and support our communities.

Teamwork - We succeed together. We help colleagues to succeed, and we share our knowledge and skills.

Integrity - We are fair, honest and ethical. We treat everyone with dignity and respect. We are inclusive and champion diversity.

The Reward

The impact you can make with Henderson Group goes far beyond your day to day. You will be part of a business supporting defibrillator installations and school sports days.
You will have the balance necessary to enjoy your job and your life. We will help you to feel proud of what you do and achieve. And we will be here to celebrate your success.

Our business has been recognised externally for delivering excellence in employment. We value employee development and heavily invest in our people.

Benefits include market competitive salary, contributory pension scheme, healthcare, life assurance, employee assistance programme, social club, Perks Offers/Discount scheme throughout UK/Ireland, staff discount (grocery/fuel) at SPAR/EUROSPAR Henderson Group company-owned stores and many more.

This is a full-time position working 36.5 hours per week. Working hours will be 8:45am-4:45pm Monday to Thursday and 8:45am-3:45pm Friday. Hybrid working arrangement available.

Completed applications must be submitted online by midnight on 29th August 2023.

We are an equal opportunities employer.

Henderson Group