Software Test Engineer OXFORD, OXFORDSHIRE, United Kingdom Posted on 10/06/2023

2 weeks ago


United Kingdom Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd. Full time

Oxford Nanopore Technologies is headquartered at the Oxford Science Park outside Oxford, UK, with satellite offices and a commercial presence in many global locations across the US, APAC and Europe.

Oxford Nanopore employs from multiple subject areas including nanopore science, molecular biology and applications, informatics, engineering, electronics, manufacturing and commercialisation. The management team, led by CEO Dr Gordon Sanghera, has a track record of delivering disruptive technologies to the market.

Oxford Nanopore’s sequencing platform is the only technology that offers real-time analysis, in fully scalable formats from pocket to population scale, that can analyse native DNA or RNA and sequence any length of fragment to achieve short to ultra-long read lengths. Our goal is to enable the analysis of any living thing, by anyone, anywhere

We are looking for a highly motivated Software Test Engineer to carry out the quality assurance stage of software development and deployment across the multiple platforms which make up our systems, on a 6 months fixed term contract.

The Details...

As part of our team, the Software Test Engineer will conduct and design automated and manual tests, as per the defined standards and procedures, to ensure the software built by our developers is fit for purpose. You'll find yourself working in cross-functional teams with software developers and project teams to deliver test plans, test cases, automated tests and reports on functional and non-functional requirements in a fast-paced agile environment.

Other responsibilities include:

  • Testing software releases by executing assigned tests
  • Generating and executing test cases based on requirements
  • Designing tests to mitigate risk
  • Writing bug reports and providing objective feedback to software development teams
  • Platform testing to include: desktop, tablet and mobile across Linux, OSX and Windows
  • Working towards departmental and project deadlines
  • Communicating findings to technical and non-technical colleagues

What We're Looking For...

We'll expect you to have an undergraduate degree or equivalent experience and professional qualifications. You'll also be experienced in automated testing with proven knowledge of testing desktop and/or mobile software.

You have the following experience:

  • Programming language such as Python or JavaScript
  • Writing automated tests in a framework such as Pytest, Jest, Robot or Behave
  • Writing UI tests in a framework such as WebdriverIO, Cypress or any Selenium based framework
  • A solid understanding of the software development life-cycle and testing methodologies

Nice to haves include experience and knowledge of the following:

  • Behaviour Driven Development (BDD) approach
  • ReST API and/or gRPC
  • Virtualisation technology such as Docker
  • Linux/Unix
  • JIRA and XRay Test Management for JIRA
  • Testing for medical device software

As liaising with a variety of different stakeholders is a regular part of this role, we're looking for someone with excellent verbal and written communication skills and an approachable manner that encourages interaction with others. You're also someone with a good eye for detail and excellent organisational abilities that enable you to work towards and achieve tight deadlines.

This role will suit someone who works well under pressure, and who wants the challenge of being part of a fast-paced high-tech organisation. This is a 6 months fixed term contract.

We offer outstanding benefits to include an attractive bonus, generous pension contributions, private healthcare and an excellent starting salary. Based within beautiful, landscaped surroundings with tree-lined walks, water features and a lake, all of which make for a wonderful working environment.

If you are looking to utilise your skills to really make a difference to humankind, then consider joining our team and apply today

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.

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