Ref - 374 - Software Tester Apprentice

**Level 4 Software Tester**

**Weekly Hours Worked**:9am - 5pm Monday to Friday

**About the company**:
Are you looking to work in a rapidly growing and exciting tech business based in Exeter?

You will be joining a close-knit team at an exciting time, where the business has established a solid product and significant/notable customer base. As an Apprentice Software Tester you will work closely with both the Software Development and Product Support teams, making tangible contributions to the growing and ongoing success of the business.

ELMS Aviation is seeking a skilled Apprentice Software Tester to join our growing team. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual to start a career in the digital aviation industry and be a part of a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

As an Apprentice Software Tester, you will develop, maintain, document, and perform tests for new and existing software developed in house in conjunction with the Software Development team, to ensure the high standard of software quality is maintained. This role will provide an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual to gain hands-on experience in software testing.

**Your duties and responsibilities in this role will consist of**:

- Testing software systems and ensuring they meet customer requirements and expectations.
- Providing technical support and assistance to customers with product-related issues.
- Developing and executing test plans, cases and scripts to validate software functionality.
- Collaborating with software development team to diagnose and resolve software issues.
- Documenting and reporting software bugs and other issues to development teams.
- Working with the product manager to ensure that customer feedback is incorporated into product development.
- Assisting in training and onboarding of new team members.
- Support the customer onboarding journey, to include data migration/upload.

**Qualifications**:

- 5 GCSEs grades A*-C/9-4 or equivalent (including English Language and Maths)

**Skills Required**:

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to think critically.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
- A customer-focused attitude and ability to work with customers in a professional and courteous manner.
- Basic knowledge of computer hardware and software.
- A desire to learn and develop new skills.

**Personal qualities**:

- Motivated to self-learn new concepts and techniques.
- Capable of working independently when required.
- Good team player, able to collaborate effectively with colleagues.
- Ready and willing to learn.
- Right to live and work in UK.

**Future prospects**:
The role offers long term security and the opportunity to progress into a permanent position.

**Training to be provided**:
Estio apprenticeship training programmes are delivered virtually by our fully qualified and industry experienced training team. Using their expert knowledge, we’ve purposefully built our programmes around the real-world use of modern technology, so that the skills we create can be directly applied in the workplace.

Throughout the apprenticeship learners receive coaching, help and guidance from a dedicated team who are there to ensure they get the most from their work experience.

Successful completion of this apprenticeship gives the learner accreditation as a Level 4 Software Tester, with training in how to:

- Ensure that the software used within your business operates as intended.
- Design and prepare test plans and conduct software testing as appropriate to ensure your software is fit for purpose.
- Collect and interpret the results of testing and make appropriate recommendations.
- Document and report test results.
- Store, manage and share test data in a secure manner.

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**Job Type**: Apprenticeship

**Salary**: £15,000.00-£17,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Clyst Honiton, EX5 2HL: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

- Have you lived in the UK 3 years+?
- Do you have any prior experience with computer hardware and software?

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: AVF - ELMS Aviation