Role: Software Tester

Location: Remote, with occasional team meetings in Lisboa / Estoril (and potential training in London)

Reporting to: Product Director

Start date: ASAP

Salary: competitive, depending on experience

Contract: Permanent, full-time role

We are the change schools and small charities need

Community-building and fundraising software is complicated, siloed and expensive. ToucanTech gives our customers an all-in-one community website and CRM so that they can spend less time on admin and more time serving their communities. That?s why we have nearly 200 customers who we?ve helped to raise £200m for good causes.

About this role

As a Software Tester working for a rapidly growing international SaaS business, you will have a hands-on testing role at ToucanTech, working with a small software development and product team on existing and greenfield projects. You will be working with highly progressive technology (web and mobile), and will be the lead testing resource, operating Unit, CIT, SIT and UAT activities (alongside the wider team). You will be responsible for ensuring the high quality of our software products and custom solutions through planning and implementing structured system tests and performance tests. The role will require you to be highly solution-focused and show close attention to detail and is a critical step in our journey towards best-in-class solution delivery, with zero errors.

We are looking for a talented, smart and enthusiastic individual to join our experienced team. Your responsibilities will include:

Overseeing the organisation?s testing programme for all new feature and enhancement deployments

Defining quality requirements and standards

Designing and creating test scenarios for functional and integration tests

Controlling the execution and documentation of tests, undertaking unit, integration, system and acceptance testing activities

The development and operation of our test framework

Evaluation of test results

Managing the development and operation of our test infrastructure

Creating automated testing systems/ programmes

Designing and implementing robust test processes, driving forwards improvements in QA practices

Working across multiple environments, web and mobile solutions

You'll be part of a product team of seven people working alongside a larger technical team with 6 full time web and mobile developers. ToucanTech also has staff working in data, sales, marketing, operations and customer support and training.

Your skills and experience

Proven experience in software testing with confidence to set up robust testing documentation/ infrastructure from scratch

Excellent spoken and written English

Solid experience in leading testing throughout a project life cycle, preferably in a SaaS environment

Experience of creating automated testing systems/programmes

Experience of testing activities for both web and mobile solutions

Demonstrable experience of improving QA processes in previous organisations

ISTQB certified

Masters/ bachelors in IT or similar/ equivalent qualification

Your attributes

Self-driven and hardworking, with excellent analytical and communication skills

The ability to recognise and resolve problems quickly and efficiently

Highly organised with an outstanding attention to detail

Work well with an internal Product and Development team

Benefits

You will be free to work remotely from home and to attend occasional team meetings in Lisboa / Estoril, with some potential training/ meetups in London, UK

Some of the benefits of this role:
Flexible working hours and style

Training and support to develop your skills and career

Regular team events, lunches and meetups

30 days p/a, including public holidays

To apply

Please send your CV or link to your LinkedIn profile and a few sentences about why you would be fantastic for this role via email. We will ask you to complete a short test as part of the application process.

We look forward to hearing from you.