Key Responsibilities

· Own and execute software testing activities and produce test plan documentation for mobile applications, web applications and REST APIs.

· Champion and continually improve testing best practices, strategies and processes.

· Collaborate with developers and stakeholders to ensure requirements are clearly understood and testable.

· Contribute to Continuous Integration pipelines, including component builds and testing.

· Create test stories and scenarios based on specifications and developer input.

· Carry out manual testing across mobile applications, including functional, regression and stress testing.

· Create and execute automated unit tests for software and APIs.

· Perform testing and validation of embedded software.

· Record and document test results, working closely with developers to identify issues and establish root causes.

· Help define and maintain effective test strategies and regression test suites.

· Provide technical guidance and mentoring to other members of the testing team.

Essential Skills & Experience

· Strong problem-solving, analytical and technical troubleshooting skills.

· Proven experience developing test plans and regression test suites.

· Experience testing functionality, usability, performance and REST APIs.

· Experience implementing and working with test systems and testing tools.

· Experience with containerised technologies such as Docker.

· Experience using test case management systems such as TestRail or similar.

· Experience with defect management processes.

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

· Ability to work independently and take ownership of testing activities.

· ISTQB certification or equivalent.

· Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related discipline.

· Previous experience mentoring, supporting or guiding a small testing team.

Desirable Skills & Experience

· Experience with unit testing.

· Experience testing both iOS and Android mobile applications.

· Experience testing embedded software and connected products.

· Experience producing technical documentation for internal and external audiences.

· Experience with test automation tools such as Appium or similar frameworks.