Software Test Engineer (Temp 1.5 year FTC)

at  Waters Corporation

WATERS IS DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS THAT MAKE A MEANINGFUL IMPACT ON THE WORLD

• Waters Helps Scientists in the Fight Against Cancer
• Waters Helps Ensure The Quality & Safety of Food and Beverages
• Waters Helps Drive Innovation in Chemical Materials
• Waters Helps Scientists manufacture innovation for biodegradable plastics, safer cosmetics and latest consumer electronics
• Waters Leads the way in helping scientists find ground-breaking treatments
  Great entry level opportunity!
  In Waters, the Informatics group produce software that is used by people worldwide for specialist measurement and scientific analysis. We are currently seeking an Agile Software Tester to work in one of our development teams to cover a period of parental leave, 18 month FTC. We work in a collaborative, agile environment, where team members are empowered to innovate and continually improve. We believe strongly in the value of personal development, and provide support and dedicated time for our people to pursue this.
  This is a great opportunity for someone with a real passion for software testing as part of agile software development, ideally with exposure to automation. In this role, you will be working collaboratively with developers and testers to help ensure delivery of high quality products through the application of effective testing and automation techniques.

Responsibilities:

• Testing software deliverables using manual testing techniques.
• Collaborating closely with other agile team members, including Product Owners and Business Analysts to ensure the delivery of valuable working software increments
• Contributing to continuous improvement activities in test approach and implementation areas
• Playing an active role in our agile software development approach, for example attending team ceremonies, contributing inputs and opinion to planning activities, reviews and retrospectives
• Taking part in our global cross-Informatics testing community
• Defining a plan for your personal development in your own area of specialism, and pursuing this with the support of your manager to undertake the training and learning to progress.

Qualifications:

• Shown experience of identifying and implementing testing for software product development.
• Knowledge of agile testing concepts and practices ideally combined with practical experience of their implementation.
• Capability and experience in working collaboratively with others to achieve a shared goal.

The following criteria are desirable, but are not essential since training will be provided for you:

• Experience in using laboratory instrumentation
• Experience in BDD, continuous integration / continuous delivery
• ISEB / ISTQB certification at foundation level
• Knowledge and experience of contributing to continuous improvement

We’re actively building diverse teams and welcome applications from everyone. But simply having a diverse workforce is not enough. We aim to build an inclusive environment, where everyone can contribute their best work and develop to their full potential. We celebrate our differences and recognise the importance of teams reflecting the communities they serve.
We can make reasonable adjustments to our interview process according to your needs.
Company Description:
Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), the world’s leading specialty measurement company, has pioneered chromatography, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis innovations serving the life, materials, and food sciences for over 60 years. With approximately 8,000 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 35 countries, including 15 manufacturing facilities, with products available in more than 100 countries. Our team focuses on creating business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations to enable significant advancement in healthcare delivery, environmental management, food safety, and water quality.
Working at Waters enables our employees to unlock the potential of their careers. Our global team is driven by purpose. We strive to be better, learn and improve every day in everything we do. We’re the problem solvers and innovators that aren’t afraid to take risks to transform the world of human health and well-being. We’re all in it together delivering benefit as one to provide the insights needed today in order to solve the challenges of tomorrow.
Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It is our responsibility to actively implement programs and practices to drive inclusive behavior and increase diversity across the organization. We are united by diversity and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or protected Veteran status

• Testing software deliverables using manual testing techniques.
• Collaborating closely with other agile team members, including Product Owners and Business Analysts to ensure the delivery of valuable working software increments
• Contributing to continuous improvement activities in test approach and implementation areas
• Playing an active role in our agile software development approach, for example attending team ceremonies, contributing inputs and opinion to planning activities, reviews and retrospectives
• Taking part in our global cross-Informatics testing community
• Defining a plan for your personal development in your own area of specialism, and pursuing this with the support of your manager to undertake the training and learning to progress