Senior Software Tester

Job Title: Senior Software Tester

Location: United Kingdom, UK - Remote working

Compensation: £50,000,00 + benefits (depending on experience)

Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF 45785

Creating Change Together

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Software Tester.

As an international defence company, we support and enhance our customers' defence and security capabilities and critical assets, meeting their requirements of value for money, increased availability, modernisation and flexibility

Babcock Corporate Services (BCS)

The Senior Software Tester role is based within our Babcock Corporate Services Business Area.

Babcock Corporate Services (BCS) is a global function, with our largest site being Lakeside in Portsmouth, but we operate from multiple sites around the world. BCS supplies and operates all IT, security, procurement, and finance Shared Services. We are embedded alongside the operations that we serve, enabling us to maintain close working relationships that support delivery to our customers. We drive standardisation, simplification and automation across Babcock, to help generate sustainable value for the group and our external customers

The role The difference our new Senior Software Tester will make

As a Senior Software Tester, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. Your main purpose will be to test technical solutions to support business processes within the organisation and to support updates to existing solutions.

Day to day, you'll take responsibility for testing developed software against business requirements, both functional and non-functional. You will also provide guidance to other team members and participate in a continuous improvement process for the testing function.

You will be responsible for creating and maintaining test strategies, test plans and test cases. You will be confident using industry standard dynamic test techniques to ensure maximum test coverage.

At Babcock, we have a history of helping talent go far. With our track record of innovation, you'll continually develop your knowledge and expertise.

We offer flexible working to give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met. This role provides the flexibility to work from home or from any of Babcock's local hubs within the United Kingdom.

Essential experience

• ISQTB Testing Foundation Certificate
• Experience of SQL - able to perform complex queries
• Knowledge and experience of software development life cycle and approaches
• Knowledge and experience of Agile (Scrum/Kanban) methodologies and practices

What we offer

Generous benefits including:

• Generous holiday allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays
• Reservist in the armed forces receive 10 days special paid leave
• Matched contribution pension scheme up to 8% of salary, with life assurance
• Pension members - death in service 4 times base salary
• Paternity - 2 full weeks pay
• Maternity & Adoption leave - 20 weeks full pay - 13 weeks SMP
• CSP - Up to 5 years service - 26 weeks full pay, 5 to 10 years service - 39 weeks full pay, 10 years plus - 52 weeks full pay
• Working from home and flexible work patterns
• Employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing
• Flexible benefits, including cycle to work scheme, discounts and our Share Ownership Scheme
• Trusted and empowered to be at your best

Babcock International



For over 130 years, we have helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. Change begins with our people and our shared Principles: be curious; be courageous; own and deliver; think: outcomes; collaborate; and be kind. These values not only guide the way we work, but also our efforts to reach net-zero carbon. Yes, our ambitions are big, but together, we can achieve them.

Armed Forces Covenant

We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant. If you are a reservist in the armed forces, we provide up to ten days special paid leave in support of your training commitments.

Application Guidance

All applications should be made online. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please let us know. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

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