Please note that this is an apprenticeship position and therefore anyone with more than six months professional experience working as a software tester or who holds an ISTQB foundation certificate will not be eligible.

You will also need to commit to completing a Level 4 Software Testing Apprenticeship.

Brief overview of the role

Our solutions are deployed globally in leading retailers including John Lewis, Marston's and Waitrose. You can find out more about our clients here: Clients

This role involves testing both software and hardware to ensure that our customers always have a great user experience. 

We will give you a solid grounding in how software should be quality assured through a variety of testing techniques guided by our in-house experts so you have a foundation in testing software in the right way.

Vacancy Description 

You'll be testing both software and hardware for our solutions that include: 

• POS's (Tills) 
• Scanners 
• Self checkouts 
• Printers
• Fuel payment 
• Loyalty Cards 

You'll gain an understanding of how these are deployed in the real world, how they interact with each other and how to test these complex solutions. 

You can find out more about our solutions here: Flooid Solutions

The right people will:

• Take ownership of their work
• Pro-active approach to workload and demonstration of completed tasks
• Takes initiative in seeking support when needed
• Wants to develop their skills and learning
• Applies prior learning to new challenges
• Shows ability to learn, apply, and adapt new tools
• Pragmatism to know when to apply new methods
• Show collaboration skills with clear and concise communication
• Works well within the team they are part of
• Contributes to a powerful team working environment
• Demonstrates good attention to detail
• Finds and reports issues systematically
• Has the end-user in mind
• Customer-focused
• Have the user at the heart of your quality approach

You can find out more about our tech partners here: Partners

The aim of this Apprenticeship is to enable you to have the following skills to support you in your future career. We do not expect you to have these skills from day 1, however, we will support you to be a great employee in the future.

We want our people to embrace opportunities and to grow with our business. 

Desired skills

• We are looking for someone who is passionate about technology and is looking to progress in a career within testing and QA. You will need to be passionate about what you do and be keen to learn
• You’ll be able to evidence this through prior qualifications such as A level Computer Science or college courses and you’ll be honing your skills in your own time on platforms such as Codecademy or w3schools and you are seeking a Level 4 Software Testing apprenticeship. In addition, you’ll have solutions / projects you’ve developed to show us where we can see good quality code with sound syntax, and you’ll enjoy problem solving
• Most of all, we want someone who is open to learning, applies what they know and can take instruction and seek support when offered

Personal qualities

• We’re looking for someone who has passion and is solutions-driven to be part of the Flooid QA Team, demonstrating an aptitude for learning, attention to detail, and a willingness to pick up and try things in unfamiliar territory

Desired qualifications

• 7 GCSEs (or equivalent) at Grade C/4 or above
• 3 A levels or an equivalent college course or Level 3 apprenticeship
• Applications will also be considered from graduates looking for an apprenticeship route to a tech career

Salary: £25,000

Location: Birmingham, B37 7HQ

Please note – this role is office based and the successful candidate will need to commit to attending our office for a minimum of 3 days per week for the duration of the apprenticeship. (Hybrid / home working is not guaranteed and will be at the line managers discretion) 

Apprenticeship Training to be provided:

As part of the Level 4 Software Tester apprenticeship standard, you’ll be registered as a member with the British Computer Society and be on a fast track to an industry recognised qualification and your dedicated industry coach will support you through a blended approach that will include remote, in person, 1-2-1 and group learning.

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