Software Tester - Level 3
About Flight Data Intelligence:
Flight Data Intelligence (FDI) is a software and servicesoriented organization focused on flight data monitoring, safety analytics, and operational insight. Value is delivered through accurate data processing, timely analysis, and clear interpretation rather than through certified hardware development. The organization is globally distributed with approximately 55 employees across the United Kingdom, Thailand, and the United States, with Whiteley serving as the primary hub and smaller teams located in Thailand and St. Petersburg, Florida.
Role Summary:
This is a midlevel Software Tester role embedded within the Flight Data Intelligence organization. The position focuses on ensuring software quality throughout the full development lifecycle by designing, executing, and continuously improving testing practices. The Software Tester works closely with analysts, developers, and internal stakeholders to validate functionality, reproduce customerreported issues, and ensure releases meet business and operational needs. The role holds accountability for test execution, defect management, and contributing to quality improvements within an Agile development environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, produce, and execute test cases to validate functional and nonfunctional requirements
- Execute and maintain regression testing coverage
- Maintain and execute automated test scripts and contribute to test frameworks
- Identify, log, track, and verify resolution of software defects
- Reproduce and investigate customerreported issues in collaboration with analysts and developers
- Partner with the development team to support timely defect resolution
- Participate in Agile ceremonies, raising quality concerns and technical risk
- Manage workload using Jira and report progress against agreed priorities
- Produce and maintain technical test documentation
- Contribute to the creation, improvement, and adoption of quality and testing procedures within R&D
- Collaborate with developers to improve unit test coverage and system testability
- Work with the team to enhance test frameworks that surface common issues earlier in the development lifecycle
Required Skills and Experience:
- Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle and test methodologies
- Experience across multiple testing types, including functional, integration, usability, regression, and automated testing
- Strong analytical and problemsolving skills with attention to detail
- Ability to gather, clarify, and validate user and system requirements through collaboration
Preferred Experience:
- ISTQB Software Tester certification or equivalent
- Programming experience, ideally in Python
- Familiarity with frontend technologies such as Django, React, CSS, or similar
- Understanding of database structures, data processing, and task loading concepts
- UI automation experience using tools such as Selenium
- Experience using Git or similar version control systems
- Exposure to Docker and Kubernetes environments
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