Job title: Systems Tester
Contract: Permanent
Reference: SP509
Based in: Kings Hill, Kent
Department: IT
Hours: Full Time, 35 Hours Per Week
Salary: Up to £35,000 per annum

About the team
At CAF we run a truly enterprise grade IT operation. We have created an amazing and talented team that we’re proud of and we need brilliant people who can inspire and deliver change even when the going gets tough.

We have some very big challenges and believe as a team everyone’s voice is important, together we are stronger than our individual parts. We believe in continually improving what we do and how we do it.

We empower our people to ensure that their role, the roles they interact with and the department as a whole is as efficient and effective as possible.

What you’ll be doing
Providing confidence in the delivery of software solutions developed within the IT Team by identifying, developing, reviewing, executing and evaluating tests within the framework of project test plans.

Ideally you’ll have
We are looking for a motivated, diligent individual for this role. You will be a self starter, a strong team player with excellent attention to detail and capability to think outside the box.

You should be able to manage yourself effectively to complete tasks to a given deadline, whist being able to adapt to a fast changing environment.

The role primarily will be to promote quality via establishing, documenting and executing test cases in support of the software delivery lifecycle. This will include liaison with team members and business stakeholders; therefore you should have strong written and verbal communication skills.

This is a technical role whereby you will be expected to identify issues by yourself as well as with other members of the team. It is ideally suited to a person who would relish a challenge and enjoys the reward of delivering quality software to internal and external customers.

The role will encompass the use of industry standard software and methodologies (JIRA, SOAP, SQL, AGILE)

What you’ll get in return
You’ll have the opportunity to work very closely with the business at all levels, and to directly improve what your teams do and the way that they work, so this is a great opportunity to help shape our organisation’s future.

This role sits within the IT Department, which is around 80 strong and covers all the enterprise disciplines of IT, meaning there is a genuine opportunity to influence direction and strategy across the team.

There are lots of training opportunities and you’ll have the opportunity to really develop your technical and leadership skills. On top of this we give 24 days holiday, flexible work hours, a fantastic pension, vibrant social club and health care options.

About us
We’re a charity, a bank and champion for better giving, and for over 90 years we’ve been helping donors, companies and charities make a bigger impact. We exist to make giving go further, so together we can transform more lives and communities around the world. We are CAF and we make giving count.

CAF is a Disability Confident Employer. We guarantee to interview disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role. Please advise us if you consider yourself to have a disability.

For further information about this exciting opportunity or to apply please send your CV and a supporting statement explaining why you would be the best candidate for this position to humanresources@cafonline.org quoting reference number SP448. If this method of applying is not possible, then please contact a member of the HR team either by the email address above or by calling us on 03000 123 566 to discuss how we can support you to apply.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK.

Closing date for receipt of applications is 9.00am on 25 June 2021.