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Senior .NET Software Developer

NewVoiceMedia is Europe’s leading provider of hosted Contact Centre Solutions. With the explosion of Cloud Computing Technologies and Software as a Service driving new user adoption, NewVoiceMedia is looking for a dynamic and ambitious Senior Software Developer to join their growing development team.

The successful candidate will have at least 5 years strong full lifecycle software development experience ideally within an Agile environment.

Your role will be to work within our development team, contributing to our product set and helping drive best practice and the automation of our test processes.

Essential skills:
C#, ASP.NET, Visual Studio 2005/2008, design patterns. Experience of unit testing/test driven development and continuous integration

Preferred Skills:
C++, Visual Basic, Javascript, Ajax, CSS, Classic ASP, Python, NUnit, MSBuild or NAnt, telephony or call control background.

NewVoiceMedia is an exciting and enjoyable place and this is an ideal opportunity to join a quickly expanding company with high ambitions.
The successful candidate will have a real desire to help build something special and will benefit from an annual salary, which will depend on experience, Company EMI Share options, Personal Health Insurance and a non-contributory Pension plan.

The successful candidate will have a real desire to help build something special and will benefit from an annual salary, which will depend on experience, Company EMI Share options, Personal Health Insurance and a non-contributory Pension plan.

Should this role be of interest to you please contact Clare Barnes on 0845 658 5203 or e-mail your C.V. to newvoicemedia@handoverhr.co.uk.

Test Manager

The test manager will be responsible for all aspects of test planning and execution to ensure that we deliver a high quality product to our customers. 

This is a hands-on role and the successful candidate will need to be a self-starter and be willing to execute tests as well as lead the test function.
The role will be based at our head office in Basingstoke.

Job objective

• Manage the test function to ensure that our product is delivered to the required quality.
• Define and oversee a comprehensive test programme to cover all product releases.
• Report accurately and in a timely manner on all issues detected during testing.
• Work with the management team and cross-functional teams to manage any issues which arise during the test, to allow testing to continue as effectively as possible and to ensure we launch on time.
• An Agile methodology is used and this means that test automation is important. The test manager must automate as many tests as possible to ensure the efficient use of resources and ensure the quality criteria are met.
  
  

Key tasks & responsibilities

• Ensure that the test strategy is effective and communicated to staff.
• Preparation of detailed test plans, test specifications and test suites to ensure that the software meets the required standards.
• Management of all test staff and recruitment of new test staff.
• Ensure that quality practices and quality improvements are implemented.
• Lead the testing team to execute the defined tests.
• Ensure that auditable test records are kept.
• Ensure that existing test tools for functional and non-functional tests are fully exploited.
• Identify and implement new test tools to continuously improve testing productivity and quality performance.
  

Skills & experience required

• At least five years experience in a test management role
• Structured approach to test definition and management
• Strong Testing and QA industry knowledge 
• A degree in software testing, computer science or similar
• Good communications skills
• Knowledge and experience of a broad range of test tools – especially automation test tools
• Enthusiastic team member and a self starter

Skills & experience desired

• ISEB Practitioner Certificate in Test Management
• Coding experience e.g. C#, javascript
• Experience of Windows Server and MySQL
• Knowledge of Telecoms testing - specifically ISDN and SIP
• Security testing
• Working knowledge of test tools such as Wireshark and Selenium

The successful candidate will have a real desire to help build something special and will benefit from an annual salary, which will depend on experience, Company EMI Share options, Personal Health Insurance and a non-contributory Pension plan.

Should this role be of interest to you please contact Clare Barnes on 0845 658 5203 or e-mail your C.V. to newvoicemedia@handoverhr.co.uk.

Senior Test Analyst – Agile environment

Background - the opportunity
The company is expanding and we have a new vacancy for a Senior Test Analyst.

We are constantly upgrading our most strategic contact centre product and also have new products that we need to bring to the market.  The test analyst is responsible for test planning and execution to ensure that we deliver a high quality product to our customers. 

This is a hands-on role and the successful candidate will need to be a self-starter and be willing to execute tests as well as define tests.

The role will be based at our head office in Basingstoke.

Job objective

• Ensure that quality product is delivered  to our production cloud
• Plan, define tests and execute tests
• Report accurately and in a timely manner on all issues detected during testing.
• Work closely with the development team through iteration cycles, cross-functional teams and management teams to manage any issues which arise during the test, to allow testing to continue as effectively as possible and to ensure we launch on time.
• Automate as many tests as possible to facilitate the Agile development lifecycle
  

Key tasks & responsibilities

• Preparation of detailed test plans, test specifications and test suites to ensure that the software meets the required standards.
• Execute tests and ensure that auditable test records are kept.
• Create an automated test suite, ensure that this is kept up to date and run for each release.
• Ensure that quality practices and quality improvements are implemented.
• Ensure that existing test tools for functional and non-functional tests are fully exploited.
• Identify and implement new test tools to continuously improve testing productivity and quality performance.

Skills & experience required

• At least five years test experience
• Structured approach to test definition and management
• Strong Testing and QA industry knowledge 
• A degree in software testing, computer science or similar
• Good communications skills
• Knowledge and experience of a broad range of test tools – especially automation test tools
• Enthusiastic team member and a self starter
  
  

Skills & experience desired

• ISEB Practitioner Certificate in Test Management
• Coding experience e.g. C#, javascript
• Experience of Windows Server and MySQL
• Knowledge of Telecoms testing - specifically ISDN and SIP
• Security testing
• Working knowledge of test tools such as Wireshark and Selenium

The successful candidate will have a real desire to help build something special and will benefit from an annual salary, which will depend on experience, Company EMI Share options, Personal Health Insurance and a non-contributory Pension plan.

Should this role be of interest to you please contact Clare Barnes on 0845 658 5203 or e-mail your C.V. to newvoicemedia@handoverhr.co.uk.

Speculative applications
We are expanding rapidly and vacancies will be opening up from time to time. You are always welcome to send a speculative application if your core skills would be appropriate to our business. (see Agency Policy below).

Recruitment Policy
NewVoiceMedia is an equal opportunities company: it does not discriminate on grounds of sexuality, gender, marital status, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion, age or disability. All employees have equality of opportunity in all aspects of their employment, including developing themselves and their careers. As a potential employee, you can expect decisions about recruitment and development to be made solely on the basis of personal ability and potential in relation to the needs of the job.

Agency Policy
As of 1st August 2009 NewVoiceMedia will not be accepting CVs from agencies.

To apply send your c.v. to our HR Department. 

To contact our HR department call 0845 658 5205.