About the role
🚢 Discover OneOcean:
OneOcean is a unified brand born from the integration of OneOcean and Ocean Technologies Group.
Owned by Lloyd’s Register, an organisation with more than 260 years of trust, integrity and leadership at sea, OneOcean combines the agility and ambition of a fast-moving innovator with the strength and stability of one of the world’s most trusted maritime institutions.
At the heart of OneOcean is a portfolio unlike any other in maritime. A comprehensive, integrated portfolio built on years of expertise, trusted by thousands of maritime professionals around the world.
🎯 Our Mission: Our mission is clear. In the race to zero emissions, our research, advisory and technical expertise and industry-firsts are supporting a safe, sustainable maritime energy transition. Today we are a leading provider of classification and compliance services to the marine and offshore industries, helping our clients design, construct and operate their assets to accepted levels of safety and environmental compliance. 🔍 Why Join OneOcean Crew?
Legacy & Innovation: We were created more than 260 years ago as the world’s first marine classification society to improve and set standards for the safety of ships.
Global Impact: Our digital solutions are relied upon by more than 30,000 vessels, following the acquisition of OneOcean in 2022 and Ocean Technologies Group in 2024.
Product Offering: Covering five proven product areas - learning, fleet operations, compliance, voyage planning and performance management - supporting its customers from ship to shore, from training and people operations, to voyage compliance and optimisation.
🧭 Navigating the position: Software Tester
We are seeking an experienced Software Tester to take ownership of testing activities within the VCPM tribe. You will design, implement and execute tests across vessel navigation, route planning, weather data and maritime voyage management, driving quality through the full delivery lifecycle. You will work closely with developers, product owners and stakeholders to ensure our software meets both functional and non-functional requirements.
Technology context: Our systems involve REST and real-time APIs, geospatial data, vessel communication protocols, event-driven architectures and cloud-based data streaming. Our systems are safety-critical. Defects in navigation or weather data can have serious operational consequences. Rigorous API and integration testing is core to everything we do.
🚢 Your Voyage Ahead:
Design, write and execute comprehensive test cases based on requirements, user stories and risk analysis
Perform exploratory testing to uncover defects beyond scripted test coverage
Raise, triage and manage defects through to resolution, working closely with developers
Contribute to test planning activities including scope definition and effort estimation
Test integrations, data flows and system behaviour specific to VCPM workflows
Execute and validate REST API tests using tools such as Postman; verify request/response payloads, status codes and error handling
Participate in CI/CD pipeline processes, supporting shift-left quality practices
Support junior testers through pairing, reviewing test cases and sharing knowledge
Maintain and improve existing regression suites, identifying candidates for automation
Contribute to sprint retrospectives with actionable quality observations
🚢 Recommended to bring on board:
3+ years of experience in software testing, preferably in an Agile environment.
Proven experience in a software testing role with hands-on test case design and execution
Strong knowledge of testing techniques (equivalence partitioning, boundary value analysis, exploratory testing)
Experience working within Agile/Scrum delivery teams
Confident in defect management including root cause analysis and communication with development teams
SQL proficiency for test data setup, validation and database-level verification
Solid understanding of REST API testing including HTTP methods, authentication and response validation
Experience with a test management tool (Jira, TestRail, Zephyr, or similar)
Desirable Skills & Experience
ISTQB Foundation Level certification
Experience with API automation (e.g. Postman collections, Newman, RestAssured)
Exposure to performance or, security testing
Basic scripting ability (Python, JavaScript, or similar) for test data generation or automation support
Experience in the maritime, logistics, or regulated industry domain
Behaviours & Ways of Working
Analytical thinker who can translate complex requirements into clear test conditions
Confident communicator able to articulate quality risks to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Takes ownership of quality outcomes, not just test execution
Collaborative and supportive of less experienced team members
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