Software Tester 

• Full-time, permanent role 
• Live anywhere within NZ - 100% work from home (WFH) opportunity  

Please only consider applying if you are currently based in New Zealand. 

SPM Assets is a well-established business that has been helping asset intensive organisations to improve built environments for generations to thrive. We have been in business for 24 years and proudly provide customers with: 

• A comprehensive and powerful asset management software suite which enables businesses to assess and analyse their assets, as well as to plan their projects more effectively.  
• Trusted asset management services that help organisations to build a better understanding of their physical assets and how to move forward.  

 Come and join us and be a key part of our plan to become Australasia’s leader in ‘smart sustainable building management’ software. At SPM Assets we are proud to be considered thought leaders when it comes to Building Asset Intelligence, having gained even more opportunities by teaming up with Planon, as our new majority shareholder.  

We are looking for a talented Software Tester. We value making our team environment one where people love what they do and truly enjoy working together – so if this sounds like something you are looking for, please continue reading. 

This is a rewarding and challenging role, and the successful candidate will have exceptional attention to detail, good analytical skills, will be experienced and proficient in all aspects of designing, building, executing, and maintaining fit for purpose test strategies, test plans and test cases, and able to write automated test scripts and conduct manual testing. 

Our Ideal Candidate: 

• A team player with the ability to work cohesively in a team environment to achieve well communicated expectations.  Who generates trust and respect and will provide guidance to others when required.  
• Experience with web application testing. 
• A self-starter who displays drive and energy and persists in overcoming obstacles. Is proactive and displays initiative.  
• Ability to see business requirements/issues from the customer’s perspective.  
• Strong analytical and problem solving ability, including the ability to articulate options and make sound recommendations.  
• Strong influencing, negotiating and consensus building abilities.  
• Ability to manage effective relationships and interact professionally with a diverse group.  
• Excellent documentation and presentation skills.  
• Strong business acumen, i.e., understands the tradeoffs between the ideal technical solution and commercially viable solutions to make the best possible decision for each case.  

Key Responsibilities:  

• Gain a thorough understanding of how our software is used by our customers, including functions, processes, and workflows so that you are effective in testing our products. 
• Design, build, execute, and maintain test strategies, test plans and test cases, both manual and automated using agile methodologies. 
• Perform hands on software testing including functional, data integrity, platform and performance, integration and regression testing to ensure the quality of our products reach defined criteria and targets. 
• Contribute to the ongoing support of product releases in production. 
• Assist with the build process and test each new build, including installation/deployment of builds and data conversion. 
• Respond to allocated and escalated issues, providing ad-hoc assistance to other team members regarding escalated issues 
• Interact directly with stakeholders by attending requirements meetings. 
• Assist with the documentation of requirements to move these from ambiguity to clarity. 

What you will need to succeed: 

• Minimum 3+ years’ experience in software testing, including experience with web applications. 
• Experience with the following tools and technologies: JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket, Git, Testmo (or equivalent) 
• Experience with API testing using Karate, Postman or equivalent. 
• Experience with test automation using tools such as Playwright, Selenium, Cucumber. 

Our culture 

Why you might love working at SPM Assets: 

• Our team comes first; we back our team and our decisions, mistakes are embraced and learned from and there’s no such thing as a stupid question. 
• We have autonomy in our work but with that comes responsibility.  
• We are obsessed with supporting and learning from each other. 
• We thrive on turning constructive feedback into positive action. 
• We are a fully distributed team across New Zealand and Brazil. 

Why you might dislike working at SPM Assets: 

• We’re a small-medium sized software development team, currently a team of eleven. 
• You will jump into the deep end from day one. We will lean on you as much as you lean on us.  
• You need to speak up to be heard. Communication requires awareness, discipline, effort, and respect for the recipient. 
• We are all about integrity and authenticity. We don’t enjoy back-channel chats or politics. We are good people through our actions. 
• A 9am start to accommodate our team members in Brazil 
• A 6am start one day/month for releases.  
• An 8am start one Saturday per quarter for big releases (will receive time in lieu). 

Benefits 

It is not all work and no play. Along with a great culture, permanent employees are eligible for the following benefits:   

• We are focused on flexibility in the workplace and are offering 100% remote working to support our employees’ work life balance.   
• Once a month we have a planning day incorporating stand up, retro, team building and information sharing 
• We offer a $1000 working from home allowance so you can set yourself up with the equipment required to work safely from home. 
• All our teammates are entitled to apply for a ‘wellness subsidy’ which is designed to help them do the things that keep them at their best. It might be sports, recreation, coaching, counselling or simply getting a regular massage!  
• Take your birthday off on us.  Nobody ever wants to work on their birthday, and we don’t think you should have to.  
• We also provide support to our employees through (EAP) Employee Assistance Programme. 

We're excited and grateful for your interest and application.