Junior Software Tester

DH OpCo UK Ltd; Leeds; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Dedalus is seeking a Junior Software Tester in Leeds, UK to validate healthcare software, execute tests, and help ensure safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance. You will collaborate with developers and healthcare professionals to understand requirements and document results.

The role involves manual and planned testing across the Dedalus OneX suite, contributing to quality and continuous improvement while supporting a mission to improve patient care and health outcomes.

Qualifications

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills to identify issues and ensure quality.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for interacting with development teams and healthcare professionals.

Responsibilities

• Test Planning and Execution: Develop, document, and execute test cases, scripts, and plans to validate healthcare software functionality, usability, and performance.
• Manual Testing: Conduct manual testing on the Dedalus OneX application suite to identify defects, verify functionality, and assess usability.
• Requirements Analysis: Collaborate with customers, developers, and healthcare professionals to understand application requirements and ensure they are met in the software.
• Defect Reporting and Management: Identify, log, and track software bugs and issues, working closely with the development team to ensure timely resolution.
• Compliance and Validation Testing: Ensure software meets regulatory requirements (e.g., WCAG2.2) and adheres to healthcare industry standards.
• Documentation: Maintain detailed documentation on test plans, test cases, and defect reports. Create reports to communicate test results to stakeholders.
• Continuous Improvement: Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance testing processes, tools, and techniques.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Proactive team player

Tools

Office 365

Job description

Do you want a job with a purpose? And do you want to make healthcare safer, better and more reliable? Join our Team! Junior Software Tester Join us as our Junior Software Tester at Dedalus, one of the World’s leading healthcare technology companies, in Leeds, UK to do the best work of your career and make a profound impact in providing better care for a healthier planet.

What you’ll achieve

As the Junior Software Tester, you will be responsible for testing healthcare software applications built in house, to ensure they are efficient, reliable, and meet the specific needs of healthcare providers and patients. You will make a profound impact throughout the healthcare sector.

You will:

• Test Planning and Execution: Develop, document, and execute test cases, scripts, and plans to validate healthcare software functionality, usability, and performance.
• Manual Testing: Conduct manual testing on the Dedalus OneX application suite to identify defects, verify functionality, and assess usability.
• Requirements Analysis: Collaborate with customers, developers, and healthcare professionals to understand application requirements and ensure they are met in the software.
• Defect Reporting and Management: Identify, log, and track software bugs and issues, working closely with the development team to ensure timely resolution.
• Compliance and Validation Testing: Ensure software meets regulatory requirements (e.g., WCAG2.2) and adheres to healthcare industry standards.
• Documentation: Maintain detailed documentation on test plans, test cases, and defect reports. Create reports to communicate test results to stakeholders.
• Continuous Improvement: Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance testing processes, tools, and techniques.

Take the next step towards your dream career

At Dedalus Life flows through our software. Every day we do something special by helping caregivers and health professionals deliver better care to their served communities. Take the next step in your career that will make a profound impact.

Here’s what you’ll need to succeed

Essential Requirements

The candidate must be a pro-active self-motivated team player and eager to continually develop themselves. Knowledge of Office 365 Analytical Skills: Strong problem-solving and analytical skills to identify issues and ensure quality. Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills for interacting with development teams and healthcare professionals. Attention to Detail: A keen eye for detail to identify issues and inconsistencies.

Desirable Requirements

Healthcare experience Experience in agile or other software development methodologies.

We are Dedalus, come join us

Dedalus is committed to providing an engaging, rewarding work experience that reflects the passion our employees bring to our mission of helping clinicians and nurses deliver better care to their served communities. Our company fosters a culture where employees are encouraged to learn and innovate, and to enable and enhance clinical co-operation and processes while making a meaningful difference for millions of people around the world. Each person is the end point and the starting point of the Group’s activities and the ultimate beneficiary. For this reason, we are so proud of doing our very special jobs each day. Our company is enriched by a diverse population of 7,600 people in more than 40 countries that work together to innovate and drive better healthcare options for millions of patients around the world. We are the people of Dedalus.

Application closing date: 4th December 2026

At Dedalus, innovation starts with inclusion.

As a company driven by our Core Values, we know diversity and inclusion are key enablers for us to succeed and grow. Our international footprint connects people from across the globe and we are committed to celebrating diverse backgrounds, skills, experiences and creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. ‘Pursuing Diversity and Inclusion’ is one of our Core Values and a part of our ‘Dedalus DNA’, which drives us to build a respectful, diverse, and inclusive environment by recognising the unique needs, perspectives, and potential of all members of our community. Dedalus is proud to promote diversity, inclusion, equity, and equality and is committed to creating a safe and inclusive culture where we celebrate diversity in all forms and empower everyone to be the best they can be. Our diversity & inclusion commitment – Dedalus Global Life Flows Through Our Software #LI-FP1 #LI-Hybrid Dedalus Group is a leading international healthcare software solutions provider, working at scale to enable multiple local healthcare models and ecosystems to transform care digitally. Dedalus supports the whole continuum of care, through its open standards-based solutions serving each actor of the healthcare ecosystem to provide better care for each individual in a healthier planet.