Manual Software Tester

vionsa GmbH; East Malling; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing financial services business in East Malling seeks a Manual Software Tester to ensure software efficiency and user satisfaction. You will engage with user stories, develop test plans, and document findings, working closely with developers and business analysts in a collaborative environment. This hybrid role offers support for out-of-hours testing, fostering professional growth in a detail-oriented and user-focused setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in manual software testing.
• Ability to write and execute test cases.
• Strong attention to detail and curious mindset.

Responsibilities

• Create and execute manual tests, documenting bugs.
• Collaborate with developers and stakeholders.
• Support UAT and improve processes.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Problem solving

Job description

West Malling

£28k - £30k

Are you a detail-oriented manual tester who loves thinking like a user?

Do you enjoy turning user stories into clear, actionable test plans?

Confident communicating with developers, BAs, and stakeholders alike?

We are working with a growing financial services business in West Malling (hybrid working available after probation), and they are looking for a Manual Software Tester to join their close-knit IT team.

You will play a key role in ensuring software is tested thoroughly before going live helping to identify bugs, raise defects, and ultimately improve the user experience.

This role is mostly office-based, with the option of working from home one day a week after probation. Theres also a requirement to do out-of-hours implementation testing roughly once a week and any time worked is logged and given back.

What You Will Be Doing

• Reading user stories and technical specs to understand what needs testing
• Creating test plans and test cases with a user-focused approach
• Executing manual tests and documenting bugs clearly
• Collaborating with developers, BAs and other stakeholders to ensure issues are understood and fixed
• Supporting with UAT and answering queries
• Suggesting improvements to processes and documentation
• Helping with general IT support requests (training provided)
• Occasionally assisting with technical documentation for proposed system changes
  
  

What We Are Looking For

• Experience in manual software testing
• Ability to write test cases and execute them confidently
• Good communicator able to explain issues clearly in plain English
• Curious mindset with strong attention to detail
• Comfortable working independently and as part of a team
• Organised and methodical approach to managing your own workload
  
  

Bonus Points For

• Knowledge of the mortgage or financial services industry
• Familiarity with ClickUp, SQL or Microsoft Office
• Experience supporting UAT or liaising with non-technical users
  
  

If you are methodical, user-focused, and enjoy working in a collaborative tech team, this could be a great opportunity to grow your testing skills in a supportive environment.