QA Tester

Quilter; City Of London; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading wealth management firm is seeking a meticulous Manual QA Tester for a fixed-term contract of 12 months. You will be responsible for designing and executing manual test strategies, ensuring high-quality mobile applications. Ideal candidates will have solid experience in manual testing and be passionate about delivering reliable products. This remote position requires excellent attention to detail and collaboration with Agile teams.

Benefits

Holiday: 26 days

Pension Scheme

Flexible benefits via salary deduction

Qualifications

• Proven ability to create and execute detailed manual test cases from specifications and user stories.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a remote, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Review business and technical requirements to create effective and comprehensive manual test plans.
• Execute manual testing across various devices and platforms.
• Log, track, and manage bugs using a bug-tracking tool.

Skills

Solid hands-on experience in manual software testing, preferably with mobile applications

Strong knowledge of QA principles, software development life cycles, and Agile methodologies

Excellent attention to detail

Strong communication skills

Tools

JIRA

Postman

Job description

Overview

Fixed Term Contract Duration - 12 Months

About The Business

Quilter plc is a leading wealth management business, helping to enable brighter financial futures for every generation.

Quilter oversees £126.3 billion in customer investments (as of August 2025). It has an adviser and customer offering spanning financial advice, investment platforms, multi-asset investment solutions, and discretionary fund management. The business is comprised of two segments: Affluent and High Net Worth.

Affluent encompasses the financial planning business, Quilter Financial Planning, the Quilter Investment Platform and Quilter Investors, the multi-asset investment solutions business.

High Net Worth includes the discretionary fund management business, Quilter Cheviot, together with Quilter Cheviot Financial Planning – offering a highly personalised service to private clients, charities, trustees, and professional partners. Quilter Cheviot has presence throughout the UK, Ireland and Channel Islands.

At Quilter we never stand still. Our foundations are rooted in our extraordinary expertise, which is trusted by hundreds of thousands of customers, but we have great ambitions to stay one step ahead and make an even greater difference to the people and communities we serve, including our colleagues.

Our business is transforming, continually modernising, and becoming even more customer centric. So, if you want to be bold in the pursuit of your ambitions, bring new ideas, and challenge and evolve what we do, it’s the perfect time to join us!

About The Role

Level: 2

Department: NuWealth – Quality Assurance

Location: England Home Worker

Contract type: Fixed Term Contract -12 months

Quilter has acquired fintech business NuWealth as part of our commitment to enhance our digital capabilities to better support our customers and advisers.

As client expectations around digital engagement evolve, robust digital solutions are key to reducing the advice gap and enabling advisers to reach and support a wider set of clients.

At NuWealth, we’re pioneering the future of wealth management with innovative solutions tailored for a new generation of investors. Our mission is to empower individuals to take control of their financial future through smart, intuitive tools that make investing easy and accessible.

We are seeking an experienced and meticulous Manual QA Tester to join our Quality Assurance team.

This role is ideal for professionals with several years of experience in manual testing who are passionate about delivering high-quality mobile applications.

As a key member of the QA team, you will be responsible for designing and executing thorough manual test strategies to ensure the reliability and performance of our products.

You’ll play a critical role in identifying issues before they reach our users, ensuring a smooth and seamless experience across all platforms.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review business and technical requirements to create effective and comprehensive manual test plans and test cases.
• Execute manual testing across various devices and platforms, including functional, regression, integration, and exploratory testing.
• Work closely with developers, designers, and product managers to understand feature requirements and potential risk areas.
• Validate completed development work against defined acceptance criteria and report issues with clear, reproducible steps.
• Log, track, and manage bugs using a bug-tracking tool (e.g. JIRA), ensuring issues are properly documented and prioritized.
• Participate in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives as part of an Agile development team.
• Maintain and update test documentation as the product evolves.
• Support release activities by conducting smoke tests, verifying bug fixes, and ensuring feature readiness.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes, tools, and standards with a manual testing perspective.
• Stay informed on QA trends, especially in mobile application testing, and apply best practices in your work.

About You

• Solid hands-on experience in manual software testing, preferably with mobile applications
• Strong knowledge of QA principles, software development life cycles, and Agile methodologies
• Proven ability to create and execute detailed manual test cases from specifications and user stories
• Excellent attention to detail, with a methodical and analytical approach to testing
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a remote, fast-paced environment
• Organisational skills to manage multiple testing tasks and priorities

Preferred Skills:

• Experience using JIRA or similar test management and bug-tracking tools
• Familiarity with API testing using tools like Postman (manual, not automated)
• Understanding of database concepts and comfortable querying data with SQL
• Experience testing across different mobile devices and operating systems (iOS, Android) using tools such as Browserstack
• Experience conducting performance/load testing
• Awareness of accessibility, usability, and responsive design testing
• Experience working in a fintech company will be a bonus

Inclusion & Diversity

We value diversity and strive to promote inclusivity in all aspects of our culture. We believe in equal opportunities for all, ensuring that no applicant encounters less favourable treatment based on anything but their skills, qualifications, experience, and potential. We celebrate the unique contributions of a diverse workforce and create a respectful, nurturing environment where every colleague can thrive.

Values

Do the right thing: We act with integrity and are proudly committed to going above and beyond in service of our clients and the support we provide our communities.

Always curious: We continuously seek new ideas and knowledge so we’re one step ahead of our clients’ needs. We look for inspiration everywhere and encourage experimentation, recognising that this is how we create brilliant solutions for brighter futures.

Embrace challenge: We aim high to transform our potential into meaningful outcomes. With ambition as our driving force and a steadfast commitment to growth, we succeed for the good of every generation.

Stronger together: Combining our diverse talents, we accomplish more collectively than we ever could do alone. We speak openly, actively listen, and support each other, and constructively challenge and embrace new ideas. We seek empowerment and demonstrate ownership and trust, with the confidence to make impactful decisions.

Core Benefits

Holiday: 182 hours (26 days)

Quilter Incentive Scheme: All employees are eligible to participate in incentive scheme, to incentivise business performance and their contribution.

Pension Scheme: A non-contributory company pension scheme that can be boosted through personal contributions.

Healthcare Cash Plan: Jersey employees only.

Benefit Allowance: A cash benefit allowance is payable in lieu of some of our core benefits.

In addition to our core benefits, we offer a range of flexible benefits to UK employees that you can choose from and pay for conveniently via a salary deduction.