Manual Tester

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The Manual Tester is responsible for ensuring high-quality delivery across all phases of the software development lifecycle. The role involves requirement analysis, test planning, test case creation, execution, defect reporting, and test closure activities. The tester will collaborate closely with business analysts, developers, automation engineers, and product owners to validate functionality, usability, and performance against business and technical requirements.

A strong understanding of testing methodologies, Agile practices, and defect lifecycle management is essential.

Here is a detailed list of Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Test Planning & Preparation
  • Understand requirements and user stories by collaborating with BAs, developers, and product owners.
  • Review functional specifications and design documents to identify testable conditions.
  • Create, review, and update test plans, test scenarios, and test cases.
     
• Manual Testing Activities
  • Execute manual test cases for functional, integration, regression, and exploratory testing.
  • Perform UI, API, and end-to-end testing of web/mobile applications.
  • Log and track defects in tools like JIRA, ensuring detailed and reproducible bug reports.
  • Retest resolved defects and verify fixes.
     
• Collaboration & Agile Ceremonies
  • Participate in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and backlog grooming.
  • Collaborate with developers to resolve bugs and clarify test data or environment setup.
  • Provide daily or weekly test progress updates and contribute to sprint reviews.
     
• Test Data & Environment Management
  • Prepare and manage test data for various test cycles.
  • Coordinate with DevOps or environment teams to ensure test environments are stable and ready.
  • Validate deployment in QA/staging environments before sign-off
     
• Documentation & Reporting
  • Document test results, issues, and improvements for transparency
  • Prepare test summary reports and share metrics like test coverage, pass/fail rates, and defect trends
• Maintain QA artifacts in Confluence, SharePoint, or other document repositories
   

Essential Skills and Experience

• Manual Testing - Test design, execution, and defect management
• Agile / Waterfall Methodologies - Working knowledge of iterative and sequential delivery models
• Test Management Tools - JIRA, Zephyr, Xray, or equivalent
• Documentation - Test Plan, Test Case, and Test Summary Report preparation
• Defect Lifecycle Management - Clear defect logging, prioritization, and closure tracking
• Regression & Exploratory Testing - Ensuring system stability through risk-based regression suites
• Communication - Strong written and verbal communication with cross-functional teams
• Basic understanding of automation testing (Selenium, TestNG, or Cucumber).
• Experience with API testing tools like Postman.
• Basic exposure to performance testing (JMeter).
• Familiarity with SQL for test data validation.
• ISTQB Foundation or Advanced Certification preferred.

We pride ourselves in offering an excellent benefits package, including an above average pension scheme. When you join the team at NEC Software Solutions, you are provided with the following:

• Private Medical Cover funded by NEC for Employees (with the option to add family members at an additional cost) 
• 25 days paid holiday with the option to buy/sell (FTE)
• 4 x basic salary life assurance cover funded by NEC (with the option to increase cover at an additional cost)
• A Group Pension Plan with fantastic employer contributions up to a maximum of 8.5%
• A selection of flexible benefits to suit your individual needs
• All colleagues get free access to LinkedIn Learning. Over 15000 courses covering a huge breadth of subjects. Learn about what you like, when you like, how you like. 

OTHER INFORMATION

• Candidates must be able to demonstrate a pre-existing right to work and travel within the UK. Documentary evidence will be required.
• All offers are subject to satisfactory vetting, references and occupational health checks. 
• Depending on the nature of the role a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check may also be required.

NEC Software Solutions is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all communities. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs during the recruitment or interview process, please feel free to share these with us. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and accommodating experience for all candidates.

Who We Are:

We’re NEC Software Solutions (part of global tech giant NEC Corporation). While you read this ad, our software is helping to dispatch ambulances, support families, keep trains on the move, locate missing people and even test the hearing of newborn babies.

Working with us, you’ll be helping our 3,000+ employees push the boundaries of what’s possible and support amazing public services.

We work with governments, hospitals, police forces, housing providers, local authorities and more. We help them pay financial support faster, speed up treatments for patients and respond to emergencies in the right way. The more we do, the more our customers can do for others. And together, we make a world of difference.

We’d love your help. And we’ll support you all the way.