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Role: IT QA Tester

The main purpose of this role is to provide testing for the development of IT processes and systems, ensuring Canopius’ operational stability, regulatory requirements, and a positive user experience. Testing will include functional testing, user acceptance testing, regression, integration testing and end to end testing

Main responsibilities:

• To write and implement test plans


• To write and review test scripts


• Carry out testing and logging, tracking of bugs/defects, and retesting to confirm, corrections and system/process is working as designed.


• Working within the Agile methodology using Kanban and Scrum to work within organised IT teams


• Functional testing to ensure specifications of the software component under test.


• Regression testing to re-run functional and non-functional tests to ensure that previously developed and tested software still performs after a change.


• User acceptance testing (UAT) to agree go-live and rollout. During UAT, tester would be required to act as the end user to validate changes are performing according to the required real-life scenarios


• Business engagement (Liaising with Dev Team, BA/s, Business)


• Security testing to reveal flaws in the security mechanisms of an information system protecting data and maintain functionality as intended.

Skills and experience:

• Experience of working in an agile environment


• Good communication both written and verbal


• Proactive in recommending and contributing to team discussions


• Working both within a team and independently


• Experience of working within a scrum

Personal qualities:

• A strong collaborator; excellent relationship building and communication skills with the ability to engage people from diverse cultures and different levels.


• Able to work on own initiative whilst understanding the journey.


• Able to adapt and respond to changing corporate objectives as opportunities open up


• Ability to articulate Testing and Quality issues in a clear and concise manner to non-tech people

Our benefits

We offer all employees a comprehensive benefits package that focuses on their whole wellbeing. This includes hybrid working, a competitive base salary, non-contributory pension, discretionary bonus, insurances including health (family) and dental cover, and many other benefits to enhance financial, physical, social and psychological health.