Location - Cambridge (must be able to work on site 3 days a week)No option for sponsorship. An amazing opportunity with one of Cambridge's leading and rapidly scaling technology businesses. We are looking for a skilled QA / Software Automation Tester who is passionate about ensuring the quality, security and reliability of our web applications.In this role, you will be responsible for developing and conducting manual and automated tests to identify defects, verify fixes, and ensure an exceptional user experience.Your experience would have seen you working in a similar role previously bring automation testing into a predominantly manual testing environment.  Key responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the development team to understand project requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Create comprehensive test plans and test cases to cover functional, regression, and performance testing scenarios.
• Execute manual tests to validate the functionality, usability, and accessibility of our educational platform.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts using tools such as Selenium, Cypress, or similar frameworks.
• Perform thorough regression testing to ensure the stability of new features and enhancements.
• Report and prioritise defects accurately based on impact and severity, and work closely with developers to facilitate timely resolution.
• Continuously improve testing processes and methodologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Provide feedback and suggestions for improving the overall quality of our platform.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience as a QA or similar role, with a focus on writing automated tests for web applications.
• Strong understanding of software testing principles, methodologies, and best practices.
• Proficiency in creating test plans, test cases, and test scripts.
• Experience with automated testing tools/frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress.
• Familiarity with web technologies (e.g. HTML, CSS, JavaScript, RESTful APIs).
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail.
• Effective communication and collaboration abilities.
• Passion for making a positive impact and contributing to meaningful projects.

On offer is the opportunity to join an amazing values driven business that is developing software that truly benefits and changes peoples lives.They offer a broad range of benefits and a good salary with hybrid working and excellent opportunities for training, progression and development. Apply now!