QA Software Tester in England

At Bytron we believe that at the heart of every great company is a team of brilliant, driven professionals. We are a values-led company and aim to ensure all our employees feel valued and motivated to achieve their very best. Our aim is to exceed expectations and create innovative digital products that make information more accessible and useful, enabling people to achieve more.

As a member of the skybook Development Team, the QA Software Tester will report to the Development Manager and work collaboratively with the wider team to ensure that our flight data management software is rigorously tested before release, following all standard testing processes. The successful applicant will be a Software Tester and will be ISTQB certified or have equivalent hands-on experience.

Location

Headquartered in the North Lincolnshire village of Kirmington, we also have offices in Hull, East Yorkshire and fully support a hybrid working schedule.

Responsibilities and Duties

• You’ll be working within our QA Team and will be involved in testing the quality of our flagship aviation software.
• Creating and executing precise test scripts to validate new development features before release.
• Conduct comprehensive testing on our flagship iOS app to ensure a smooth user experience.
• Validate internal and external APIs using tools like Postman.
• Collaborate with the QA team to manage JIRA, develop test plans, and assist in regression testing and automation efforts.
• Work closely with the Development team to enhance system features and processes.
• Verify data integrity by examining data source providers and interfacing with Oracle database repositories.
• Utilise AWS to test data processing from external sources.
• Test data integrations with third-party iOS applications.
• Document and communicate test results to both QA and development team.

Experience, Skills and Knowledge

• ISTQB certified or equivalent hands-on experience, with at least 2 years commercial experience as a manual QA Tester.
• Strong exploratory testing skills thinking beyond scripted test cases and applying modern testing practices.
• Proven experience writing clear test cases and maintaining regression test suites, with a focus on risk and coverage.
• Experience testing data-heavy and/or integrated systems, understanding how changes impact end-to-end behaviour.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills in a remote, feedback-driven team.
• Exposure to test automation is desirable, with an interest in contributing to or expanding automated test coverage alongside manual testing.

Benefits

• Excellent Pay (depending on experience £30,000 to £38,000 per annum).
• 25 days annual leave rising with service length plus public holidays.
• Holiday Purchase Scheme.
• Holiday Buy Back Scheme.
• Pension Scheme (matched employer contribution up to 5%).
• Supported hybrid/remote working.
• Life Assurance (4× Salary).
• Summer and Winter bonuses based on length of service (after 12 months).
• Production bonuses based on completed deliverables and quality standards (after 12 months).
• Enhanced Occupational Sick Pay Scheme.
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave.

Recruitment Process

We are proud to manage all our recruitment in-house to ensure a seamless experience for you from start to finish. We believe this direct approach builds an important professional relationship, helping us understand you better and providing you with transparency throughout.

What you can expect from us:

• Clear communication on the progress of your application.
• An interview with HR, the development manager and QA Lead via MS Teams.
• Feedback following your interview.
• Opportunity to ask us questions or provide feedback.

Ready to elevate your career? Apply now and join our ever-growing team of champions.

Note: Applicants must have the Right to Work within the United Kingdom without an employer sponsor. Our vacancies are not open to recruitment agents.