Software Tester in Penrith

Salary: Up to £33,000 depending on experience. Market Leading Bonus Scheme.

Location: Cumbria (Hybrid – approx. 2 days per month in office).

Benefits:

• 25 days holiday + public holidays
• Pension Match up to 11%
• Generous Bonus Scheme
• 8X Death in Service
• Income Protection
• Free On-site gym

We’re recruiting a Software Tester to join a collaborative agile team, working on innovative insurance technology solutions that support leading comparison partners across annuities, life, and travel insurance. This is a hands‑on role within a multi‑disciplined QA function, where you’ll contribute to testing industry‑leading customer journeys and play a key role in ensuring high‑quality delivery across multiple products and platforms.

The Role

This is a comprehensive testing role covering manual testing, quality assurance processes, and collaboration across agile squads. You’ll be responsible for ensuring software quality through structured testing practices, early defect detection, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Designing, writing, and maintaining high‑quality test cases aligned to best practices
• Translating business and technical requirements into clear, testable scenarios
• Creating and maintaining test documentation including plans, cases, and execution evidence
• Executing a range of testing types including system, integration, regression, exploratory, accessibility, and data validation
• Validating changes across UAT, staging, and live environments
• Identifying, documenting, and managing defects using tools such as Jira
• Collaborating with Test Leads to plan and deliver testing activities
• Participating in Three Amigos sessions to improve requirements and testability
• Contributing to agile ceremonies including sprint planning, refinement, and retrospectives
• Taking a proactive approach to quality, focusing on risk prevention
• Considering customer needs, including vulnerable customers, in testing approaches
• Keeping up to date with emerging tools, technologies, and testing methods
• Supporting continuous improvement of QA processes and practices

About You:

• A detail‑oriented Software Tester with experience in structured testing environments and a strong understanding of QA principles.
• Proven experience in software testing or quality assurance roles
• Strong understanding of testing methodologies and the SDLC
• Experience in manual testing with awareness of automation approaches
• Knowledge of API testing and validating service/data responses
• Strong problem‑solving skills and attention to detail
• Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Confluence, and CI/CD pipelines (desirable)
• Experience testing across browsers, devices, and operating systems
• Awareness of accessibility and inclusive design principles
• ISTQB certification or working towards it (desirable)

Team & Culture:

• You’ll join a supportive, agile team that values collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• A clear and effective communicator (written and verbal)
• Proactive and self‑motivated
• Adaptable and flexible to changing priorities
• Highly organised with strong multitasking ability
• Collaborative and approachable
• Willing to take initiative and embrace challenges
• Committed to continuous learning and development

Additional Information:

• Full‑time, Monday–Friday (37.5 hours per week)
• Hybrid working with office attendance in Cumbria approximately twice per month
• Travel expenses provided depending on location

If you are looking for an opportunity to develop your cybersecurity career within a global organisation, we would welcome your application.

Don't meet every single requirement? At Realise, we are dedicated to helping our clients build diverse, inclusive and authentic workplaces, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement, we would encourage you to apply anyway! You might be just the candidate we're looking for!