Manual Tester
Posted Today by Square One Resources
£330 Per day
Inside
Remote
Middlesbrough, UK
Summary: The Manual Tester role involves executing test cases, identifying defects, and ensuring that solutions meet both functional and business requirements. This position is suited for individuals with a keen attention to detail and experience in Agile environments. The role requires collaboration with developers and business analysts to maintain quality assurance throughout the testing process. Occasional on-site meetings may take place at the Middlesbrough office, although the position is primarily remote.
Key Responsibilities:
- Review and analyse requirements, specifications, and acceptance criteria to create detailed test cases.
- Execute manual functional, regression, and exploratory testing activities.
- Identify, document, and track defects through to resolution.
- Collaborate closely with developers, business analysts, and other testers to ensure effective quality assurance.
- Participate in sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
- Support UAT preparation and execution where required.
- Maintain accurate test evidence and contribute to test reporting.
- Ensure testing aligns with agreed quality standards and project timelines.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience as a Manual Tester in an Agile environment.
- Strong understanding of the software development life cycle and testing processes.
- Experience with test management tools (eg, Jira, Zephyr, TestRail, or Azure Test Plans).
- Excellent defect management and communication skills.
- Attention to detail with strong analytical and documentation abilities.
- Experience testing across web-based applications, APIs, and/or data validation preferred.
- Knowledge of risk-based and exploratory testing techniques.
Salary (Rate): £330 daily
City: Middlesbrough
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Detailed Description From Employer:
Job Title: Manual Tester
Location: Remote (occasional on-site meetings possible - Middlesbrough office)
Salary/Rate: £300 - £330 (Inside IR35)
Start Date: November 2025
The Manual Tester will be responsible for executing test cases, identifying defects, and ensuring solutions meet functional and business requirements. The role suits someone with a strong attention to detail and experience working in Agile environments.
Job Responsibilities/Objectives
* Review and analyse requirements, specifications, and acceptance criteria to create detailed test cases.
* Execute manual functional, regression, and exploratory testing activities.
* Identify, document, and track defects through to resolution.
* Collaborate closely with developers, business analysts, and other testers to ensure effective quality assurance.
* Participate in sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
* Support UAT preparation and execution where required.
* Maintain accurate test evidence and contribute to test reporting.
* Ensure testing aligns with agreed quality standards and project timelines.
Required Skills/Experience
The ideal candidate will have the following:
* Proven experience as a Manual Tester in an Agile environment.
* Strong understanding of the software development life cycle and testing processes.
* Experience with test management tools (eg, Jira, Zephyr, TestRail, or Azure Test Plans).
* Excellent defect management and communication skills.
* Attention to detail with strong analytical and documentation abilities.
* Experience testing across web-based applications, APIs, and/or data validation preferred.
* Knowledge of risk-based and exploratory testing techniques.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.
Disclaimer
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.
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