Software Tester (Manual and Automation)

Job Title

Software Tester (Manual and Automation)

Location:

London E14

Holiday:

23 days + Bank Holidays (increasing to 25 days, then 27 days + bank Holidays with length of Service)

Working hours:

37.5 hours per week (3 days in office, 2 days working from home)

Department:

Product and Technology

Reports to:

CPO

Salary:

Competitive

Benefits: We offer a competitive salary, company pension, death in service benefit, private medical cover, reduced gym membership and free eye tests.

Discretionary annual bonus schemes are offered to all staff based on individual and business performance and contribution to the business. There is also the opportunity to join the company Share Plan scheme.

Cytec Solutions is a technology company, with a pedigree for developing, implementing, and supporting tailored solutions in the fields of share plan administration, insider management and corporate governance.

Cytec works on developing high quality, innovative software solutions working with FTSE listed companies, private organisations, and administrators/trustees, all of whom expect reliable and cost-effective solutions. This is an exciting opportunity to play a real part in the extended growth of this progressive company.

We are proud to be ISO 27001 certified, demonstrating our commitment to the highest standards of information security. This certification reflects our rigorous approach to safeguarding data across our suite of corporate governance and business process management software solutions. As part of our ongoing dedication to security awareness, we expect all team members to contribute to maintaining and enhancing our Information Security Management System.

Cytec Solutions are looking for a Software Tester to join our Product and Technology team.

Role:

The role will be part of our new Product and Technology team, reporting directly to the CPO. The Software Tester role, is a newly created position for the company and will offer the right candidate significant influence and autonomy to shape the testing approach to our business. We are looking for an experienced Software Tester who is excited to take full ownership of our testing practice. This role is ideal for someone ready to step up beyond execution, eager to set the testing strategy, implement automation frameworks, and champion quality across our development lifecycle.

• Develop, maintain and execute test plans, test cases and regression suites for web and API based applications.
• Define and evolve the overall testing strategy across manual and automated workflows.
• Implement and manage a new automation testing framework to support continuous integration and delivery.
• Ensure clear documentation of test processes, outcomes and quality metrics.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Developers and Designers to ensure product requirements are thoroughly tested.
• Drive adoption of testing best practices such as shift left testing, test data management and consistent environments.
• Perform exploratory and usability testing to identify issues not caught by automated scripts.
• Champion QA practices across the team to ensure reliable, scalable and maintainable products.
• Lead root cause analysis for critical defects and provide recommendations for process improvements.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of the software delivery lifecycle by suggesting tools, frameworks and process enhancements.

Key requirements:

Required Skills and Experience

• 4+ years of experience in software testing with strong hands on experience in both manual and automated testing.
• Excellent understanding of testing methodologies, SDLC and Agile environments.
• Proficiency in test automation tools such as Playwright, Cypress or Selenium.
• Experience working with API testing tools like Postman or REST Assured.
• Familiarity with version control systems, CI/CD pipelines and test integration tools.
• Solid experience in writing and maintaining test documentation and test cases using platforms like JIRA, TestRail or Xray.
• Strong analytical skills with meticulous attention to detail.
• Experienced in defect tracking and reporting using tools such as Jira or Linear.

Desirable Experience

• Background in testing SaaS platforms or web applications.
• Experience with accessibility and performance testing tools.
• Familiarity with cloud based environments such as Azure.
• Understanding of API mocking, contract testing and data driven testing.
• Exposure to security or compliance testing processes.

Best Practice Principles for This Role

• Advocate for test early, test often, aligning testing closely with design and development phases.
• Maintain traceability between requirements, test cases and results.
• Use risk based prioritization to focus on critical functionality first.
• Encourage automation where it adds measurable value while ensuring manual testing supports discovery and UX validation.
• Collaborate openly with engineering and product teams, as testing is a shared responsibility.
• Continuously refine testing processes through metrics, retrospectives and clear documentation.

Why Join Us

This is an opportunity to build the testing discipline from the ground up. You will be empowered to define frameworks, select tools and establish quality benchmarks that shape how our products are delivered to clients. If you are a proactive problem solver with a passion for quality and a desire to make a real impact, we would love to hear from you.