System Tester

System Tester 
Fixed Term Contract (12 months)  
Full time (34.5 hours), we are open to a conversation about how you work these hours 
Hybrid - Split between home and our London Office: Our Hybrid model for this role will mean  day per month in the office. 
Salary - £41000 - £45000

At Macmillan you'll find talented people working together to do whatever it takes to support people living with cancer. We're going all out to find even better ways to help even more people who need our support. Our values are at the heart of who we are and everything we do, inspiring our thinking and guiding our actions. 

About the role 

As a System Tester, you’ll test enhancements and changes to Macmillan’s core business systems and websites, working closely with Engineers, Product Managers, Delivery Managers and stakeholders. You’ll champion quality within your team, helping to ensure that everything we release meets high standards for both our internal users and the people we support.

You’ll be hands-on throughout the delivery lifecycle – from shaping test plans to supporting user acceptance testing – and you’ll help embed best practice testing approaches across both Agile and Waterfall environments.

What you’ll be doing

• Testing changes to Macmillan’s business systems and digital platforms

• Designing and maintaining clear, effective test plans tailored to business applications and websites

• Developing and executing functional, integration and regression test packs

• Supporting the creation and delivery of automated tests

• Identifying, recording and tracking defects using appropriate tools

• Producing clear reports on defects and testing outcomes

• Supporting user acceptance testing and working with stakeholders to resolve issues

• Leading on Quality Assurance within your delivery team and ensuring test processes are followed

• Keeping up to date with software quality assurance standards and best practice

• Working in line with Macmillan policies, values and ways of working

About you: 

• Experience creating Test Plans, Test Scripts and Test Exit Reports

• A practical understanding of the Fundamental Test Process in both Agile and Waterfall projects

• Working knowledge of Azure DevOps, including Test Manager

• ISTQB Foundation in Software Testing (or equivalent experience)

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• The ability to build positive working relationships at all levels

• Clear, confident communication skills, with the ability to tailor messages to different audiences

Recruitment Process 
Application deadline: Tuesday 20th January
First interview dates: TBC

To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed. 

We are an organisation that is committed to setting candidates up for success, so we can support you to be at your best during the application or selection process, please contact Macmillan TA Team TATeam@macmillan.org.uk for advice, or a conversation on reasonable adjustments.  

We welcome applications from everyone who meet the criteria and strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Macmillan. Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee representation body, ‘Our Voice’ and 8 Employee Network groups help us promote fairness and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people.