MyNewTerm
Software Tester
Requirements
Applicants must have at least two years of commercial experience in software testing, QA, or a related technical role, with strong manual testing skills, clear defect reporting, and an understanding of automation, the software development lifecycle, and agile methods. They must be confident using Jira or a similar tool and have strong communication, organisation, and attention to detail; automation, programming, web, API, SaaS, and CI/CD experience are desirable.
Job Description
MyNewTerm is on a mission to digitise recruitment in education and connect schools and candidates directly. We are a SaaS platform enabling schools and multi-academy trusts to fully digitise their recruitment process, while offering candidates a simple, fully compliant way to apply online. Developed by teachers, we are driven by our moral purpose and our commitment to outstanding customer service.
As we continue our rapid growth, we are looking for an enthusiastic Software Tester to join our team. You will join a group of smart, ambitious people who share a passion for building technology that makes a meaningful difference.
As a Software Tester you will work closely with our Product Owner and Software Engineers to ensure new and existing features are thoroughly tested before release.
This is a hands-on role focused on high-quality testing, identifying issues and building release confidence. It is primarily a manual testing role today, with a genuine and growing automation element as we expand our automation capability. If you have strong manual testing fundamentals and want to develop your automation skills, we will support you to do so.
The main responsibilities of a Software Tester
1. Manual Testing and Documentation- Execute manual test cases for web and mobile components of the platform.
- Perform regression testing for new releases, bug fixes and deployments.
- Log and track defects in Jira with clear reproduction steps and supporting evidence.
- Conduct exploratory testing to identify usability, workflow and edge-case issues.
- Record test results clearly and maintain test documentation and scenarios.
2. Test Design and Collaboration
- Review user stories, requirements and acceptance criteria alongside product and engineering colleagues.
- Create and maintain structured test cases and prepare test data.
- Work closely with Software Engineers to understand expected behaviour and technical implementation.
- Participate in sprint ceremonies including refinement, planning and retrospectives.
3. Automated Testing
- Execute and review automated test suites.
- Support the maintenance and improvement of automated test coverage.
- Contribute to writing automated test cases for key workflows, with support and training.
- Build practical experience with automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines and release validation.
4. Continuous Improvement
- Contribute ideas to improve QA processes, regression coverage, release quality and testing standards.
- Provide structured feedback on defects, risks and areas for improvement.
Required Skills, Qualifications and Experience
Your personal statement should address each of the following. Applications that do not address every essential criterion will not be shortlisted.
- A minimum of two years commercial experience in software testing, QA or a related technical role.
- Strong manual testing capability with excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to write clear defect reports with reliable reproduction steps.
- Understanding of automated testing concepts and why automation is used in modern software delivery.
- Understanding of the software development lifecycle and agile methodologies.
- Confident using Jira or similar issue-tracking tools.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a proactive and organised approach.
Desirable (but not essential)
- Hands-on experience contributing to automated test suites using Playwright, Cypress, Selenium or similar.
- Some programming or scripting knowledge, for example JavaScript, Python or Java.
- Familiarity with web technologies such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
- Understanding of APIs and API testing, including tools such as Postman or Insomnia.
- Experience testing SaaS or web-based applications.
- Familiarity with test management tools such as TestRail.
- Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and release workflows.
- Experience or study in Computer Science or a related field.
- Experience within EdTech or education environments.
We recognise candidates may not have experience across every desirable area and we encourage applications from people eager to develop their testing and automation capability.
What we offer
- Salary of £32,000 to £38,000 per annum, depending on experience.
- A clear progression route to Senior Software Tester, with structured development and training support to get there.
- The opportunity to join a fast-growing company at the forefront of a booming market.
- Company bonus scheme.
- 31 days annual leave including bank holidays, rising with service.
- Life assurance at three times salary and an income protection scheme.
- Occupational pension scheme.
- Cycle to Work and Techscheme.
- Hybrid working, with home working on Fridays.
- A flexible, dynamic and supportive company culture.
Why work at MyNewTerm
- A mission-driven SaaS product with strong product-market fit.
- A product loved by schools, trusts and candidates.
- Fantastic team culture with supportive, collaborative colleagues.
- Exceptional staff retention.
- Investment in developing and growing talent from within.
- Weekly recognition of achievements across the business.
- Highly responsive to customer and user feedback.
- A reputation for delivering exceptional service and value.
Job location
Based at our office at Wrest Park, Silsoe (MK45 4HR), with hybrid working and home working on Fridays. A relocation support allowance may be available for an exceptional candidate relocating within the UK.
Full time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, all year round.
Applicants must have the existing right to work in the UK, or qualify for sponsorship under the new entrant provisions of the Skilled Worker route.
Key Dates
Closing date: Wednesday 28th October 2026
Start date: Flexible
Please note, we may close the vacancy prior to the deadline. We therefore encourage early applications.
How to apply
Apply by completing the application form at MyNewTerm, addressing how you meet each of the required skills, qualifications and experiences in your personal statement. We do not accept CVs.
Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch using the contact details below. Or, if you know someone who would be a perfect fit, please share this vacancy with them.
A note for recruitment agencies: we prefer to hire directly. We will be in touch if we need you.
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About MyNewTerm
MyNewTerm is a multi-award winning, innovative web application developed by teachers out of moral purpose to support schools and multi-academy trusts to improve efficiency and save on the cost to recruit. With a proven model of success, MyNewTerm has connected tens of thousands of candidates direct with employers. The application empowers candidates to be able to easily search, setup personalised job alerts and apply direct to schools and MATs online via a fully GDPR & Keeping Children Safe in Education compliant application. Schools and multi-academy trusts can brand careers pages to showcase as an employer of choice, improve efficiency by easily managing all candidate applications online using a bespoke Applicant Tracking System (ATS), and benefit from automated features to save time including an innovate API to automatically display vacancies on school/trust websites. Multi-academy trusts also have the option to centralise recruitment and utilise MyNewTerm for member schools. The application has been developed with the support and technical guidance of leading Computer Science academics at the University of Bedfordshire and the Open University. As a first in the market, the application utilises innovate open data from the Department for Education (DfE) to automatically populate the careers pages of all ~30,000 schools and linked multi-academy trusts throughout England and Wales. The application is now utilised as the sole careers platform by hundreds of schools and multi-academy trusts to improve efficiency, ensure compliance and increase candidate attraction. We are delighted to have won a number of awards including; 'Best start-up technology business', 'Best technology collaboration' (following our continued partnership with local universities) and 'Best Innovation'.