Permanent
Location: Remote (UK-based, with access to London office)
Salary: £55,000-£60,000 per annum
Industry: EdTech

About the Client

Our client is a fast-growing SaaS platform operating in the international education space, supporting universities, students, and partner organisations worldwide. Their technology connects multiple stakeholders into a single, collaborative workflow, helping to simplify complex processes, improve compliance, and deliver a smoother end-to-end user experience.

Trusted by a global customer base, the platform plays a critical role in enabling international study journeys at scale. The business is growing quickly, with a strong focus on quality, reliability, and continuous improvement as they evolve their core products.

How you’ll spend your day

As a Quality Assurance Tester, you’ll join an agile scrum team and play a key role in safeguarding the quality and reliability of a core SaaS product. You’ll work closely with developers, product managers, and designers to ensure features are delivered to a high standard and meet both user and business expectations.

Your day-to-day will include:

• Executing thorough manual testing of new features and user stories within sprint cycles
• Validating acceptance criteria and ensuring functionality aligns with product requirements
• Performing cross-browser and cross-device testing to maintain a consistent user experience
• Logging, documenting, and clearly communicating defects, collaborating with engineers to resolve them
• Contributing to and maintaining automated regression test suites covering critical user journeys
• Identifying opportunities to improve test coverage through automation
• Carrying out exploratory, risk-based testing to uncover edge cases and usability issues
• Participating in agile ceremonies and helping embed quality early in the development lifecycle
• Acting as a quality advocate, supporting continuous improvement of QA processes as the platform scales

What you’ll bring to this role

You’ll be a detail-oriented QA professional who enjoys digging into complex systems, asking the right questions, and improving products through thoughtful testing.

We’re looking for someone with:

• Proven experience in software testing / QA, ideally within an agile environment
• Strong knowledge of testing methodologies, test case design, and defect management
• Hands-on experience with manual testing of web-based applications
• Exposure to automated testing tools such as Cypress, Playwright, or Selenium
• A natural curiosity and instinct for finding issues before users do
• Clear communication skills and confidence working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• A proactive, self-driven mindset suited to a fast-paced SaaS or scale-up environment

Nice to have (but not essential):

• Experience testing SaaS or multi-tenant platforms
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated test integration
• API testing experience (e.g. Postman)
• Accessibility testing knowledge
• JavaScript or TypeScript exposure for test automation

Perks & Benefits:

• A collaborative, supportive environment where your work directly shapes our brand, voice, and impact.
• The opportunity to lead a high-energy team working on high-profile industry events, thought leadership, and innovative campaigns.
• Competitive base salary and performance-based bonus
• Workplace Pension Plan
• Group Life Insurance scheme
• Group Individual Private Healthcare Insurance scheme
• Annual Flu vaccinations and eye examinations
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted Gift cards via employee Benefits choice
• Annual equipment/furniture allowance for remote Home-Office working
• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the UK’s international higher education landscape
• Dynamic and supportive remote-first working environment
• Significant opportunities for progression and professional growth
• Access to cutting-edge technology and a collaborative, values-led team

What happens next?

One of our Recruitment Consultants will be in touch and inform you if you’ve been successful to the next stage of the process or not, which is a qualification call where we will tell you more about the role and the client, and understand more about you, your experience and career aspirations.

Should we both wish to proceed, we will submit your details to the client and be in touch regarding the outcome and any further steps.

Equal Opportunities

We are committed to providing equal opportunities for all candidates and welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law. As an employment agency for permanent and contract hires, we are dedicated to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from underrepresented groups to drive innovation and equality within the workplace.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments please let us know so we can accommodate for any interactions with us at Biometric Talent, but also inform the client to ensure reasonable adjustments are made to allow for a fair and equitable process.

How to Apply

To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter to brad.jones@biometrictalent.com