Software Tester Apprentice

  • Employer General Medical Council
  • Sector Computing, technology and digital
  • Level Higher Level 4
  • Region North West
  • Location Manchester
  • Date Posted 11/06/2025 08:55:00
  • Closing Date 13/07/2025 00:00:00
  • Employment Full Time
  • Hours 37.50
  • Hourly rate £11.27 p/w

Opportunity

Employer description:

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Software Tester to support our Quality Assurance function. This entry-level role involves testing enterprise-level software applications to ensure they meet defined requirements, are user-friendly, and are fit for purpose. You'll gain hands-on experience in a dynamic Agile development environment, working closely with developers, business analysts, and product teams to contribute to the delivery of high-quality, reliable software solutions.

Duties:

  • Collaborate with business analysts and developers to create acceptance criteria.
  • Estimate test effort for testing new or changed software features.
  • Define and create test scripts that will critique the product feature.
  • Perform test execution and document the results in our test management platform.
  • Report software defects using our defect management system.
  • Work with developers to investigate defects and help with their resolution.
  • Participate in software delivery releases.
  • Uphold testing standards and contribute to the team’s definition of done.
  • Present feedback to product and development teams on test outcomes.
  • Take a continuous improvement approach to your practices.
  • Work as part of our Agile scrum delivery team and participate in the scrum rituals.
  • To apply the relevant management systems, procedures and policies relating to risk management, health and safety, information security and business continuity.
  • To apply and manage the relevant diversity and equality policy and practice relevant to the role.
  • Any other reasonable duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Location

We have five organisational values which underpin everything we do.

  • Excellence – we are committed to excellence in everything that we do.
  • Fairness – we treat everyone fairly.
  • Transparency – we are honest and strive to be open and transparent.
  • Collaboration – we are a listening and learning organisation.
  • Integrity – we're honest and share what we see.

We also have OneGMC Behaviours based around four themes, which set out the professional behaviours we all need to demonstrate in our work:

  • being inclusive
  • continuously learning
  • leading the way
  • thriving together

We want every decision we make, every interaction we have, and every email we write, to embody our values. It's important that each of us acts in a way that is consistent with our values. We regularly evaluate how we are living up to these values and we seek the views of others too.

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