Senior Manual QA

We are looking for a Senior Manual QA Engineer t o join our team and support testing activities across SIT (System Integration Testing) and UAT (User Acceptance Testing) environments. The role will involve close collaboration with the UAT Manager, development teams, Business Analysts, and other project stakeholders to ensure that the product meets business requirements, works as expected, and is ready for customer acceptance. The main goal is to help deliver a high-quality product to our customer by identifying issues early, ensuring proper test coverage, and supporting smooth and effective testing cycles. Our client is a Fortune 500 company that delivers comprehensive operational support and a wide range of expert services to the world’s leading insurers, brokers, fleet managers, and automotive manufacturers. By assisting the global insurance market in handling millions of claims each year, Innovation Group ensures processes are both cost-effective and highly efficient. Currently, the Group is undertaking an ambitious transformation program, where cutting-edge software solutions and cloud computing are central to its strategy. Join our growing team and be part of an exciting journey to drive innovation through advanced technology and modern design architecture. Responsibilities: Perform manual testing activities across SIT and UAT environments. Analyse business requirements, functional specifications, and user stories to prepare test scenarios and test cases. Execute functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing. Support the UAT Manager in planning, coordinating, and executing UAT activities. Work closely with the UAT Manager to ensure appropriate test coverage and timely completion of testing activities. Identify, document, track, and retest defects, ensuring clear communication with development teams. Investigate issues, analyse test results, and provide detailed information to support defect resolution. Validate fixes and ensure that previously resolved issues do not introduce new defects. Collaborate with Developers, Business Analysts, and other QA engineers to clarify requirements and resolve testing-related questions. Monitor testing progress, communicate risks and blockers, and provide regular status updates. Support release readiness activities by providing feedback on product quality and outstanding defects. Contribute to improving testing processes, test documentation, and overall QA practices. Requirements: 5+ years of experience in Manual Software Testing. Strong experience in functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing. Practical experience working with SIT and UAT environments. Good understanding of the software development lifecycle and testing processes. Experience analysing business requirements and translating them into test scenarios and test cases. Experience working with defect management and test management tools (e.g. Jira, Azure DevOps, TestRail). Experience with API testing (Postman or similar) and ability to read logs/network trafficfor defect triage Basic SQL for data validation Ability to investigate issues, analyse results, and provide clear defect descriptions. Experience working closely with business stakeholders, developers, and QA teams. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively with different stakeholders. Upper-Intermediate English or higher. Nice to Have: Experience supporting UAT activities in collaboration with a UAT Manager or Business stakeholders. Experience in complex enterprise applications and integration-heavy projects. Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments. Experience with release validation and production support activities. We offer*: Flexible working format - remote, office-based or flexible A competitive salary and good compensation package Personalized career growth Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence, and more) Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing Education reimbursement Memorable anniversary presents Corporate events and team buildings Other location-specific benefits *not applicable for freelancers