Nucleus Financial
Associate Tester
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Job Description
The role is based in Portsmouth
Role Overview
The Associate Tester in a UK FinTech company is an entry-level role that supports the testing of financial applications and processes. The Associate Tester assists in executing functional, process, and user acceptance tests under guidance from more experienced QA professionals. The role focuses on learning testing methodologies, maintaining test documentation, and contributing to defect identification and verification. It is ideal for individuals starting a career in quality assurance, providing a foundation for growth into Tester, Senior Tester, and eventually leadership roles within a regulated fintech environment.
Typical Job Responsibilities
Test Execution Support
- Assist in running functional and process test cases under guidance from Testers or Senior Testers.
- Record test results and document any observed defects or anomalies clearly.
- Retest resolved defects to verify fixes as directed.
Quality Assurance Contribution
- Apply organizational QA standards, checklists, and procedures when executing tests.
- Maintain and update test documentation, including test scripts and results.
- Contribute to basic quality reviews and support continuous improvement initiatives.
Collaboration & Communication
- Work under supervision within a testing team, learning from Senior Testers and Test Leads.
- Communicate test progress, issues, and observations clearly to assigned mentors or leads.
- Support User Acceptance Testing by assisting business users and validating test outcomes.
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Process Testing
- Execute simple process and workflow-based test cases to support operational readiness.
- Verify that basic transaction flows and business processes function correctly in fintech applications.
Expected Professional Behaviours
- Attention to Detail: Carefully follows instructions and documents test results accurately.
- Accountability: Completes assigned tasks reliably and flags issues promptly.
- Collaboration: Works effectively within the team and seeks guidance when needed.
- Learning Orientation: Actively develops testing knowledge, tools, and domain expertise.
- Integrity: Maintains confidentiality and security of financial and customer data.
- Adaptability: Responds positively to feedback, supervision, and new tasks in a dynamic environment.
Your Commitment
- Take responsibility in everything you do to deliver good outcomes for our customers.
- Positively demonstrate the Nucleus values and behaviours.
- Ensure compliance with the Code of Conduct at all times.
A little about us
We’re the Nucleus Financial Platforms group and we help make retirement more rewarding.
People come first - whether it’s our colleagues, or the advisers and customers we support, we know that working in partnership and collaboration leads to the best outcomes. Together, we’ve shaped the platform to how it is today. We work hard, and we celebrate hard too.
Our ambition is to create a platform with a difference, putting the customer centre stage meant tearing up the rule book and starting from scratch. We’ve come a long way since then, but our mission remains just as focused. That’s why our culture, values, and social responsibility are things we keep at the top of our agenda – because we know they matter and have a big impact.
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Our culture is one of the many things that sets us apart from the pack. We want to have an environment where our people feel that they can make a real difference, know they’ll be rewarded for their efforts and more importantly, enjoy themselves at work.
Inclusion and diversity at Nucleus
As with most things in life, who cares, wins. We really care about inclusion.
For us it’s not a tick box exercise; inclusion and diversity are embedded in our culture and everything we do. It’s a commercial imperative. It isn’t about being PC. It’s about being future-relevant and durable. We owe it to ourselves and the industry to ensure we are playing our part in creating a fair, balanced and transparent financial services sector.
More diversity means broader experience, a wider set of perspectives and a better collective ability to problem-solve. And it means being more representative of customer groups, which supports areas such as product development.
At Nucleus, we offer a generous blend of benefits for the things that really matter to our people, including a non-contributory pension, bonus, enhanced parental leave, paid time off for emergencies, health and wellbeing initiatives and flexible working options.
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