Senior Tester - (QA / UAT)

We’re working with a growing software vendor that’s looking for an experienced Senior QA / UAT Tester to support a critical phase of product development and customer delivery.This is a 6-month contract, fully remote across the UK, paying up to £400 per day (Outside IR35).You’ll be the go-to person for manual testing and UAT, owning quality across multiple SaaS product modules and working closely with Product, Engineering and Delivery teams.What you’ll be doingLeading and executing end-to-end QA and UAT activities across key product areas.Creating, maintaining and executing test plans, test cases and test scripts.Working with Product Managers and Engineers to clarify acceptance criteria and ensure high-quality delivery.Identifying, logging, tracking and prioritising defects using existing tools (e.g. Jira).Running regression, functional and integration testing to support release readiness.Coordinating UAT cycles with internal users and/or customer groups.Providing clear reporting on test outcomes, risks and quality metrics.Contributing to the continuous improvement of QA processes and best practices.What we’re looking forProven experience as a QA or UAT Tester within a software vendor or SaaS environment.Strong background in manual testing across complex, multi-module products.Solid understanding of agile development and product release processes.Hands-on experience planning and running UAT cycles with stakeholders.Proficiency with defect tracking tools such as Jira or similar.Strong analytical skills and high attention to detail.Comfortable working independently in a fast-moving, fully remote environment.Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.Bonus: experience with basic SQL or API testing tools (nice to have, not essential).