Application Security Tester
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Job description
Robert Half have partnered with an insurtech organisation based in London who are looking to engage an experienced Application Tester to support testing across their internal Legacy .NET application.
This is an initial 3-month contract focused on maintaining quality and stability across existing systems during ongoing change and maintenance activity. Responsibilities:
- Manual testing of Legacy .NET applications
- Creation and execution of test cases, test scenarios, and test scripts
- Functional, regression, and UAT testing
- Identification, logging, and tracking of defects through to resolution
- Working closely with developers and wider stakeholders to clarify requirements
- Supporting release cycles and ensuring applications meet agreed quality standards
- Maintaining clear and accurate test documentation
Skills:
- Proven experience working as an Application Tester/Software Tester
- Strong hands-on experience testing Legacy .NET applications
- Solid understanding of the software development life cycle and testing methodologies
- Experience using defect tracking and test management tools
- Experience identifying and validating application vulnerabilities within Legacy systems
- Supporting vulnerability assessments and working with development teams to verify findings
- Tracking, retesting, and validating remediation activities to ensure issues are fully resolved
- Collaborating with security and engineering teams to prioritise risk-based fixes
- Experience supporting or coordinating penetration testing activities (internal or third-party)
- Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
- Comfortable working within established, mature application environments
- Experience working within insurance or insurtech environments (desirable but not essential)
- Exposure to enterprise-scale or complex systems
- Some experience or awareness of test automation tools
Contract:
- Initial 3-month contract with potential to extend
- London-based assignment with hybrid working flexibility
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Requirements
- Proven experience working as an Application Tester/Software Tester
- Strong hands-on experience testing Legacy .NET applications
- Solid understanding of the software development life cycle and testing methodologies
- Experience using defect tracking and test management tools
- Experience identifying and validating application vulnerabilities within Legacy systems
- Supporting vulnerability assessments and working with development teams to verify findings
- Tracking, retesting, and validating remediation activities to ensure issues are fully resolved
- Collaborating with security and engineering teams to prioritise risk-based fixes
- Experience supporting or coordinating penetration testing activities (internal or third-party)
- Strong attention to detail and analytical skills
- Comfortable working within established, mature application environments
- Experience working within insurance or insurtech environments (desirable but not essential)
- Exposure to enterprise-scale or complex systems
- Some experience or awareness of test automation tools
