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About this role

In this job, you’ll be responsible for the test automation approach and methodology for quality assurance of BT/EE platform solutions.

You’ll provide technical leadership and strategic direction to Automation or QA engineers, resolving the test project issues, and ensuring effective test process improvement feedback. You’ll be critical in ensuring that test architecture and test plans are up to date relative to changes in the Digital landscape. You’ll confidently lead and share knowledge with a team of engineers.

You’ll be involved in planning and monitoring the execution of automation tests in CI/CD environment. 

You’ll define the automation first approach within development sprints, identify issues with the manual activities whilst using your own initiative to find the right solution for any faults found in dev, test and production. Excellent communication skills are required as you will be liaising with wider engineering team including operations and product teams.

You will also be responsible for implementing latest technology, in line with our continuous integration and delivery goals. Working collaboratively across both QA and Engineering to achieve testability, maintainability and scalability of our software products, providing technical guidance and coaching throughout.

You'll have the following responsibilities

• Define the test automation driven QA approach and methodology for BT/EE platform solutions

• Be Agile, Test Driven and a highly technical tester. 

• Steering the direction of the automation test framework

• You will work directly with Technical Architects and define automation strategy, write plans but can still deliver hands on technically. Whether that be API testing or building test frameworks from scratch.

• Analyse competitive products and technologies with appropriate suggestions to influence product / technology direction. Collaborate with test and development engineers on application & testing architecture, to ensure that the approaches and technologies applied to the current implementation are sound and fit for purpose.

• Coordinating the tasks within sprints and looking at ways to automate manual activities within software delivery process.

• Design / architect and implement regular robust full build / deploy / test automation process across our digital platforms along with sub system integrations

• Coordinating test automation activities within projects, including planning and delivering the test phases on time and within budget while meeting all quality objectives.

• Understanding of programming principles and best practice (e.g. DRY, SOLID for creating re-usable code, best practice etc)

• Own the end to end code quality and code performance KPI’s

• Proactive monitoring of Production Estate code.

You'll have the following skills & experience

• Automation testing experience (Minimum 5 years)  

• Drive efficient ways of working and operating model

• Worked with Service Virtualisation of Enterprise level API driven front and backend systems

• Expertise in testing methodologies, test management and associated practices 

• Good communication skills of test status across engineering team and stakeholders

• Knowledge of Java, JavaScript, React, NodeJS, Spock, GEB, Selenium and mobile technologies

• Expertise with automated testing tools (such as Applitools, Cypress.io, TestCafe, Selenium, Karma, Saucelabs / Browserstack)

• Background in DevOps tooling for execution of automation tests such as Jenkins, GIT, PAAS, Monitoring / Log aggregation

• Experience of integrating test scripts into Continuous Integration Pipelines

• Working knowledge of JIRA / Confluence

• Understanding of complex Headless / Serverless front end testing requirements

• Experience architecting and building test automation frameworks

• Experience with cloud technology such as AWS, Azure, GCP.

• Experience with BDD or TDD

• TMMi experience or certification (desirable).

• ISTQB (Advanced)

• Experience working with offshore and onshore teams

• Test Management experience across major IT projects & programmes.

• Overall testing strategies and implementation experience

• People management experience

Benefits

Why BT Digital?

Community culture – we’re bringing people from a wide range of backgrounds together to create a culture where everyone can be their best. Our colleagues lead the way on wellbeing, diversity and inclusion, making sure everybody feels supported and valued. Be part of our community.

Flexible lifestyle – we understand you’ll have commitments outside work. Tailor your working hours to find a work-life balance that suits you.

Endless opportunities – our unrivalled professional development programmes are available to all our colleagues. Build a career you’re passionate about.

Top-of-the-range tech – we’ve invested in brilliant new buildings and the technology to go with it. You’ll have all the tools you need to connect, create and innovate.

Bright future – our agile approach means we’re more collaborative and dynamic than ever. We’ve reset what it means to work at BT. Join us as we build our digital future.

As well as offering a competitive base salary, you’ll also have a rewarding bonus scheme, family health care plan, personal landline and an attractive pension offer.

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About BT

BT has a key role in British society, fostering change and leading technology innovation. From delivering the Olympics, to supporting the emergency services, to investing more into research than any other UK technology company, we take pride in everything we do - and in the people who work here.

We're now a global company operating at the forefront of the information age, employing 90,000 people in 180 countries. And we're on a mission. Guided by our core values of Personal, Simple and Brilliant our goal is to help customers, communities and businesses overcome barriers and release their potential.

So, if you're interested in the power of potential, why not join us today and release yours? You can read more here about what it's like to work at BT

How to Apply

It's easy to apply online; you just need a copy of your up-to-date CV and to follow the step-by step process. Don't worry if you need to make changes - you'll have the opportunity to review and edit your work on the final page. We look forward to receiving your application!