QA Engineering Specialist

This role is based in either our Leeds or Birmingham office. We have a hybrid working model of 3 days together, 2 days wherever. Why this job matters 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 also 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. What you'll be doing

• 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 approach, write test 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.
  
  Must have
• Experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, Appium, WebdriverIO, BDD, GIT/Bitbucket, Cucumber.
• Experience architecting and building test automation frameworks.
• Experience with BDD or TDD.
• Experience working with offshore and onshore teams.
• Test ownership and planning experience across major IT projects & programmes.
• Overall testing strategies and implementation experience.
Nice to have
• ISTQB (Advanced).
• Swift experience.
• Experience with cloud technology such as AWS, Azure etc.
• TMMi experience or certification., I execute brilliantly on clear priorities that add value to our customers and the wider business.
- Commercially savvy I demonstrate strong commercial focus, bringing an external perspective to decision-making. Looking to the future: - Growth mindset I experiment and identify opportunities for growth for both myself and the organisation.

BT is part of BT Group, along with EE, Openreach, and Plusnet. Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding. We value diversity and celebrate difference. 'We embed diversity and inclusion into everything that we do. It's fundamental to our purpose: we connect for good.' We all stick to the same values: Personal, Simple, and Brilliant. From day one, you'll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. But you won't be alone: we'll be there with help and support, learning and development. This is your chance to make a real difference to the world: to be part of the digital transformation of countless lives and businesses. Grab it.


• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• 10% on target bonus
• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme
• Direct share scheme
• Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc.
• 50% off EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans
• Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages
• BT TV with TNT Sports and NOW Entertainment
• 50% discount for friends and family on EE SIM Only plans & airtime element off a Flex Pay plan
Our leadership standards Looking in: - Leading inclusively and Safely I inspire and build trust through self-awareness, honesty and integrity.