Senior Tester Senior Tester

As a Senior Tester within the Marketing Enablement team, you will have a role in shaping, refining and delivering the strategic and operational testing strategy for an emerging product set. You will be engaged in all aspects of SDLC, including architecture, design, specs, tests, development, and delivery. As a QA advocate, you will be reviewing new features that come in, assessing them, writing test plans and working with developers to understand their impact on performance. We would look for you to be an active participant in fostering a learning culture throughout the organisation through active dissemination of knowledge, coaching, mentoring and inspiring other members of the team. If you're passionate about software quality, enjoy thinking outside the box and want to work in a high-performing team doing complex and critical work, then we should talk!,

• Convinced that diverse thinking leads to better outcomes and ensures everyone's opinion is voiced.
• Known for being a team player, always ready to roll up your sleeves to get the job done.
• Dedicated to growing the Tech Hub, and eager to engage with the North-East tech community.
About the BBC The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk. We don't focus simply on what we do - we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you've read about our values and behaviours here. Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential. We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC - whether that's to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.


• Dedicated to building reliable and performant solutions using TDD, BDD and manual testing approaches as is appropriate.
• Experienced in using TypeScript to write type safe tests.
• Experienced in writing automations tests for a variety of scenarios (e.g. API, Integration and End to End)
• Accountable for upholding testing methodologies.
• Capable of working with and influencing a diverse array of stakeholders, both technical and non-technical to ensure tests cover intended user journeys.
• Energised by the prospect of crafting beautiful products and adding that extra bit of sparkle.
  
  Step into the world of the BBC, one of the UK's most iconic and beloved brands, where every working day is as unique as it is rewarding. Every tick of the clock, our content reaches millions of people globally, which is made possible by our top-notch Software Engineering teams. They've been instrumental in pioneering innovative products and unique features that have firmly positioned us at the forefront of our industry. We don't merely adapt to an ever-changing world - we set the pace.
Marketing Enablement is a recently built multi-discipline team put together to look at how the BBC can improve our Marketing workflows and user experiences across the BBC estate; there is potential for your work to impact iPlayer, Sounds, the BBC web estate and the BBC suite of apps. Some of the opportunities include working closely with partner teams to improve our understanding and application of user data and how we might introduce more relevant content via a more personalised service. This team can make a real difference, not only transforming how the BBC communicates new and important content to its audience but also being part of the exciting tech hub in Newcastle, which has been launched recently as part of our commitment to investing across the UK. You will be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you will be empowered to fulfil your potential. We offer a warm welcome with full support settling in and foster a culture where everyone has an opportunity to succeed. We're deeply proud of our values, which are intrinsic to the way we behave every day. We take them seriously because we want our culture to thrive. We want people to really enjoy working with us and get a buzz from knowing that what they are doing is making a difference and enhancing people's lives.

Excellent career progression - the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation. Unrivalled training and development opportunities - our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification. Benefits - We offer a negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym. You can find out more about working at the BBC by selecting this link to our candidate pack.