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JOB DETAILS JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: Broadcast & End User Tech (BEUT)
LOCATION: Glasgow (This is a hybrid role and the successful candidate will balance office working with home working)
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £45,000 - £55,400 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
We're happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE When you join the BBC as a Senior Tester, you join a culture of purpose and belonging - where your growth is priority, your identity is embraced and the work you do matters. Your work will have a direct impact on our millions of audience users across the globe. You will join an established team in the BBC to build upon this quality of product and this role based at our impressive Glasgow office on the banks of the Clyde. We are hybrid working from home and office (minimum of 1 day per week in office).
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
We are looking for a Senior Test Engineer with a passion for Quality, Automation (Infrastructure, Testing, Deployment), Cloud Technologies and good professional software testing methodologies and practices. The ideal candidate could really have a significant impact in shaping our processes and direction in the exciting team. At BBC Images we manage digital asset management system for image resources and we serve pan-BBC service managed as a product delivering long-term benefit to BBC audiences, adhering to our strategic goals as well as delivering significant value for money.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:
At the BBC we as passionate about supporting you to be the best Engineer that you can be.
• You will join a team who are keen on collaboration and will guide you over the first weeks and months as you settle into the role.
• You will be working in a cross-discipline team, leading and manage testing efforts & collaborating with the Engineering Manager, Product Manager, Delivery Manager, Architect, BA/UX and Engineers to deliver robust, quality software.
• Evaluate and suggest improvements to testing processes and contribute to testing standards.
• Provide input for test planning, estimate resources, and manage test processes for projects or programs.
• Design, develop, and execute complex test cases, both manual and automated, to ensure comprehensive test coverage.
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
As an employer who puts inclusivity as one of our utmost priorities, we will of course make every accommodation and adjustment for any accessibility needs (through both the interview stage and the role going forward).
The ideal candidate would have demonstrable experience in the following:
• API Testing / Front End Testing.
• Automated and Manual testing.
• Integrating Test Automation with CI/CD pipelines.
• A desire to define and implement good testing practices.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS).
The technologies we use are (ideally you would be experienced in one or more):
• Java/Groovy
• Javascript/Typescript
DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:
• Microservice / Event Driven Architectures
• We are a team that values working collaboratively, often through pairing
We like practices such as Scrum/Kanban,
• Test-Driven Development and
• Continuous Integration
• Continuous Deployment.
If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we'd love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.
Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Contracts of Employment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.