What you’ll be doing
1. Be able to utilise a broad knowledge of testing approaches, practices & techniques to engage projects, programmes, stakeholders, etc., to create the Test Architecture elements of the overall solution design.
2. Support Delivery leads, Programme Test Managers and Test Managers in achieving their strategic goals for the project/programme/activity by providing technical support to them and the test delivery teams.
3. Monitor the effectiveness of testing methodologies and tools to drive improvements through insights gained via analysis at all stages of the e2e delivery lifecycle.
4. Identify what testing tools and technologies can be implemented, aligning with those already used across the broader design and development functions and those being developed by our strategic technology partners.
5. Work with Test Automation teams to design and develop the test automation framework as an intrinsic part of the solution design. To drive automation and increase our automation footprint over successive deliveries.
6. Work with the Environment delivery and support teams to ensure Mobile NW and IT environments keep up with testing tools and delivery requirements. Help define and drive an Environment strategy that caters for live reflective and future releases in the lab.
7. Provide technical know-how, documentation and training to test and other business functions. Train and help learning within the team by technically coaching members of the Mobile core Test team.
8. Stay up to speed on process, practice and technology developments to ensure they are adopted to enhance the solutions applied to technical and business requirements.
9. Ability to work with internal and external design and development teams/suppliers to assess and implement new technologies/ delivery methodologies to drive continuous improvement and efficiency e.g., CICD, Agile, Waterfall
What you'll bring
Mandatory:
10. 5GSA Architecture and platform knowledge- AMF, SMF, UPF, SBA, HTTP2 API Services
11. Evolved Packet Core (3GPP LTE) - MME, HSS, SGW, PGW, ePDG
12. Monitoring, Tracing & Test Tools -Wireshark, Netscout, Jira, Confluence, Gitlab
13. Automation test frameworks and associated tools like SEGRON, Spirent, Landslide, Jira etc.
14. Mobile and scripting knowledge preferably java, python
Nice to have
15. GSM & UMTS Architectures -Circuit switched voice & messaging; MSC, SMSc, SGSN, GGSN, EIR, HLR
16. Authentication, Policy Control & Charging/Billing Mechanisms- PCF, OCS, CDR, Radius, AAA, One NDS, HSS, DSR, LBS, EIR, Mobile IP
17. Cloud Architectures & Network Function Virtualisation- EMS, VNF, NFVI, OSS, MANO
18. Experience with Ericsson CNOM (Core Network Operations Manager)
Your Benefits
19. 10% on target bonus
20. BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% Employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
21. Life Assurance Cover
22. Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages, BT TV with TNT Sports and NOW Entertainment
23. From January 2025, equal family leave: receive 18 weeks at full pay, 8 weeks at half pay and 26 weeks at the statutory rate. It’s for all parents, no matter how your family is made up.
24. Enhanced women’s health support: including help with menopause symptoms, cancer screenings, period care and more.
25. 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service
26. 24/7 private virtual GP appointments for UK colleagues
27. 2 weeks carer’s leave
28. World-class training and development opportunities
29. Option to join BT Shares Saving schemes