JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Full-time / Fixed-term Contract – 5 days in the office each week
DEPARTMENT: TV & Devices
LOCATION: Dock House, MediaCityUK, Salford, M50, 2LH
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £48,000-£53,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.
We're happy to discuss flexible working.
Purpose of the role
Join the BBC TV & Devices team as a Senior Tester, leading quality for iPlayer and TV platform experiences used by millions every day. You’ll shape how we test across broadcast and connected devices, champion audience needs, and guide teams toward robust, reliable releases that make our content easy and enjoyable to watch.
Why join the team
You’ll be part of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team working at the heart of the BBC’s TV experience, combining cutting‑edge connected technology with complex broadcast systems. You’ll have opportunities to lead, mentor others and influence test strategy across TV & Devices, while growing your skills in cloud, automation and large‑scale platforms – all in a supportive, inclusive environment grounded in BBC values.
Key Responsibilities And Impact
* Lead the definition and execution of Test approaches that meets complex product needs
* Active participation in helping improve your team’s software development methodologies
* Mentor and coach other testers to build knowledge, skills and expertise within the department
* Contribute towards test process improvements and effectiveness through experimentation
* Work closely with test leadership to deliver and execute Test Strategy to evolve and elevate the test discipline
* Engage with wider test community forums to learn and share knowledge
* Collaborate in shaping and implementing test automation frameworks and delivery pipelines
* Define and ensure appropriate level of test coverage both automation & manual
* Work with AWS systems and monitoring tools such as Cloudwatch, Piano analytics or equivalent
* Tackle defect management for small/medium projects, including triaging, debugging, analysing or hypothesising towards root cause
* Take ownership of test environment and test data requirements for testing tasks and projects
* Learn new technologies and apply your learning to projects where appropriate
* Perform ad-hoc exploratory testing to support new features
Essential Criteria
Your Skills and Experience
* Self‑motivated, proactive and inquisitive with outstanding communication skills
* Experience in testing Web/Mobile &/Or TV platforms/devices
* Excellent domain testing skills with a proven strong background in broadcast systems such as DTT, DSat, DCable
* Experience working in multi‑discipline teams, ideally using Agile methodologies (sprints, scrum)
* Strong leadership of tasks, small projects spanning across multiple teams
* Experience testing applications on devices including TV, STB, Game Console, tablet, and mobile using responsive designs and techniques
Desired But Not Required
* Experience testing non‑functional aspects – Performance, Load, Accessibility & Automation including Playwright
* Strong hands‑on experience with cloud‑based technologies including AWS infrastructure and other CI/CD tooling (e.g., JIRA, Git)
* Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript
For general queries, please contact: bbchr@bbc.co.uk
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