QA Engineering Professional

Why BT
We've always been an organisation with a purpose; to use the power of communication to make a better world. You can trace this back to our beginning as pioneers of the world's firs telecommunications company. At our heart we're a technology company with research and innovation in our bones and a desire to be personal, simple, and brilliant for our customers - those are the values we live by whilst also creating an inclusive working environment where people from all backgrounds can succeed.Our pursuit of progress over the past 180 years has established BT as a strong, successful brand, with huge scale capable of achieving great things. From supporting emergency services, hospitals, banks and keeping economies around the world online, safe and secure, to delivering large scale technology infrastructure like the creation of BT Sport.
Today in this fast-changing, always on, digital world our purpose remains true. Yet the market conditions, regulations and competition we face are tougher than ever before. So, if you have the drive, optimism and resilience to help propel us forward we'll offer unrivalled personal development, a wealth of opportunities to learn, experience new things and pursue new careers. If that's you and what you're looking for, we'd love you to be part of our future.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be involved in the development, testing and delivery of applications that assist our next generation Broadband CPE, including Broadband Smart Hubs, Complete Wi-Fi and Hybrid Connect (4G) modems.

You will need to work effectively as part of UK based agile squads, owns the testing of cutting edge client applications and embedded devices, working alongside highly skilled software and partnering developers and testers, within the Broadband Devices tribe.

The next generation converged products and services we develop are at the heart of our customers' Broadband experience in their homes and businesses – your skills and values will help shape our products for millions of customers across the UK.

Develop automation test scripts for our next generation converged products and services

Deliver resolutions to problems that tend to be complex, cross-domain or of high impact to customers.

Provide technical quality assurance over work of other engineers through matrix team structure

Working effectively as part of Agile delivery squads

Using scrum/JIRA/Wiki for tracking agile workflow deliveries

Supporting proactive improvement initiatives 

• Extensive knowledge of Robot Framework

• Knowledge of python

• Knowledge of VMs and Containerisation

• Knowledge of Linux and Docker

• Using code revision, issue tracking and continuous integration tools, i.e. git, JIRA, Gitlab

• Good knowledge of Agile delivery methods and tools, e.g. scrum/JIRA/wiki

• Good knowledge of Broadband/Home Gateway standards, e.g. xDSL, FTTP, IPv4/IPv6, PPP, Wi-Fi, UPnP, 4G/5G mobile networks

• Ability to clearly communicate complex technical material

• Ability to self-develop in required areas

• At least 4 years of professional software testing experience.

• Strong experience in automated testing, specifically using Robot Framework.

• Experience writing code using Python, Selenium

• Experience of interacting with senior stakeholders from across the business

• Industry leading class hands on skills and knowledge on Mobile app manual and automated testing with recent experience in Perfecto.

• Prior experience of leading a quality assurance team with evidence of introducing automated test suites.

Looking in:

Leading inclusively and Safely

I inspire and build trust through self-awareness, honesty and integrity.

Owning outcomes

I take the right decisions that benefit the broader organisation.

Looking out:

Delivering for the customer

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.

Building for the future

I build diverse future-ready teams where all individuals can be at their best.

About us

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.

A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:

Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you're a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.

We will also offer reasonable adjustments for the selection process if required, so please do not hesitate to inform us.

DON'T MEET EVERY SINGLE REQUIREMENT?

Studies have shown that women and people who are disabled, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse or from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification and criteria. We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway - you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.