Job Information
BT QA Automation Engineer in Birmingham, United Kingdom
QA Automation Engineer
Job Req ID: 38439
Posting Date: 4 Sep 2024
Function: Software Engineering
Unit: Digital
Location:
Snowhill, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Salary: Competitive
Location
This role is based at our Birmingham digital hub. We have a hybrid working model of 3 days together, 2 days wherever.
Why this job matters
In your role as an Automation Tester at EE, you will be responsible for ensuring the quality and functionality of the home page through automated testing solutions. Your primary duties will include designing, developing, and executing automated test scripts to identify and resolve defects. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, designers, and product managers, to understand requirements and deliver a seamless user experience. You will validate the functionality, usability, and accessibility of the components, ensuring they work seamlessly across different devices and browsers. Your role in testing our website is vital in maintaining the high-quality, consistent, and intuitive user experience that BT is known for.
Your work matters because you help us uphold our commitment to delivering superior digital experiences to our customers. Your meticulous testing helps us detect and fix defects, inconsistencies or issues early, thereby preserving the visual and functional integrity of our digital platforms.
What you’ll be doing
Maintain and enhance our existing automation test framework.
Transition the squad to a new WebDriver IO framework that uses TypeScript.
Develop and execute automated tests to ensure product quality.
Collaborate with developers, PO and BA to understand testing requirements and provide feedback.
Review requirement documents and ensure that all scenarios (both positive and negative) are covered by clear, achievable, acceptance criteria.
Work together with testers across other tribes to ensure product quality and consistency for end to end journeys.
Report and track defects, working with developers to resolve them promptly.
Perform thorough regression testing when bugs are resolved.
Mentor fellow and junior QAs to help them build towards automation targets and reduce the manual testing needs.
Review other QAs work across the tribe to ensure high quality standards are maintained.
Continuously improve testing processes and frameworks to enhance efficiency and coverage.
Coordinating the tasks within sprints and looking at ways to automate manual activities within software delivery process.
Stay updated with the latest industry trends and best practices in automation testing.
Skills and Experiences
Must Have Skills:
Proven senior experience in automation testing.
Expertise using JavaScript or Typescript.
Proficiency in automation tools such as Webdriver IO, Cypress, Selenium, JUnit, or similar.
Experience automating testing on web based applications, and ideally mobile applications also.
Experience of integrating test scripts into Continuous Integration Pipelines.
Strong understanding of software testing methodologies and practices.
Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Effective communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
Nice to Have Skills:
ISTQB Foundation/Automation certification.
Working knowledge of JIRA / Confluence
Experience with React applications.
Expertise with automated testing tools (such as Applitools, TestCafe, Karma, Saucelabs / Browserstack, Headspin, Flutter, Appium,).
Strong understanding of Behaviour Driven Development (BDD) testing approach.
Background in DevOps tooling for execution of automation tests such as Jenkins, GIT, PAAS, Monitoring / Log aggregation.
Understanding of complex Headless / Serverless front end testing requirements
Benefits
Annual On target bonus 10% (personal and company multipliers)
BT Pension scheme; minimum 5% employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
Life Assurance
Direct share scheme
Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages
50% off EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans and 50% discount for friends and family on EE SIM only plans
My Discounts gives colleagues access to unbeatable savings on everyday purchases at hundreds of retailers
Discounted EE TV including TNT Sport and the NOW Entertainment membership
Great support for working parents including pay whilst on maternity, adoptive, and paternity leave
Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc.
25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service with buy holiday option
Volunteering days so you can give back to your local community
Brand new electric vehicle salary sacrifice arrangement, known as ‘My EV’
Our leadership standards
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.
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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.