Job Reference: Req no 19553
Band: D
Salary: £42,400 - £51,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.
Contract type: Permanent role
Location: Positions can be based in our Salford or London offices. This is a hybrid role and the successful candidate will balance office working with home working.
We're happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application.
Job Introduction
We're looking for a talented Software Engineer in Test to join our mobile app team(s) working in either our Salford or London Offices. Our mobile teams work collaboratively and cross-discipline to add or refine functionality to the BBC iOS and Android mobile applications, including BBC News, BBC Sport, BBC Weather, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds.
As a Software Engineer in Test, you will work within your teams to ensure we do the right testing, at the right time, using the right technologies.
How We Work
Our mobile teams are highly collaborative, multidisciplinary, and consist of frontend and backend focused teams, leveraging native mobile languages (Kotlin and Swift) in our development and end-to-end automation practice. We follow Agile methodology, shipping incrementally and often.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
* Collaborate in shaping and implementation of test automation frameworks and delivery pipelines
* Implement native automation scripts using Swift & XCUI and Kotlin & Espresso
* Pair with Software Engineers and Testers to plan, define, and run automation tests
* Shape our automation frameworks and pipelines
* Running varied types of testing such as manual and exploratory testing
* Be a good communicator who can report on test-related issues and risks
* Learn new technologies and apply your learning to projects where appropriate
* Be a champion of all things Test related and learn from, and contribute to, the BBC test community
* Advocate for test process improvements
* Find and troubleshoot critical bugs and verify reported issues, identifying their underlying cause and seeing them through to resolution, liaising with other teams where appropriate
Knowledge, Skills, Training & Experience
Desirable, but not essential:
* Degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
* Experience with Continuous Integration/Deployment in mobile apps.
* Web services integration (REST, JSON) in a mobile environment.
* Experience with Agile/Scrum/Kanban project management methodologies.
* DevOps experience.
* Knowledge of Amazon Web Services or equivalent.
* Experience of working on source control.
About the BBC
The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. We don't focus simply on what we do - we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us.
Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.
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