Test Team Lead
Test Team Lead
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Job Description
Package Description
Salary range: 60k to 65k
Contract type: Permanent
Location: Salford Dock House Hybrid role with minimum 3 days in office
Our comprehensive benefits package includes:
An employer pension contribution of up to 10%
26 days annual leave (based on full time hours) bank holidays and the option to buy/sell additional days
Contributory lifestyle benefit options including discounts at hundreds of retailers cycle to work scheme discounted gym memberships and healthcare schemes
Employee assistance and well-being programmes
Learning and development tailored to your role this could include industry recognised qualifications coaching and mentoring
An inclusive and diverse environment with opportunities to join staff networks including: Womens Network National Disability Networks and many more.
Family friendly flexible working arrangements such as hybrid working job sharing flexi-time and compressed hours can be requested. Minimum of 3 days in office for this role is expected due to the teams in-office presence.
We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and especially welcome individuals from underrepresented groups.
If you require any reasonable adjustments at any time please let us know by contacting us on with the job reference in the subject.
Job Introduction
BBC Partnerships is an integral part of delivering on our strategy for a more Digital BBC creating distinctive world class content and services.
Our Partnerships teams works towards creating those engaging experiences that strengthen BBC Brand and provide those compelling journeys into BBC ecosystem that provides great value for the process of achieving this we work closely with all UK platform and major global TV device partners to ensure that our audiences have a high-quality product experience available to them on the widest range of certified TV devices.
In Partnerships we work closely with all UK platform and major global TV device partners to ensure that our audiences have a high-quality iPlayer Sounds and Red Button products available to them on the widest range of certified TV devices. Using world-class engineering & test practices we encourage and cultivate improvement at both team and personal level. Our department is based in Dock House at MediaCityUK in Salford Greater Manchester. Our team is composed of Software Engineers Testers Product UX and Delivery disciplines working in close collaboration.
Were deeply proud of our values which are intrinsic to the way we behave every day. We take them seriously because we want our culture to thrive. We value our people offering a warm welcome with full support settling in and foster a culture where everyone has an opportunity to succeed. We offer regular training and development opportunities as well as 10% time allowing dedicated time for self-improvement and innovation. We promote a healthy work-life balance with opportunities for flexible working hours where possible in a friendly and inclusive working environment. We welcome applications from all regardless of age gender ethnicity disability sexuality social background religion and/or belief.
Interview process
Two stage interview process
- Competency based Technical Behavioural & values-based questions Approximately 75-90mins.
- Presentation round followed by a short interview Approximately 60mins
Main Responsibilities
As a Test Team Lead within the Partnerships teams you will be accountable for shaping the test strategy within the team(s). You will be key in estimating test effort planning resourcing and conduct test activities. You will be engaging and supporting your stakeholders and build a strong relationship across all partnership teams.
You will enable your team to continuously look for improvements in test processes and use of tooling and contribute to enhance the team effectiveness.
You will be fostering a learning culture in the team through encouraging active sharing of knowledge engaging in test community and find opportunities to develop your team members.
You will be part of the test leadership team across product group contributing to shaping up consistent ways of working for Test collaborate with the team in initiatives to improve test teams effectiveness across product group.
Are you the right candidate
- Experience of leading software testing designing and implementing test approaches for complex products in a fast-changing environment.
- Experience in people management including recruiting leading mentoring coaching and career development.
- Experience of innovating and experimenting in testing processes and solutions.
- Knowledge and experience of test automation frameworks.
- Experience in working with TV platforms such as Virgin Media Sky BT Freely.
- Experience in testing TV applications on TVs streamers and game consoles.
- Experience of cross-team task leadership and collaboration
- Strong ability to influence diverse and senior stakeholders effectively.
- Consulting and client management skills including a track record of good relationship management including motivation collaboration and influencing or internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience leading large teams in high-pressure environments.
- Expertise in agile software development methodologies including behaviour and test-driven development.
- Expertise in problem solving and providing creative solutions.
- Good written and spoken communications skills; comfortable engaging at all levels in the organisation.
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. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.
We dont focus simply on what we do we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure youve read about our values and behaviourshere.
Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individuals unique contribution enabling all our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.
We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC whether thats to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.
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. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.
To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC please clickhere.
Employment Type
Full Time
