Senior Tester

JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time 
DEPARTMENT:  BBC Public Service Broadcasting
LOCATION: Salford Dock House – Hybrid (2 Days in the office)
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £48,000 - £55,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage. 

Join the BBC's TV & Devices team and help shape how audiences watch, stream and interact with BBC programmes on their TVs. As a Senior Tester, you'll lead testing across our broadcast and IP TV applications, making sure new features land safely on millions of living-room devices and that our experiences are reliable, accessible and high quality.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

You'll be part of a collaborative, cross-disciplinary team working at the intersection of broadcast and IP, alongside internal stakeholders and peers and external partners such as Freeview, Freesat, Sky, Virgin Media, YouView and Freely. You'll see your work go live to huge audiences, contribute to major events, and have real scope to shape how we test and release our TV experiences.

Lead the planning, design and execution of test strategies for BBC TV applications across a range of platforms (e.g. connected TVs, set-top boxes, games consoles and streaming devices).
Design and maintain effective regression and automation suites across UI, API and integration layers, using modern tools and frameworks.
Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders, peers and external partners to clarify requirements, explore risks and agree test approaches as required.
Use a mix of exploratory testing, analytics, logs and monitoring to validate real-world behaviour and support incident investigation.
Champion good testing practices across the team, mentoring others, contributing to our test community and driving continuous improvement.
Lead the planning, design and execution of test strategies for BBC TV applications across a range of platforms (e.g. connected TVs, set-top boxes, games consoles and streaming devices).
Design and maintain effective regression and automation suites across UI, API and integration layers, using modern tools and frameworks.
Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders, peers and external partners to clarify requirements, explore risks and agree test approaches as required.
Use a mix of exploratory testing, analytics, logs and monitoring to validate real-world behaviour and support incident investigation.
Champion good testing practices across the team, mentoring others, contributing to our test community and driving continuous improvement

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

Strong experience in software testing for complex, user-facing products, including planning and executing functional, regression and exploratory testing.
Hands-on experience testing applications on devices such as TVs, set-top boxes or other embedded/consumer devices.
Experience with test automation frameworks or tools (e.g. Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, or similar) and source control (e.g. Git).
Proven ability to work in agile, cross-functional teams, communicating clearly with both technical and non-technical colleagues and external partners.
A curious, collaborative mindset with strong problem-solving skills and a focus on audience impact, accessibility and quality.

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

Experience of broadcast and connected TV ecosystems (e.g. DTT, DSat, DCab, HbbTV, Freeview Play, Freesat, Sky, Virgin Media, YouView, Freely).
Experience setting up or extending automation frameworks for JavaScript/React/TypeScript applications and APIs (e.g. Postman or similar tools).
Understanding of TV metadata and editorial controls such as content prominence, attribution, discoverability and recommendations.
Experience contributing to live incident handling, root cause analysis and post-incident reviews.
Testing-related qualification (e.g. ISTQB/ISEB/Certified Agile Tester) or equivalent industry experience.

If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we'd love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Contracts of Employment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.