Senior Tester

BBC Group and Public Services; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a talented Senior Tester to join their Unified Content Catalogue team in Newcastle. This hybrid role offers the chance to work on innovative greenfield projects, focusing on design, architecture, and development of a unified API for diverse content across multiple platforms. The successful candidate will thrive in a culture that values diversity and integrity, contributing to the BBC's mission to provide exceptional content. With excellent career progression and unrivaled training opportunities, this role is perfect for those looking to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

25 days annual leave

Defined pension scheme

Discounted health care

Gym membership

Qualifications

• Experience in multidisciplinary teams using Agile methodologies.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS infrastructure and API testing.

Responsibilities

• Involved in all aspects of the SDLC including architecture and testing.
• Review new features and provide estimations and feedback.

Skills

Agile methodologies

API testing

Analytical skills

Mentoring and coaching

Tools

AWS

Postman

DynamoDB

Redis

Job description

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Senior Tester

Software Engineering

Permanent - Full Time

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, GB, NE991RN

BBC PUBLIC SERVICE B'CAST

Job Closing Date: 08/05/2025

THE ROLE

Job Reference: 23441
Band: Band D
Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 dependent on skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
Contract type: Permanent role
Location: Newcastle. This is a hybrid role, and the successful candidate will balance office working with home working.

Closing date for applications: Thursday 8th May 2025 at 23:59

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage, but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.

Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.

Benefits - We offer a negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme, and discounted dental, health care, and gym. You can find out more about working at the BBC by selecting this link to our candidate pack.

There will be 2 rounds: Round 1 will be a take-home test containing a Technical evaluation, and Round 2 will be a 1-hour evidence-based interview focusing on testing and BBC values.

Job Introduction

We are looking for a talented Senior Tester to join the Unified Content Catalogue team in Newcastle, working within the BBC Product Group.

The BBC has extensive content shown across multiple brands like iPlayer, Sounds, News, and Sport, and used across various devices like TV, mobile, and Web.

We store content about programmes, topics, weather, Sounds episodes, videos, news and sport articles, elections, sports data and stats, live pages for breaking news and big events.

The UCC team will unify our content and metadata across the BBC, exposing it via a single API using AWS, Node, and Typescript, with a consistent schema. This role offers an opportunity to work on greenfield projects at the BBC, responsible for design, architecture, and initial development.

You will be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and empowers you to fulfill your potential. We offer full support during onboarding and foster a culture where everyone can succeed. Our values are intrinsic to our daily behavior, and we want our culture to thrive. We aim for our employees to enjoy their work and feel that their contributions make a difference.

Main Responsibilities

As a Senior Tester within UCC, you will be involved in all aspects of the SDLC, including architecture, design, specifications, testing, development, and delivery. You will review new features, assess testing scope, and provide estimations and feedback to the team and delivery managers. Additionally, you will help shape team culture, set test expectations, and align testing approaches with team practices and BBC strategic goals.

Are you the right candidate?

• Experience working in multidisciplinary teams, ideally using Agile methodologies (scrum, sprints)
• Expertise in modern development tools and practices (e.g., CI/CD, DevOps, Observability, Pairing, TDD)
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS infrastructure (S3, EC2, SQS, Lambda, CloudWatch, CodePipeline, Elasticsearch/OpenSearch, etc.)
• Strong API testing experience
• Experience using Postman or similar API tools
• Experience with load and performance testing
• Experience in pairing and performing code reviews
• Excellent analytical skills
• Experience working with backend technologies
• Mentoring and coaching experience

Tools / Technologies we use:

• Testing: TDD, BDD, end-to-end, load testing
• Database: DynamoDB, Redis
• Test tooling: Postman, Newman

About the BBC

The BBC prioritizes redeployment for employees seeking alternative roles within the organization and considers such applications with priority. We focus on how we do our work, guided by our values and behaviors, which are detailed here.

Diversity is integral to our culture. We value every individual's contribution, enabling all employees to thrive and reach their full potential.

We aim to attract a broad range of talented individuals to contribute to our programming and roles. A diverse workforce helps us better respond to our audiences.

We are committed to equal opportunity and welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion, or belief. Flexible working requests will be considered unless operationally restricted.

Learn more about our Diversity and Inclusion initiatives here.

DISCLAIMER

This job description outlines the essential characteristics and principal responsibilities of the role, including required skills, knowledge, and experience for satisfactory performance. It is not exhaustive of all duties involved.

BBC Group and Public Services, Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, W1A 1AA. BBC Studios Distribution Limited, company no: 01420028, registered address: 1 Television Centre, 101 Wood Lane, London, W12 7FA.