Test Engineer - Telecom/Network Testing

OneAPPS Consulting; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

OneAPPS Consulting, a London-based technology consulting firm, is seeking a Test Engineer to drive test design and execution across multiple workstreams in a hybrid London/Newbury/Birmingham/Manchester/Glasgow setting. The role involves validating SIT, functional, non-functional, DR and OAT coverage, mentoring junior testers, and leading defect triage with cross-functional teams.

You will participate in ALM discipline, requirements traceability and metrics reporting, while interfacing with

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' relevant experience, with demonstrably deeper hands-on telecom/network testing than the Test Engineer band.
• Strong QA and test industry knowledge of standards and methodologies.
• Strong defect management, root-cause analysis and test evidence discipline.
• Excellent organizational, coordination and stakeholder management skills, comfortable in customer-facing settings.

Responsibilities

• Own test design and execution for assigned workstreams across the estate.
• Review requirements, HLDs, LLDs and project documentation to identify test scenarios and coverage gaps.
• Produce and peer-review test scripts, test cases and execution evidence to sign-off standard.
• Lead defect triage, root-cause analysis and retest coordination across delivery, design, engineering and operations teams.
• Validate System Integration, Functional, Non-Functional, Disaster Recovery and Operational Acceptance test coverage before execution windows open.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to Test Engineers; raise the standard of scripts, evidence and defect records across the workstream.
• Maintain ALM discipline: test case structure, requirements traceability, defect lifecycle and reporting accuracy.
• Execute and lead complex testing across routers, switches, firewalls, hosting, data centre, LAN/WiFi, SD-WAN, UC & Unity, telephony, mobility, MPN & cloud, IoT, fixed connectivity, cloud & security and service transition.
• Set up and validate complex test environments, including network test equipment and RFC 2544 performance testing where required.
• Support Test Managers with status reporting, risk identification, defect trend analysis and milestone readiness assessments.
• Represent testing in technical design discussions, ensuring testability is considered in HLD/LLD reviews.
• Interface confidently with stakeholders and customer representatives in test working groups and triage calls.
• Escalate risks and blockers within the same working day, with proposed mitigations rather than bare problems.
• Drive reuse: contribute and curate test assets, automation candidates and AI-assisted test design patterns supporting the programme's 5% / 10% / 18% cumulative productivity commitments.
• Support onboarding, knowledge transfer and continuity across joiners and leavers with no impact to the Project Test Plan.
• Comply with security policy, data handling and audit requirements at all times, on and off site.
• Attend hubs and customer sites as required, including Newbury HQ liaison with the wider Test team and, where applicable, the customer lab in Spain.

Skills

Telecom testing

QA knowledge

Defect management

Stakeholder management

Excel

Tools

Microsoft Teams

SharePoint

PowerPoint

Job description

OneAPPS Consulting (www.oneapps.com) is a Technology consulting firm based out of London and offices across Europe. We are working on various projects involving diverse, multicultural teams with clients across the Europe. We are an invaluable partner and our teams have collaborated to support the growth of our clients. With more than 7 locations worldwide we help our clients to deliver their projects smoothly. We look forward to getting to know you and working with you.

Work Location: London/Newbury/Birmingham/Manchester/Glasgow.

Hybrid,

Occasional customer site visits as required by project scope – Spain/ Newbury

Clearance: SC clearance

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own test design and execution for assigned workstreams across the estate.
• Review requirements, HLDs, LLDs and project documentation to identify test scenarios and coverage gaps.
• Produce and peer-review test scripts, test cases and execution evidence to sign-off standard.
• Lead defect triage, root-cause analysis and retest coordination across delivery, design, engineering and operations teams.
• Validate System Integration, Functional, Non-Functional, Disaster Recovery and Operational Acceptance test coverage before execution windows open.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to Test Engineers; raise the standard of scripts, evidence and defect records across the workstream.
• Maintain ALM discipline: test case structure, requirements traceability, defect lifecycle and reporting accuracy.
• Execute and lead complex testing across routers, switches, firewalls, hosting, data centre, LAN/WiFi, SD-WAN, UC & Unity, telephony, mobility, MPN & cloud, IoT, fixed connectivity, cloud & security and service transition.
• Set up and validate complex test environments, including network test equipment and RFC 2544 performance testing where required.
• Support Test Managers with status reporting, risk identification, defect trend analysis and milestone readiness assessments.
• Represent testing in technical design discussions, ensuring testability is considered in HLD/LLD reviews.
• Interface confidently with stakeholders and customer representatives in test working groups and triage calls.
• Escalate risks and blockers within the same working day, with proposed mitigations rather than bare problems.
• Drive reuse: contribute and curate test assets, automation candidates and AI-assisted test design patterns supporting the programme's 5% / 10% / 18% cumulative productivity commitments.
• Support onboarding, knowledge transfer and continuity across joiners and leavers with no impact to the Project Test Plan.
• Comply with security policy, data handling and audit requirements at all times, on and off site.
• Attend hubs and customer sites as required, including Newbury HQ liaison with the wider Test team and, where applicable, the customer lab in Spain.

TECHNICAL SCOPE & DOMAIN COVERAGE

Testing services are delivered across the full UK product and service estate: Hosting; LAN & WiFi; Data Centre; Service Transition; SD-WAN; Telephony; UC & Unity; MPN & Cloud; IoT; Fixed Connectivity; Mobility; Cloud & Security.

Test phases in scope: Unit Testing, System Integration Testing (SIT), Functional Testing, Non-Functional Testing, Disaster Recovery Testing and Operational Acceptance Testing (OAT).

• Deep hands-on telecom/network infrastructure testing: routers, switches, firewalls, Cisco console competence.
• Strong technical understanding across hosting, data centre, SD-WAN, LAN/WiFi, UC, mobility, cloud & security and service transition.
• Ability to interpret complex infrastructure designs and translate them into structured, traceable test scenarios.
• Advanced ALM usage: coverage modelling, traceability, defect analytics and management reporting.
• Performance and conformance testing: RFC 2544, network test equipment, service management toolsets (e.g. StableNet).

MANDATORY SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 5 years' relevant experience, with demonstrably deeper hands-on telecom/network testing than the Test Engineer band.
• Strong QA and test industry knowledge of standards and methodologies.
• Strong defect management, root-cause analysis and test evidence discipline.
• Excellent organizational, coordination and stakeholder management skills, comfortable in customer-facing settings.
• Proficient Excel and strong Microsoft Office, Teams and SharePoint skills.

DESIRABLE SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Experience in customer-facing or critical infrastructure environments
• Test automation experience and AI-assisted test design exposure.
• Experience mentoring or technically leading small test teams.
• ITIL working experience.
• Multi-domain breadth across three or more of the twelve domains.

CERTIFICATIONS & QUALIFICATIONS