Test Engineer - Telecommunications

Hamilton Barnes; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 74,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Hamilton Barnes is seeking a Testing Lead to own the testing strategy and quality across its software portfolio. You will guide a team of QA analysts and engineers and drive BDD/TDD adoption while collaborating with development and product teams to deliver high-quality releases.

You will accelerate test automation within CI/CD, oversee manual and automated testing, report risks, and promote best practices across an Agile environment.

Qualifications

• Proven track record as a Test Lead or Test Manager in a software delivery environment.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the test strategy, test plans and approach across the project.
• Lead, mentor and coordinate a team of test analysts and engineers.
• Introduce and embed BDD practices, running three amigos sessions and writing clear Gherkin scenarios.
• Promote TDD within delivery teams, working with developers on unit and integration test coverage.
• Oversee manual and automated testing, including functional, regression, integration, performance and UAT.
• Drive test automation and continuous testing within CI/CD pipelines.
• Manage defect triage, risk reporting and quality metrics.
• Report test progress, risks and release readiness to stakeholders.
• Embed best practice and continuous improvement in testing processes.
• Work within Agile delivery (Scrum/Kanban) alongside cross-functional teams.

Skills

Test leadership

Test strategy

BDD/TDD

Cucumber/SpecFlow/Behave/Karate

JUnit/NUnit/xUnit/Jest/pytest

Selenium/Cypress/Playwright

Jira/Xray/Zephyr/TestRail

Jenkins/Azure DevOps/GitLab

Postman/REST Assured

Remote leadership

Education

ISTQB certification

Tools

Jira

Xray

Zephyr

TestRail

Selenium

Cypress

Playwright

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

GitLab

Postman

REST Assured

Job description

Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity?

Join a high-speed broadband and connectivity provider dedicated to delivering reliable,multi-gigabit full-fiber services to residential and commercial customers.The organization focuses on building a modern suite of connected solutions designed to keep pace with evolving technological demands and future-proof digital infrastructure.

This is a great opportunity for a Testing Lead to join a dynamic organization. The successful candidate will take full ownership of the overall testing strategy and quality delivery across the organization's technology portfolio. Core responsibilities include guiding a team of quality assurance professionals, driving Behavior-Driven and Test-Driven Development methodologies, and collaborating with cross-functional development and product teams to ensure high-quality software releases.

Responsibilities:

• Define and own the test strategy, test plans and approach across the project
• Lead, mentor and coordinate a team of test analysts and engineers
• Introduce and embed BDD practices, running three amigos sessions and writing clear Gherkin scenarios (Given/When/Then) that turn acceptance criteria into executable specifications
• Promote TDD within delivery teams, working with developers on unit and integration test coverage and a test-first mindset
• Oversee manual and automated testing, including functional, regression, integration, performance and UAT
• Drive test automation and continuous testing within CI/CD pipelines
• Manage defect triage, risk reporting and quality metrics
• Report test progress, risks and release readiness to stakeholders
• Embed best practice and continuous improvement in testing processes
• Work within Agile delivery (Scrum/Kanban) alongside cross-functional teams

Skills/Must Have:

• Proven track record as a Test Lead or Test Manager in a software delivery environment
• Strong experience building test strategies and leading test teams
• Hands-on experience implementing BDD using tools such as Cucumber, SpecFlow, Behave or Karate
• Solid understanding of TDD principles and experience working with developers using frameworks such as JUnit, NUnit, xUnit, Jest or pytest
• Hands-on knowledge of test automation frameworks (e.g. Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or similar)
• Experience with test management tools such as Jira, Xray, Zephyr or TestRail
• Good understanding of CI/CD tooling (e.g. Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab)
• Experience testing APIs and integrations (e.g. Postman, REST Assured)
• Excellent communication skills and confidence engaging senior stakeholders
• Comfortable leading and motivating a team in a remote setting

Desirable Skills:

• ISTQB certification
• Performance testing experience (JMeter, LoadRunner, or similar)
• Cloud experience (AWS or Azure)
• Experience coaching teams in moving from traditional testing to BDD/TDD
• Experience in Telecommunications

Contract Details:

• Duration: 6 months, with potential for extension
• Location: Fully remote (UK-based)
• IR35: Outside

Salary:

• £400–£450 per day