Test Engineer - Telecommunications

Remote, the UK·Added today (last checked 28 Oct)

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Hamilton Barnes

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Our summary

Salary: £400 - £450 a day
Work mode: Remote from the UK
Contract: Contract role, outside IR35
Experience: Senior level

Skills

Nice to have

Requirements

What we're looking for

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

Nice to have

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

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

£400-£450 per day

The role

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.

Ready to take your expertise to the next level? Get in touch today!

What you'll do

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