Senior Tester
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Join BBC Studios to help shape high-quality digital products used across global platforms. As a Senior Tester - Automation Specialist, you'll play a critical role in ensuring the quality of our CMS, front-end, and API products, using automation to support scalable, reliable delivery at speed. WHY TO JOIN THE TEAM
Joining the CMS team at BBC Studios means becoming part of a forward-thinking, globally recognised media company committed to delivering world-class digital products. As a Senior Tester - Automation Specialist, you'll have the opportunity to work on high-impact platforms that reach international audiences, contributing directly to the quality of content experiences across web and API layers. You'll collaborate with a passionate and supportive team that values innovation, continuous learning, and engineering excellence. This role offers a strong focus on automation, CI/CD integration, and modern testing practices, empowering you to shape the testing strategy and mentor others while staying at the forefront of quality assurance. YOUR KEY RESPONSABILITIES AND IMPACT
- Shape and execute the product or stream's test strategy, ensuring robust coverage across frontend, CMS, and API layers.
- Own automation design, implementation, and maintenance using Playwright (or similar) with Cucumber, integrating into CI/CD pipelines.
- Plan, estimate, and report on testing activities using data to assess quality, manage risk, and guide release readiness.
- Collaborate across teams to coordinate cross-product testing, improve processes, and embed shift-left practices.
- Mentor testers, share best practices, and contribute to the wider quality community to drive consistency and learning.
Requirements
Do you have experience in TypeScript?, * Strong manual and automation testing background in agile environments, with expertise in Playwright with TypeScript and Cucumber or similar tools.
- Proven experience testing CMS platforms, RESTful APIs, and ensuring usability, accessibility, and cross-browser compatibility.
- Skilled in designing and maintaining automation frameworks, working with CI/CD, and interpreting metrics for improvement.
- Effective communicator and collaborator, able to work independently, manage defects, and support planning/reporting.
- Experienced in mentoring testers, using test management tools (e.g., Jira, TestRail, Xray), and promoting QA best practices.
DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:
- Experience contributing to wider quality strategies and introducing new tools or frameworks.
- Knowledge of non-functional testing areas such as performance or security.
- Active involvement in testing or quality communities of practice.
- Awareness of accessibility, usability, and cross-browser compatibility best practices.
