Quality Assurance Engineering Specialist

Responsible for all aspects of testing and integration from initial evaluation to Realisation into operational network. To set direction for the delivery across the full testing and integration life-cycle ensuring all key milestones are achieved in compliance with the Testing Framework.
Accountable for defining and communicating test approach to ensure risk mitigation strategy, agreeing and achieving key milestones and deliveries with external suppliers and internal stakeholders, articulating the working relationship at the start and securing agreement for the optimal balance of time, cost, and quality.
Developing and maintaining key relationships within Vendors, Design, Operations, Product owners, PMO, IT and Automation teams.
Accountable across the range of Mobile technologies, leading detailed investigations, defining the test approach, highlighting any significant risks, and translating into business recommendations.
Responsible for the planning, engagement and management of all test resources throughout the lifecycle of the project.
Undertaking virtual management, coaching and developing the skills and competencies in others, through on the job support, delegation, coaching, timely formal and informal feedback, training and development.
Managing the delivery of Programmes/ projects to meet the business needs and match expectations for cost, quality, reliability and time to market in line with BT Portfolio.
Utilise a broad knowledge of testing approaches, practices and techniques in order to engage up front in value streams, projects, Programmes etc., to define the strategy for testing BT s products and services.
Identify what testing tools and technologies can be implemented, aligning with those already used across the broader design and development functions and those being developed by our strategic technology partners.
Work with the Automation teams to identify opportunities to drive automation first and increase our automation footprint over successive deliveries.
Create test design patterns for re-use in future solution design settings, including the test requirements for regression testing and in life Quality Assurance.
Work with the Environment delivery and support teams to ensure Mobile NW and IT environments keep up with testing tools and delivery requirements.
Managing and negotiating any change required to deliver business needs and project benefits and take ownership for issues and escalations which arise as a result of testing and see them through to resolution